How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder (sıklıkla HTGAWM olarak kısaltılan), ilk gösterimini 25 Eylül 2014'te ABC kanalında yapan, ABD yapımı bir televizyon dizisi.^[1] Peter Nowalk'ın yaratımcısı olduğu dizinin yapımcılığını Shonda Rhimes, dağıtımını ise ABC Studios üstlendi. Başrolünü Viola Davis'in oynadığı dizide, saygın bir Philadelphia üniversitesinde hukuk profesörü olan ve dört öğrencisiyle birlikte cinayet kumpasına bulaşan başarılı bir savunma avukatının yaşamı anlatılmaktadır.^[2] Dizi, Rhimes'in Shondaland yapım şirketi altındaki tüm gece programlarının bir parçası olarak ABC kanalında yayınlanmaktadır.^[3]

How to Get Away with Murder
Format	Televizyon dizisi
Tür	Hukuk draması Gizem
Proje tasarımcısı	Peter Nowalk
Başrol	Viola Davis Billy Brown Alfred Enoch Jack Falahee Katie Findlay Aja Naomi King Matt McGorry Karla Souza Charlie Weber Liza Weil
Tema müziği bestecisi	Photek
Ülke	ABD
Dili	İngilizce
Sezon sayısı	6
Bölüm sayısı	90
Yapım
Yönetici yapımcı	Shonda Rhimes Betsy Beers Bill D'Elia Peter Nowalk
Yapımcı	Scott Collins Tracy Bellomo Ann Kindberg Michael Foley Rob Fresco Noah Evslin Scott Printz Doug Stockstill Holden Chang Erika Green Swafford
Kurgucu	David Greenspan Philip Carr Neel Julia Grove Matthew Ramsey
Görüntü yönetmeni	Michael Price Jeff Jur
Kamera	Tek kameralı
Gösterim süresi	43 dakika (yaklaşık)
Yapım şirketi	ABC Studios ShondaLand NoWalk Entertainment
Dağıtımcı firma	Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Yayın bilgileri
Kanal	ABC
Görüntü formatı	720p (HDTV) 480i (SDTV)
Ses formatı	Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1
Yayın tarihi	25 Eylül 2014 (2014-09-25) - günümüz (günümüz)
Durumu	Yayınlanıyor
Dış bağlantılar
İnternet sitesi

Dizide sabit bir oyuncu kadrosu bulunmaktadır: Annalise Keating rolünde Viola Davis, onun öğrencileri rolünde Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry ve Karla Souza, onun asistanları rolünde Charlie Weber ve Liza Weil, müvekkili rolünde Katie Findlay ve polis dedektifi rolünde Billy Brown.

Konusu

How to Get Away with Murder, Annalise Keating'in kişisel ve iş hayatı etrafında geçmektedir; Annalise, ABD'nin en saygın hukuk okullarından biri olan, Philadelphia'daki kurgusal Middleton Üniversitesi'nde görevli bir ceza hukuku profesörüdür. Aynı zamanda ceza savunma avukatlığı yapan Annalise, dersini alan en iyi beş öğrenciyi seçerek ekibinde kendisiyle birlikte çalışması için bir grup belirler: Connor Walsh, Michaela Pratt, Asher Millstone, Laurel Castillo ve Wes Gibbins. Kişisel yaşamında, Annalise kocası Sam Keating'le birlikte yaşamaktadır, fakat aynı zamanda yerel bir Philadephia dedektifi olan Nate Lahey'le de gizli bir ilişkisi vardır. Kişisel ve iş hayatı çarpışmaya başlarken, Annalise ve öğrencileri istemeden bir cinayet kumpasına bulaşırlar.

Oyuncular ve karakterler

Oyuncu	Karakter	Sezon
		1
Viola Davis	Profesör Annalise Keating	Ana
Billy Brown	Dedektif Nate Lahey	Ana
Alfred Enoch	Wes Gibbins	Ana
Jack Falahee	Connor Walsh	Ana
Katie Findlay	Rebecca Sutter	Ana
Aja Naomi King	Michaela Pratt	Ana
Matt McGorry	Asher Millstone	Ana
Karla Souza	Laurel Castillo	Ana
Charlie Weber	Frank Delfino	Ana
Liza Weil	Bonnie Winterbottom	Ana

