How to Get Away with Murder is an American legal thriller television series that premiered on ABC on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios. The series aired on ABC as part of a night of programming, all under Rhimes's Shondaland production company. Viola Davis stars as Annalise Keating, a law professor at a prestigious Philadelphia university who, with five of her students, becomes entwined in a murder plot. The series featured an ensemble cast with Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, and Karla Souza as Keating's students, Charlie Weber and Liza Weil as her employees, and Billy Brown as a detective with the Philadelphia Police Department who is Annalise's lover. From the third season onward, Conrad Ricamora was promoted to the main cast after recurring heavily in the first two seasons.
Genre | Legal thriller, Mystery |
Created by | Peter Nowalk |
Starring | Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, Katie Findlay, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, Karla Souza, Charlie Weber, Liza Weil, Conrad Ricamora, Rome Flynn, Amirah Vann, Timothy Hutton |
Theme music composer | Photek |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 90 |
Executive producer(s) | Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Bill D'Elia, Peter Nowalk |
Producer(s) | Scott Collins, Tracy Bellomo, Viola Davis |
Cinematography | Michael Price, Jeff Jur |
Editor(s) | David Greenspan, Philip Carr Neel, Julia Grove, Matthew Ramsey |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 43 minutes |
Production company(s) | Shondaland, NoWalk Entertainment, ABC Studios |
Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
Netflix ID | 80024057 |
About How to Get Away with Murder
A group of law students and their professor become embroiled in a murder plot. Shonda Rhimes has served as the executive producer of the show.
Achievement of How to Get Away with Murder
Famke Janssen joined the series in season two. Viola Davis won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2015 for her role on the show.
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Latest information about How to Get Away with Murder updated on July 28 2021.