How to Get Away with Murder: Season 1
How to Get Away with Murder is an American legal‑drama thriller that premiered on ABC on September 25 2014. Created by Peter Nowalk, the series follows a brilliant, mysterious criminal‑defense professor who selects five ambitious law students to intern at her firm. The show’s narrative structure interweaves present‑day courtroom and investigative scenes with flash‑forwards that reveal the group’s later involvement in
Season overview
How to Get Away with Murder is an American legal‑drama thriller that premiered on ABC on September 25 2014. Created by Peter Nowalk, the series follows a brilliant, mysterious criminal‑defense professor who selects five ambitious law students to intern at her firm. The show’s narrative structure interweaves present‑day courtroom and investigative scenes with flash‑forwards that reveal the group’s later involvement in a shocking murder. The first season establishes the professor’s demanding teaching style, the students’ competitive dynamics, and the escalating legal and personal stakes that arise as the murder plot unfolds. The series is classified as crime, drama and mystery, and carries a TV‑14 rating. Principal cast members include Viola Davis as the professor, Billy Brown, Jack Falahee and Aja Naomi King among the student cohort. The program is described by The Movie Database as a “sexy, suspense‑driven legal thriller” centered on the ambitious students and their professor, whose actions “shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.”
Episodes
Pilot
Sep 25, 2014 · 45 min
A ruthless defense attorney and no-nonsense law professor at a Philadelphia university selects a group of her best students to work at her firm.
It's All Her Fault
Oct 2, 2014 · 44 min
Annalise takes on a new client, Max St. Vincent, an eccentric millionaire who is the key suspect in his wife's brutal murder. All the clues point to St. Vincent as the killer, but
Smile, or Go to Jail
Oct 9, 2014 · 44 min
Annalise helps Paula Murphy, a suburban soccer mom, get released from jail after she was arrested for a misdemeanor, but just as she's about to walk free, she's arrested again by t
Let's Get to Scooping
Oct 16, 2014 · 44 min
Annalise and her students uncover a shocking truth while investigating the case of Marren Trudeau, founder and CEO of a major brokerage firm, who has recently been arrested for ins
We're Not Friends
Oct 23, 2014 · 44 min
Annalise takes on a tough case defending a minor who fatally shoots his police officer father. Meanwhile, Annalise and Sam continue to argue over his relationship with Lila, and We
Freakin' Whack-a-Mole
Oct 30, 2014 · 44 min
A case gets personal for Annalise and the team when their client is a man from the projects who was sentenced to death by Asher's father several years ago. Meanwhile, Wes is still
He Deserved to Die
Nov 6, 2014 · 44 min
Annalise and the team are focused on Rebecca's case, but when the judge enforces a gag order, Rebecca takes things into her own hands. Meanwhile, Michaela is surprised by a pre-nup
He Has a Wife
Nov 13, 2014 · 44 min
The team represents a mother who's on trial for killing her family's nanny while on heavy medication. Meanwhile, a shocking discovery is revealed in Lila's case that could change e
Kill Me, Kill Me, Kill Me
Nov 20, 2014 · 44 min
It's the evening of the bonfire and we finally see what exactly happened on the night of Sam's death.
Hello Raskolnikov
Jan 29, 2015 · 44 min
It's the day after Sam's murder and the students are called in to help Annalise find her missing husband, but just how much does Annalise know? And when a surprise visitor shows up
Best Christmas Ever
Feb 5, 2015 · 44 min
School is back in session after the holiday break and the entire university is talking about Annalise's missing husband. The Keating Five continue to be questioned by the police an
She's a Murderer
Feb 12, 2015 · 44 min
A stunning discovery in Sam's murder case leads to changes for Annalise and the students. Meanwhile, Annalise tries to keep things business as usual by taking on a new client who i
Mama's Here Now
Feb 19, 2015 · 44 min
Annalise is wracked with guilt and turns to an unlikely source for help. Meanwhile, Bonnie must step up and represent a new client accused of rape.
The Night Lila Died
Feb 26, 2015 · 44 min
In flashbacks, we start to piece together what really happened the night of Lila's murder. In present day, Annalise takes on a priest who is accused of murdering another priest. Me
It's All My Fault
Feb 26, 2015 · 44 min
Wes, Connor, Michaela and Laurel may have dug themselves in too deep a hole for Annalise to save them, and the shocking truth about Lila's murder is finally revealed.