Ana karakterler

• Viola Davis'in canlandırdığı Profesör Annalise Keating, Esquire: Middleton Üniversitesi'nde derse giren, yüksek profilli bir savunma avukatı.^[4]
• Billy Brown'un canlandırdığı Dedektif Nate Lahey: Sam'ın Lila Stangard cinayeti ile bağlantısını ispatlamaya çalışan, Annalise'nin sevgilisi ve Sam'ın cinayetinin baş şüphelisi.^[5]
• Alfred Enoch'un canlandırdığı Wes Gibbins: Son anda bekleme listesinden kabul edilen bir öğrenci, daha sonra Rebecca ile ilişkisi olur.^[6]
• Jack Falahee'nin canlandırdığı Connor Walsh: Akranları tarafından acımasız ve bir miktar narsistik görülen bir hukuk öğrencisi.^[6]
• Katie Findlay'ın canlandırdığı Rebecca Sutter: Lila Stangard cinayetinde şüpheli olan, Wes'in gizemli komşusu.^[7]
• Aja Naomi King'in canlandırdığı Michaela Pratt: Analise gibi başarılı olmak isteyen hırslı bir öğrenci.^[8]
• Matt McGorry'nin canlandırdığı Asher Millstone: Ayrıcalıklı bir arka plandan gelen Annalise'nin öğrencilerinden biri.^[9]
• Karla Souza'nın canlandırdığı Laurel Castillo: İdealist bir öğrenci, daha sonra Frank ile ilişkisi olur.^[6]
• Charlie Weber'in canlandırdığı Frank Delfino: Annalise'nin ekibinde bir çalışan, avukat değildir ama incelik gerektiren özel görevleri halleder.^[10]
• Liza Weil'in canlandırdığı Bonnie Winterbottom, Esq.: Annalise'nin ekibindeki bir avukat yardımcısı.^[11]

Yinelenen karakterler

• Tom Verica'nın canlandırdığı Profesör Sam Keating: Annalise'nin öldürülen kocası, Lila Stangard'la bir ilişkisi vardı.^[12]
• Megan West'in canlandırdığı Lila Stangard: Kız öğrenci yurdunda kalan bir kız, cinayetinin olduğu dönem Sam Keating'le ilişkisi vardı.^[13]
• Conrad Ricamora'nın canlandırdığı Oliver Hampton: Bir bilgi işlem uzmanı, Connor'la romantik ilişkisi vardır.^[14]
• Alysia Reiner'in canlandırdığı D.A. Wendy Parks: Annalise'nin karşısında yer alan bir savcı.^[15]
• Lenny Platt'ın canlandırdığı Griffin O'Reilly: Bir yıldız oyun kurucu ve öldürülen Lila Stangard'ın erkek arkadaşı.^[16]
• Elliot Knight'in canlandırdığı Aiden Walker: Michaela'nın nişanlısı.
• Lynn Whitfield'in canlandırdığı Mary Walker: Michaela'nın müstakbel kayınvalidesi.
• April Parker-Jones'in canlandırdığı Dedektif Claire Bryce: Sam Keating'in kaybolmasını soruşturan bir polis memuru.
• Marcia Gay Harden'in canlandırdığı Dr. Hannah Keating: Sam Keating'in kız kardeşi ve Annalise'nin görümcesi; aynı zamanda psikologdur.^[17]

Diziye genel bakış

Sezon		Bölüm	Orijial yayın
			İlk yayın	Son yayın
	1	15	25 Eylül 2014 (2014-09-25)	26 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-26)

Bölümler

1. sezon (2014–15)

