How to Get Away with Murder season 5 explained
Season Number: | 5 |
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Num Episodes: | 15 |
Network: | ABC |
Episode List: | List of How to Get Away with Murder episodes |
The fifth season of the ABC American television drama series How to Get Away with Murder was ordered on May 11, 2018, by ABC.[1] It began airing on September 27, 2018, with 15 episodes like the previous seasons and concluded on February 28, 2019.[2] This was made in a deal with Viola Davis that the series would be a limited series with only 15 or 16 episodes per season.[3]
Plot
Season 5 picks up after Annalise's (Viola Davis) class action victory in the Supreme Court, with Michaela (Aja Naomi King), Connor (Jack Falahee), Asher (Matt McGorry) and Laurel (Karla Souza) moving on with the next chapter of their lives.
Cast and characters
Main
Recurring
Guest
Episodes
See also: List of How to Get Away with Murder episodes.
Production
Development
How to Get Away with Murder was renewed for a fifth season on May 11, 2018, by ABC.[1] In July 2018, series creator and showrunner Peter Nowalk told Deadline Hollywood his plans for the fifth season, confirming that the wedding between Jack Falahee and Conrad Ricamora's characters would take place, as well as a flashback episode further exploring the marriage between Viola Davis and Tom Verica's characters Annalise and Sam Keating, respectively. Additionally, he stated that the season's flashforwards were expected to be "twisty, and more fun", and tonally different.[4] The first table read occurred on July 13, 2018.[5]
Casting
In June 2018, Rome Flynn was promoted to the series' main cast after appearing in a guest capacity in the fourth-season finale.[6] In July 2018, Amirah Vann was promoted to the series' main cast after recurring in the fourth season.[7] Later that month, Timothy Hutton joined the main cast.[8] [9]
Filming
Filming for the season started on July 19, 2018.[10]
Reception
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the fifth season has a rating of 83%, based on six reviews, with an average rating of 7.67/10.[11] Writing for The A.V. Club, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya criticized the "messy" storytelling of the season and the series as a whole.[12]
Ratings
Notes and References
- News: How to Get Away With Murder Renewed for Season 5 at ABC. Rebecca. Iannucci. May 11, 2018. May 11, 2018. TVLine. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512044143/http://tvline.com/2018/05/11/how-to-get-away-with-murder-renewed-season-5-abc/. May 12, 2018. live.
- Web site: ABC Fall Premiere Dates: XL Grey's, Nathan Fillion's Rookie, The Conners (Minus Roseanne) and More. Swift. Andy. TVLine. July 24, 2018. July 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180724212649/https://tvline.com/2018/07/24/abc-premiere-dates-fall-2018-greys-anatomy-the-conners/. July 24, 2018. live.
- Web site: 'How To Get Away With Murder' & 'Black-Ish': Full-Season Orders At ABC - Deadline . Deadline Hollywood . October 9, 2014 . November 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141024064124/http://deadline.com/2014/10/how-to-get-away-with-murder-blackish-full-season-1-orders-abc-848758/ . October 24, 2014 . live .
- Web site: 'HTGAWM' Creator On Possible Season 5: "A New Mystery...Twisty & More Fun" . Deadline . Blyth . Antonia . March 14, 2018 . July 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180714110758/https://deadline.com/2018/03/htgawm-pete-nowalk-season-5-new-mystery-1202338241/ . July 14, 2018 . live .
- Web site: First table read of Season 5!! #htgawm #tgit. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/conradricamora/1822878971337140956 . December 25, 2021 . registration. Ricamora. Conrad. July 13, 2018. Instagram. July 14, 2018.
- News: 'How To Get Away With Murder': Rome Flynn Upped To Series Regular For Season 5. June 7, 2018. June 10, 2018. Andreeva. Neelie. Deadline Hollywood. https://web.archive.org/web/20180608034711/https://deadline.com/2018/06/how-to-get-away-with-murder-rome-flynn-upped-series-regular-season-5-abc-drama-gabriel-maddox-1202405972/. June 8, 2018. live.
- Web site: 'How To Get Away With Murder': Amirah Vann Upped To Series Regular For Season 5 . Andreeva . Nellie . July 18, 2018 . Deadline Hollywood . July 18, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180718192338/https://deadline.com/2018/07/how-to-get-away-with-murder-amirah-vann-promoted-series-regular-season-5-1202428331/ . July 18, 2018 . live .
- Web site: 'How To Get Away With Murder': Timothy Hutton Joins As Series Regular In Season 5 . Petski . Denise . July 30, 2018 . Deadline Hollywood . July 30, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180730205734/https://deadline.com/2018/07/how-to-get-away-with-murder-timothy-hutton-series-regular-season-5-1202435327/ . July 30, 2018 . live .
- Web site: Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Good Place, Empire, 9-1-1, Lucifer, The Flash, Supernatural, NCIS, TWD and More. TVLine. Ausiello. Michael. August 29, 2018. August 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180829200356/https://tvline.com/2018/08/29/empire-season-5-spoilers-time-jump/. August 29, 2018. live.
- 1020115432123060226. petenowalk. First day of season 5. Feeling damn lucky to work with these folks #htgawm. July 19, 2018. July 19, 2018. Nowalk. Peter.
- Web site: How to Get Away with Murder: Season 5. Rotten Tomatoes. March 29, 2020.
- Web site: Upadhyaya . Kayla Kumari . It's all about the Castillos in the conclusion to How To Get Away With Murder's messiest season . . March 29, 2020 . en-us . February 28, 2019.