How to Get Away with Murder
Stuck the LandingFinale "Stay" scored 9.5, one of its highest-rated episodes.Rock SolidEvery season landed between 8.3 and 8.6 across 6 seasons.
Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 9/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 9/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 9/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 9/10Puzzle plotNonlinear timelines, twists and structural games that reward attention.This show: 8/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Viola DavisBilly BrownJack FalaheeAja Naomi KingMatt McGorryCharlie Weber
Written by
Peter Nowalk
Starring
Viola DavisBilly BrownJack FalaheeAja Naomi KingMatt McGorryCharlie Weber
Written by
Peter Nowalk
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How to Get Away with Murder Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | ||
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| S1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.2 | |
| S2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | |
| S3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | |
| S4 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.5 | |
| S5 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.0 | |
| S6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.5 |
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About
"Twisty campus noir held together by one ferocious performance"
A brilliant, ruthless criminal defense attorney recruits five top law students to work at her firm, only for them to get entangled in a real murder and the frantic cover-up that follows. Told through jumps between present-day fallout and how it all began, the show runs on cliffhangers, betrayals, and courtroom gamesmanship. It's soapy and often outlandish, but it moves fast and rarely lets up, powered almost entirely by its magnetic, morally compromised characters and one towering central performance that keeps the melodrama grounded even when the plotting spirals.
Watch it for
Viola Davis's commanding, award-winning lead performance driving an increasingly tangled web of lies.
Maybe skip if
you dislike time-jump structures and plots that grow more far-fetched with each season.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12014
8.444K1510h 49m
A law professor chooses five students to intern at her firm, while shifts in time foretell of the team's involvement in a shocking murder.
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Season 22015
8.633K1510h 47m
They say the first year of law school is the hardest. After taking Professor Annalise Keating's class at Middleton University, the Keating 5 were pushed to their limits as their values, convictions, dreams and even truths about themselves were revealed to be as dark as the law and justice system they're trying to learn. Following the aftermath of the murder mystery cover up that Wes Gibbins, Connor Walsh, Michaela Pratt and Laurel Castillo were involved in, they each fear the worst when Rebecca Sutter escapes from under their watch. Unbeknownst to them, she is found dead by Annalise and her trusted associate Frank Delfino, creating an entirely new murder and undoubtedly, a new web of lies and suspects.
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Season 32016
8.326K1510h 42m
Professor Annalise Keating and her class of bright law students push the limits of legality in the courtroom and beyond in order to keep their clients out of jail and each other out of hot water.
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Season 42017
8.423K1510h 41m
Murder, deception, fear and guilt are the ties that bind Middleton University Professor Annalise Keating to her long-time associates Frank Delfino, Bonnie Winterbottom and her students. But as the group struggles to move on with their lives following Wes' death, their past continues to haunt them. Relationships will be fractured, lies will spin out of control, and a shocking, new mystery will upend their entire lives.
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Season 52018
8.319K1510h 40m
Michaela, Connor, Asher, and Laurel move on with the next chapter of their lives. A new mystery involving one of their own will unfold, as relationships are fractured, and new secrets are exposed.
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Season 62019
8.522K1510h 36m
Professor Annalise Keating's class is in their final semester of law school – while the deception, fear and guilt binding Professor Keating to her students prove deadlier then ever.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Viola Davis Annalise Keating
Billy Brown Nate Lahey
Jack Falahee Connor Walsh
Aja Naomi King Michaela Pratt
Matt McGorry Asher Millstone
Charlie Weber Frank Delfino
Liza Weil Bonnie Winterbottom
Conrad Ricamora Oliver Hampton
Karla Souza Laurel Castillo
Alfred Enoch Wes Gibbins, Christopher Castillo
Crew
Peter Nowalk
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