No.	Başlık	Yönetmen	Senarist	Orijinal yayın tarihi	ABD izleyicisi (milyon)
1	"Pilot"	Michael Offer	Peter Nowalk	25 Eylül 2014 (2014-09-25)	14,12[18]
Bir savunma avukatı ve Ceza Hukuku profesörü olan Annalise Keating, ekibinde birlikte çalışmak için en iyi beş öğrencisinden oluşan bir grup belirler. Annalise'nin müvekkili, sevgilisini son derece alerjik olduğu aspirinle öldürmeye teşebbüs etmekle suçlanan bir kadındır. Wes, finds out that Annalise'nin kocası Sam'ı aldattığını öğrendiği sırada, Connor ise davaya yardım etmek için ilginç bir yöntem bulur. Aylardır kayıp olan, Lila Stangard adlı bir öğrencinin cesedi, bir tamirci tarafından kız öğrenci yurdunun su tankında bulunur. Annalise ve Sam'in birlikte sıradaki haberi izledikleri esnada, Annalise "Sana iddia ediyorum, erkek arkadaşı yapmıştır." diye düşüncesini belirtir. Günümüzdeki olay: Annalise'nin hukuk öğrencilerinden Wes, Connor, Laurel ve Michaela Annalise'nin evindeki bir cesetten nasıl kurtulacaklarını tartışırken neredeyse polis tarafından yakalanırlar. Daha sonra ormana giderler ve yazı-tura attıktan sonra kurtulmanın en iyi yolunun cesedi yakmak olduğuna karar verirler. Ardından cesedin, Annalise'nin kocası Sam'a ait olduğu anlaşılır.
2	"It's All Her Fault" "Hepsi Onun Suçu"	Bill D'Elia	Peter Nowalk	2 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-02)	11,94[18]
Annalise, karısını öldürmekle suçlanan bir milyonerin (Steven Weber) davasını üstlenir. Connor, davaya çalışmak için akşam yemeğini ektikten sonra erkek arkadaşıyla işleri yoluna koymaya çalışır. Sanığın kızı, babasının, annesini de ikinci karısını öldürmekle suçlandığı şekilde öldürdüğünü açığa çıkardığı sırada, Annalise'nin duruşması beklenmedik şekilde altüst olur. Annalise Sam ve onun Lila Stangard'la olan ilişkisi hakkında şüphelerini büyütmete başlar. Laurel goes to Bonnie looking for advice about Frank. Günümüzdeki olay: Cinayetten sonra ortadan kaldırmak için gereçleri satın alırken, Wes birini arar ve her şeyin yolunda olduğunu söyler. Daha sonra bir otel odasına gider ve Rebecca ile buluşur.
3	"Smile, or Go to Jail" "Gülümse ya da Hapse Gir"	Randy Zisk	Rob Fresco	9 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-09)	10,81[19]
Annalise takes on the case of soccer mom, Paula Murphy (Ana Ortiz), who originally is caught having sexual relations with a man in a park but is soon put on trial for murder. Wes tries to help Rebecca, who is now taking the fall for Lila's murder. Michaela finds out that her fiancé had a relationship with Connor years ago in boarding school. Nate looks into Sam's alibi the night of Lila's murder and finds that he does not have one but confirms to Annalise that Sam's alibi is airtight. Annalise's case is put on hold after the soccer mom goes on the run with her former lover, a convicted felon. Present event: Connor, Wes, Michaela and Laurel plan on getting rid of the body but find that they need alibis for the night, resulting in them taking photos at the bonfire. When leaving the woods, Michaela realizes she has lost her engagement ring.
4	"Let's Get to Scooping"	Laura Innes	Erika Green Swafford	16 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-16)	9.79[20]
Annalise takes on the case of an old friend, Marren Trudeau (Elizabeth Perkins), who is being accused of fraud and who is insisting that she is innocent and being framed. Wes gets himself kicked off Rebecca's case after they find it was his fault that she confessed to murdering Lila. Connor hooks up with a guy to help the case and realizes he has genuine feelings for Oliver, who kicks him out when he learns about the other guy. Frank faces jealousy issues with Laurel. Bonnie has to find ways to get Rebecca's confession thrown out. Wes finally convinces Rebecca that they need to know what is on Lila's phone. With this, Rebecca finally begins to trust him. They then discover there's a photo of Sam Keating's penis on the phone. Present event: After Sam is murdered, Michaela begins freaking out and Asher shows up the crime scene angry over losing the trophy. Connor goes to Oliver's house after they get rid of the body, freaking out in the hallway with the realization of what they all had just done.
5	"We're Not Friends"	Mike Listo	Tracey A. Bellomo	23 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-23)	9.97[21]
Annalise takes on the case of a teenager who is being charged with the murder of his abusive father, while Wes questions her on when she's going to give the phone to the police. Annalise finds out about how Bonnie got Rebecca's confession and Laurel jeopardizes her career and risks going to jail when she tries to help with the case. Annalise confronts Sam about his relationship with Lila. They soon bring Rebecca in for a 'routine psych evaluation' to find out if she knew who Lila was having an affair with, but Rebecca runs out after finding that the wallpaper in Sam and Annalise's room is the same wallpaper in the picture. Laurel and Frank go head to head with each other as they fight their feelings, while Bonnie doesn't know what to do after witnessing the fight between Annalise and Sam. Present event: The four law students try to figure out how to get the murder weapon back into Annalise's house. Laurel answers a phone call from Frank to strengthen their alibi of being at the bonfire. After Michaela freaks out and cannot do anything else to help them, Laurel decides to go to Frank for help.
