How to Get Away with Murder season 1

*How to Get Away with Murder*
How to Get Away with Murder
Season 1
	Promotional poster and home media cover art
Starring	Viola Davis; Billy Brown; Alfred Enoch; Jack Falahee; Katie Findlay; Aja Naomi King; Matt McGorry; Karla Souza; Charlie Weber; Liza Weil;
No. of episodes	15
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 25, 2014 –; February 26, 2015
Season chronology
	Next →; Season 2
	List of episodes

The first season of the ABC American television drama series How to Get Away with Murder premiered on September 25, 2014, and concluded on February 26, 2015, with a total of 15 episodes. At the Television Critics Association Press Tour in July 2014, it was announced that How to Get Away with Murder would have only 15 or 16 episodes per season;^[1] the smaller episode count than most network series stems from a deal with series star Viola Davis.^[2] On May 7, 2015, the show was renewed by ABC for a second season.^[3]

For its first season, the series received numerous accolades. The show was honored as a Television Program of the Year by the American Film Institute. It was also named Outstanding Drama Series at the Image Awards and the GLAAD Awards. For her performance, Davis won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series, and the Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Davis 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 for Individual Achievement in Drama.

^ "#Scandal will do a full 22-episode season, while #HowToGetAwayWithMurder will only do 15 or 16 episodes #TCA14". TV Guide. July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
^ "How To Get Away With Murder & Black-Ish: Full-Season Orders At ABC - Deadline". Deadline. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 7, 2015). "ABC Cancels Forever, Cristela, Resurrection & The Taste". Variety. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[1] "#Scandal will do a full 22-episode season, while #HowToGetAwayWithMurder will only do 15 or 16 episodes #TCA14". TV Guide. July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.

[2] "How To Get Away With Murder & Black-Ish: Full-Season Orders At ABC - Deadline". Deadline. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.

[3] Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 7, 2015). "ABC Cancels Forever, Cristela, Resurrection & The Taste". Variety. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

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