| How to Get Away with Murder | |
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| Created by | Peter Nowalk |
| Showrunner | Peter Nowalk |
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| Theme music composer | Photek |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 90 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 25, 2014 – May 14, 2020 |
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How to Get Away with Murder is an American legal drama thriller television series that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020.[1] The series was created by Peter Nowalk and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios, airing as part of a night of programming under Rhimes' Shondaland production company.[2]
The show stars Viola Davis as Annalise Keating, a defense attorney and law professor at a prestigious Philadelphia university, who, along with five of her students, becomes involved in a complex murder plot.[3] The series features an ensemble cast including Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, and Karla Souza as Annalise's students, Charlie Weber and Liza Weil as her employees, and Billy Brown as a detective with the Philadelphia Police Department and Annalise's lover. Beginning with the third season, Conrad Ricamora was promoted to the main cast after recurring in the first two seasons.[4]
For her performance, Davis received widespread critical acclaim; she became the first Black woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, also winning two Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, and the Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Davis has also received nominations from the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series, the Critics' Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series, and the Television Critics Association at the TCA Awards for Individual Achievement in Drama.
Other cast members also received recognition for their performances, with Enoch and King receiving nominations from the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 2014 NAACP Image Awards ceremony. The series also received a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (July 15, 2014). "ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ Adalian, Josef (May 15, 2014). "ABC Is Creating an All–Shonda Rhimes Thursday". Vulture. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 8, 2014). "ABC Orders How to Get Away With Murder, Black-ish, American Crime, Selfie, Galavant, More to Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (March 18, 2016). "HTGAWM Promotes Conrad Ricamora to Series Regular in Season 3". TVLine. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.