6	"Freakin' Whack-a-Mole"	Bill D'Elia	Michael Foley	30 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-30)	8.68[22]
Annalise finds out that she is finally able to retry someone who was put on death row more than twenty years ago and she is now able to convince the Supreme Court of his innocence. Wes stops coming to class, so Frank tries to find Rebecca in order to get Wes back into the fold. Annalise and the team prepare for their Supreme Court hearing and try to figure out how their client was set up. During the trial Annalise is reprimanded for how her case is built on circumstances, only for them to argue that the original case was the same, resulting in their client being set free. Frank plants Lila's phone in her boyfriend Griffin's car, only for Nate to find out, resulting in Griffin getting arrested. Annalise tells Sam about what she's done and tells him the only reason she did it was because she needs him. Present event: Asher realizes that the trophy is missing from the apartment and goes to confront his classmates about stealing it only for him to get a call from Bonnie resulting in them hooking up together. Bonnie gets a call from Annalise questioning where Sam is and saying that something has happened to him.
7	"He Deserved to Die"	Eric Stoltz	Warren Hsu Leonard	6 Kasım 2014 (2014-11-06)	9.18[23]
Annalise continues to tackle Rebecca's case for the murder of Lila when they find out that Griffin's lawyers have been leaking things to the tabloids to make Rebecca look bad, resulting in a gag order. Michaela finds that she has an interview at a law firm, only to discover that it's her future in-laws who have called the meeting for a prenuptial agreement. Griffin's defense team wants to exhume Lila's body in order to show that Rebecca was the one who killed Lila, resulting in the prosecution coming to Annalise for help because they don't want the same thing. However, the prosecutor double-crosses Annalise and Asher sleeps with someone on the prosecution's team to obtain information and find out why the prosecution did the double-cross. Later on, the judge orders Lila's body to be exhumed. After the examination, their case for Rebecca is bolstered by the fact that the marks on Lila's neck are from ant bites, but more problems for the case and Sam come to light when it is discovered that Lila had been six weeks pregnant when she died. Present event: Wes goes to a motel to clean up Rebecca after Sam's murder, resulting in her wanting to take the fall for Sam's murder saying that she's already on trial for Lila's murder so she's already going to jail.
8	"He Has a Wife"	Debbie Allen	Doug Stockstill	13 Kasım 2014 (2014-11-13)	9.25[24]
Annalise takes on the case of a professional woman and mother who apparently murdered her children's nanny whilst sleepwalking under the influence of her sleeping pills. Micheala meets with her future mother-in-law to discuss the pre-nup agreement she is refusing to sign. Laurel, getting closer with Frank, discovers he has a girlfriend. Bonnie confesses to Annalise that Sam knew Lila was pregnant after he comes onto her and tries to convince her to keep it a secret. Wes reveals that the man Rebecca is helping is Annalise's boyfriend, which leads to a huge fight. Rebecca sneaks off to get incriminating evidence about Sam herself, leading into the events of the present scenes. Flashback: Rebecca and Lila meet on the sorority house roof secretly, where Lila reveals she is not only sleeping with Sam (who she refers to as Mr Darcy), but also shows her the pictures on her phone. Lila goes to Annalise's house to try and reveal the truth about the affair, when Sam says he will break it off, on the night she was murdered.
9	"Kill Me, Kill Me, Kill Me"	Stephen Williams	Michael Foley & Erika Green Swafford	20 Kasım 2014 (2014-11-20)	9.82[25]
Events of the present storyline involving Sam's death are revealed and new information is revealed to the audience. Rebecca sneaks into the Keating home to steal the information on Sam's laptop that would supposedly exonerate her. Wes realises where Rebecca has gone, and follows her to the house with Connor and Laurel. At the same time, Michaela arrives to return the trophy she stole from Asher and is greeted by Sam, drunk after viciously fighting with Annalise, who had finally reached breaking point in light of her husband's involvement in the Lila Stangard murder. Sam discovers Rebecca sneaking around, realises her intentions and chases her upstairs, upon which there is a struggle. The scuffle spills into the hallway, and in trying to free Rebecca, Michaela pushes Sam over the bannister and onto the floor below. Sam is presumed dead, and Rebecca, Wes, Michaela, Connor and Laurel ponder their next move, only to have Sam leap up and attack Rebecca. Wes clobbers Sam on the head with the trophy, killing him. As they escape to the woods, the gang deliberates returning to move Sam's body and destroying all trace of it. Wes returns to the Keating house to retrieve the trophy in an attempt to hide the murder weapon. Annalise goes to Nate in a panic, saying that she confronted Sam about Lila's pregnancy and the upcoming DNA test, fearing that he fled as a fugitive. The two sleep together, after which Annalise leaves Nate's house and places a phone call to Sam. She leaves a heartfelt message saying that she is sorry for their fight, that she still loves him, and pleading with him to come home so that they can work things out. The students move Sam's body in the woods, burn it in a bonfire, then chop up the remains and deposit them in garbage bags. They drop the bags in a dumpster and leave. A final flashback is shown of the scene earlier when Wes went back to retrieve the trophy and apologise to Sam's lifeless body, only to reveal Annalise sitting behind the desk all along, showing her complicity in her husband's murder.
10	"Hello Raskolnikov"	Michael Offer	Marcus Dalzine	29 Ocak 2015 (2015-01-29)	9.18[26]
Annalise files a Missing Person report on Sam, making it seem like Sam fled as a fugitive for killing Lila. The Keating Four are unsure of what Annalise knows about their involvement in Sam's murder and her intentions to help them avoid getting caught. Annalise is able to persuade the court that Rebecca had nothing to do with Lila's death, but rather shift the blame on Sam. Rebecca is acquitted of all charges. Connor and Michaela contemplates on turning themselves in and blame Sam's murder on Wes. They bargain with Laurel to either go along with the plan, or they'll sell her out too. Laurel instead tells Wes and Annalise. In turn, Annalise explains that turning themselves in won't do anything but make things worse. She vows to always protect them and tells them that they need to trust her. Annalise tells Frank what really happened to Sam. Connor calls Annalise letting her know that Sam's sister, Hannah, a psychologist is in town and refuse to believe that Sam killed Lila.
11	"Best Christmas Ever"	Michael Katleman	Tracy A. Bellomo & Warren Hsu Leonard	5 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-05)	8.34[27]
Annalise's sister-in-law, Hannah Keating, arrives in Middleton, desperate for answers about Sam's supposed disappearance. Aggravated by Hannah's disdain for her, Annalise avoids her and instead focuses on the case of Jackie Wilson, a woman whose husband has sexually abused her and the two young women in their basement. While Wes, Connor, Laurel, Michaela and Asher are morally outraged in defending her, Annalise and Bonnie stand by Jackie to get her a plea deal. Laurel confides in Frank that she's starting to get nervous about their coverup, especially due to the abundance of forensic evidence left in Connor's SUV, and so whilst Connor spends time with Oliver, Frank steals the car and destroys it. It soon comes to light that Jackie is no innocent victim, and that she stole the apparently stillborn child of one of the detainees, and is secretly raising the child. Annalise then drops the case and betrays Jackie, leaving her to serve a lengthy jail term for her crimes. Meanwhile Hannah, who has been stalking Annalise, confronts her and demands Annalise tell her the truth of Sam's disappearance. Annalise admits to lying to the police about Sam's affair with Lila, but claims to know nothing of Sam's whereabouts, and this seems to satisfy Hannah's doggedness for answers. Wes returns home to live news coverage that Sam's remains have been identified in the bin where Connor dumped the body. Flashback: Over the Christmas break, many of the characters suffered emotionally after the murder night. Annalise locked herself in a hotel room, drinking copious amounts of vodka each day; Wes cannot sleep without being awoken by vivid and terrifying nightmares; Connor comes to realize that he wants to be with Oliver; Michaela's fiance postpones the wedding; and Laurel is sleeping with both Kan and Frank and was kicked out of her parents' home over the break.
12	"She's a Murderer"	Bill D'Elia	Erika Harrison	12 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-12)	8.44[28]
When Sam's remains are discovered, the police suspect that Annalise is somehow involved in his death, with Sam's sister, Hannah, immediately accusing Annalise of the murder. Frank warns Laurel that she, Wes, Conner and Michaela can no longer contact Annalise since her phone is being tapped by the police. Hannah tells the judge that Annalise once threatened to kill Sam and this is enough for a warrant to be issued to search her home, but no evidence is found. Bonnie confronts Annalise saying that she knows the Keating Four were the ones who killed Sam and warns Annalise that protecting them could ruin her career. At the end of the episode the cops interrogate Annalise after finding Sam's ring, which Wes removed from the dead man's finger before burning his body, in the woods. It is revealed that Annalise had Frank break into Nate's house and frame him for the murder by removing his fingerprint from a glass and planting it on the ring. The cops then arrest Nate for Sam's murder. The Keating Four are shocked when Nate is charged with the murder they committed, but Michela points out, "She's doing what she said she would do. She's taking care of us." Annalise, lying in her bed and riddled with guilt, calls her mother for help.
13	"Mama's Here Now"	Mike Listo	Erika Green Swafford & Doug Stockstill	19 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-19)	8.86[29]
Annalise's mother is in town and questions Annalise about her involvement in Sam's death and her lifestyle and her childhood. It's revealed that as a child Annalise's uncle raped her and unknowingly to Annalise, her mother reveals that she murdered her brother by lighting the house on fire, with him in it. Meanwhile The Keating Five and Bonnie takes on a case of a female nurse who is being accused of raping her male patient while he was sedated. Bonnie wins the case and turns out she did not rape her patient. The patient was gay and was in a relationship with the manager of the facility. Meanwhile The Keating Four are curious about Nate's upcoming trial for Sam's murder. Michaela tells Annalise, "You know he's innocent and black," referring to the court will make this case a race thing with Sam being white. Connor and Oliver are in a relationship again. Bonnie and Asher have sex after she wins her first case. Bonnie is mad at Frank for lying to her that he knew what happened to Sam. Annalise passes a note to Nate which is a phone number. Wes learns more about Rudy, and learns that Rebecca had him arrested which leads him to wonder if everything he thought he knew about Rebecca was a lie. Wes and Laurel goes to the institution and sees Rudy. Rebecca calls Wes and he declines it and shows Rudy Rebecca's picture and Rudy begins saying, "wet." They realize he's referring to Lila's murder, her body being dumped in a water tank. Episode ends with Rebecca tracking Wes's location through his phone GPS and learns where he is.
14	"The Night Lila Died"	Laura Innes	Michael Foley	26 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-26)	8.99[30]
Wes and Laurel begin to suspect Rebecca is the one who murdered Lila. They later tell Michela and Connor. Connor and Oliver both go to the clinic to get tested for STD's. Annalise takes on a new client, a priest who murdered another priest after the latter was sexually molesting a young boy. The priest flip-flops on his pleas at first. But when the woman he loves is put on the stand, he finally decides to plead guilty to first degree murder, rather than manslaughter. Annalise has Frank make some calls to get Nate beaten up and assaulted in his cell, hoping to get Nate out of jail, but her plans backfires when they only have Nate put in solitary confinement. Wes and Laurel begin revisiting Rebecca's psychological evaluation and police statements. It's revealed that Lila and Rebecca were arguing on August 29th, the very day Lila was murdered. Lila blames her problems on Rebecca, and no longer wants to be her friend. Lila wants to be back with Griffin and Rebecca warns Lila that he's not good for her. Rudy is in his room listening to the fight, goes out to see if Rebecca is alright, but she yells at him to mind his business. Later Rebecca and Griffin talk about Lila at a party and later they kiss. They go to Griffin's room and Rebecca grabs Griffin's phone and text Lila to come to the party, in order to get back at Lila, who catches Griffin and Rebecca having sex. Lila is about to attack Rebecca till Griffin has to separate the two. Lila screams she never wants to see Rebecca or Griffin again and Rebecca smiles at this. The episode ends with Rebecca coming home to find Wes, Connor, Michela and Laurel, who question her whether she killed Lila. Rebecca refuses to answer and threatens to call the cops on them for killing Sam. They call Annalise and it is revealed that the Keating Four has tied up and gagged Rebecca to the bathroom.
15	"It's All My Fault"	Bill D'Elia	Peter Nowalk	26 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-26)	8.99[30]
Annalise forces the Keating Four to put Rebecca through a show trial, presenting their evidence to try and convince her that Rebecca killed Lila. Rebecca is uncooperative, but ultimately manages to convince Wes that she was not responsible, though she did come across Lila's body and hid with it in the water tank for fear she would be accused. At the conclusion of the arguments, Annalise does not find their statements believable, and goes to release Rebecca from the basement only to report back that she has already been set free by someone. Michaela gets drunk at a bar, where Laurel reveals that she had Michaela's ring all along. Connor returns home to find Oliver crying, as his HIV test came back positive. Wes stays behind, and Annalise reassures him that they have to believe Sam killed Lila, as it's the only theory that makes sense. Once he leaves, Annalise meets Frank in the basement and they talk about what to do with Rebecca, who is revealed to be dead under the basement stairs. Both deny the murder, saying they each suspected the other, implying one of the Keating Four was responsible for Rebecca's death. Flashback: The night Lila died she went to Annalise's house to confess the affair, but was turned away by Bonnie. She is then met by Sam on the rooftop of the sorority, who affirms his love for her. Sam says he's going to tell Annalise he wants a divorce, and that Lila should wait for him. Once he leaves, Sam phones Frank and leverages an unknown piece of blackmail to get Frank to come and murder Lila, who then hides the body in the water tank. Rebecca later discovers the body, and does hide with it when some other sorority sisters pass by.

2. sezon

Though ABC does not traditionally announce their official renewals until the Friday before upfronts in May, the show was confirmed as earning a second-season renewal for the 2015-16 season via a promo succeeding the first-season finale and an earlier statement by Viola Davis also confirming the renewal at the close of shooting for the first season.^[31][32]

İzlenme oranı

Live + SD ratings

No.	Bölüm	Yayın tarihi	Zaman dilimi (EST)	Reyting/share (18–49)	İzleyici (milyon)	Toplam (18–49)	İzlenme sıralaması	Drama sıralaması
1	"Pilot"	25 Eylül 2014 (2014-09-25)	Perşembe 10.00 ös	3.8/12[33]	14.12[34]	8[35]	7[35]	1[35]
2	"It's All Her Fault"	2 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-02)		3.2/10[18]	11.94[18]	9[36]	13[36]	2[36]
3	"Smile, or Go to Jail"	9 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-09)		3.1/10[19]	10.81[19]	9[37]	14[37]	1[37]
4	"Let's Get to Scooping"	16 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-16)		2.8/9[20]	9.79[20]	13[38]	20[38]	2[38]
5	"We're Not Friends"	23 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-23)		3.0/9[21]	9.97[21]	13[39]	21[39]	2[39]
6	"Freakin' Whack-a-Mole"	30 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-30)		2.7/8[22]	8.68[22]	11[40]	—[40]	2[40]
7	"He Deserved to Die"	6 Kasım 2014 (2014-11-06)		2.8/9[23]	9.18[23]	9[41]	22[41]	2[41]
8	"He Has a Wife"	13 Kasım 2014 (2014-11-13)		2.9/9[24]	9.25[24]	12[42]	25[42]	2[42]
9	"Kill Me, Kill Me, Kill Me"	20 Kasım 2014 (2014-11-20)		3.1/10[25]	9.82[25]	9[43]	22[43]	2[43]
10	"Hello Raskolnikov"	29 Ocak 2015 (2015-01-29)		3.1/10[26]	9.18[26]	7[44]	18[44]	4[44]
11	"Best Christmas Ever"	5 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-05)		2.7/9[27]	8.34[27]	8[45]	24[45]	3[45]
12	"She's a Murderer"	12 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-12)		2.7/9[28]	8.44[28]	9[46]	25[46]	4[46]
13	"Mama's Here Now"	19 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-19)		2.9/9[29]	8.86[29]	10[47]	20[47]	3[47]
14	"The Night Lila Died"	26 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-26)		2.8/9[30]	8.99[30]	7[48]	20[48]	2[48]
15	"It's All My Fault"	26 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-26)		2.8/9[30]	8.99[30]	7[48]	20[48]	2[48]

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

No.	Episode	Air date	Time slot (EST)	18–49 rating increase	Viewers (millions) increase	Total 18-49	Total viewers (millions)	Ref
1	"Pilot"	25 Eylül 2014 (2014-09-25)	Thursdays 10:00 p.m.	2.3	6.95	6.1	21.08	[34]
2	"It's All Her Fault"	2 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-02)		2.3	5.76	5.5	17.70	[18]
3	"Smile, or Go to Jail"	9 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-09)		2.3	5.50	5.4	16.31	[49]
4	"Let's Get to Scooping"	16 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-16)		2.2	5.41	5.0	15.20	[50]
5	"We're Not Friends"	23 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-23)		1.8	4.28	4.8	14.25	[51]
6	"Freakin' Whack-a-Mole"	30 Ekim 2014 (2014-10-30)		2.0	5.18	4.7	13.86	[52]
7	"He Deserved to Die"	6 Kasım 2014 (2014-11-06)		2.2	5.39	5.0	14.57	[53]
8	"He Has a Wife"	13 Kasım 2014 (2014-11-13)		2.2	5.32	5.1	14.57	[54]
9	"Kill Me, Kill Me, Kill Me"	20 Kasım 2014 (2014-11-20)		2.0	4.93	5.1	14.76	[55]
10	"Hello Raskolnikov"	29 Ocak 2015 (2015-01-29)		1.8	4.56	4.9	13.74	[56]
11	"Best Christmas Ever"	5 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-05)		1.9	4.36	4.6	12.73	[57]
12	"She's a Murderer"	12 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-12)		1.8	4.33	4.5	12.78	[58]
13	"Mama's Here Now"	19 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-19)		1.8	4.87	4.7	13.73	[59]
14	"The Night Lila Died"	26 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-26)		1.7	4.31	4.5	13.32	[60]
15	"It's All My Fault"	26 Şubat 2015 (2015-02-26)		1.7	4.31	4.5	13.32	[60]

Yapım

Geliştirme

Viola Davis plays the lead role.

On August 19, 2013, ABC bought the original concept from Shondaland Productions, produced by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. The script for the pilot episode was written by Grey’s Anatomy supervising producer Peter Nowalk.^[61] ABC ordered the pilot on December 19, 2013.^[62] The pilot episode was filmed in Los Angeles, Kaliforniya, at the University of Southern California, and in Philadelphia, Pensilvanya; in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, at Bryn Mawr College; and in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, at Ursinus College.^[63] It was directed by Michael Offer.^[64] On May 8, 2014, ABC picked up the pilot to series^[65] for the 2014–15 television season.^[66] At the Television Critics Association Press Tour in July 2014, it was announced that How to Get Away with Murder will be a limited series with only 15 or 16 episodes per season.^[67] The smaller size of episode count stems from the deal for the series star Davis.^[68] On October 9, 2014, ABC picked up the series for a full season of 15 episodes.^[69]

Casting

On January 21, 2014, Matt McGorry was the first to be announced as a regular cast member, playing a law student.^[9]

Throughout February and March 2014, other roles were announced as cast: Aja Naomi King,^[8] Jack Falahee,^[6] Alfred Enoch^[6] and Karla Souza^[6] as law students; Katie Findlay as a drug-dealing student;^[7] Charlie Weber as a law associate to Professor Keating;^[10] Billy Brown as Professor Keating's extra-marital love interest;^[5] veteran actor and producer Tom Verica as Professor Keating's husband;^[12] and Liza Weil as one of the professor's two associates.^[11]

On February 25, 2014, it was announced that Shonda Rhimes had cast Viola Davis in the show's leading role of Professor Annalise Keating.^[70]

On November 4, 2014, it was announced that Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden was cast in the second half of the first season for a secret recurring role.^[17] On December 15, 2014, it was announced that Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Cicely Tyson will appear in an episode in the second half of the season.^[71]

Yayın

How to Get Away with Murder airs on Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. Eastern. ABC pushed Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal to 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., creating an all-night block of Shonda Rhimes-produced dramas airing on Thursdays, a rarity in American television.^[72] It was announced July 14, 2014 that the series would debut September 25, 2014.^[1]

In Canada, the series airs with sim-subbing of advertising in same timeslot on CTV, though it airs three hours earlier before the original ABC timeslot in the Atlantic Time Zone on CTV Atlantic in the Maritime Provinces.^[73][74] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it premiered on October 22 on Universal Channel.^[75] The series began airing on TV2 in New Zealand on February 10,^[76] and in Avustralya, it premiered the same day as New Zealand on the Seven Network.^[77]

Tepkiler

Eleştirel tepkiler

Dizi eleştirmenlerden genellikle olumlu yorumlar alarak başladı, birçoğu Viola Davis'in performansını övdü. Birinci sezon, Rotten Tomatoes'te ortalama 6,9/10'luk reyting ile, 57 yorum temelinde %86'lık bir reytinge sahip oldu. Sitenin eleştirel görüş birliği, "How to Get Away with Murder'ın kavramsal açıdan özgün olmadığı, ancak melodramatik bükümlü heyecanlar ve büyüleyici bir öncülük sunduğu" yönünde oldu.^[78] Metacritic, dizinin birinci sezonu için "genellikle olumlu yorumlar" göstererek 30 eleştiriye dayanan, 100 üzerinden 68 puan verdi.^[79]

Televizyon reytingleri

The series pilot on September 25 set a record for DVR playback viewers with 6 million, surpassing the January 27, 2014 record of 5.6 million set by the pilot of The Blacklist.^[80]

The pilot was favorably received by critics, specifically praising Viola Davis' performance. The series premiere had more than 14 million viewers on live broadcast, and over 20 million with DVR.^[81]

Övgüler

How to Get Away with Murder People's Choice Ödülleri, Image Ödülleri, Screen Actors Guild Ödülleri, Altın Küre Ödülleri ve GLAAD Ödülleri'nin yanı sıra Amerikan Film Enstitüsü tarafından teşekkürle onurlandırıldı.

Ödüller ve adaylıklar

Yıl	Ödül	Kategori	Aday	Sonuç	Kynk.
2014	AFI Ödülü	Yılın Televizyon Programı	How to Get Away with Murder	Kazandı	[82]
2015	People's Choice Ödülü	Favori Yeni TV Draması	How to Get Away with Murder	Aday gösterildi	[83]
		Yeni bir TV Dizisinde Favori Kadın Oyuncu	Viola Davis	Kazandı	[83]
	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Drama Series	How to Get Away with Murder	Kazandı	[84]
		Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Kazandı	[84]
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Aja Naomi King	Aday gösterildi	[84]
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Alfred Enoch	Aday gösterildi	[84]
		Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series	Erika Green Swafford ("Let’s Get to Scooping")	Kazandı	[84]
	Screen Actors Guild Ödülü	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Kazandı	[85]
	Altın Küre Ödülleri	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Viola Davis	Aday gösterildi	[86]
	GLAAD Media Award	Outstanding Drama Series	How to Get Away with Murder	Kazandı	[87]

Eleştirmenlerin en iyi on listesi

2014[88] No. 9 The Salt Lake Tribune No. 1 People Magazine No. 9 Us Weekly No. 10 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  – The Globe and Mail  – Amerikan Film Enstitüsü