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How to Get Away with Murder
Season 4
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 28, 2017 (2017-09-28) –
present (present)
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The fourth season of the American legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder was ordered on February 10, 2017, by ABC.[1] It began airing on September 28, 2017, with expected 15 episodes like the previous seasons.[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][4]

Plot

Annalise (Viola Davis) and the Keating 4 are still dealing with the aftermath of Wes' (Alfred Enoch) death. While Annalise tries to take care of her mother's mental health and at the same time reorganize her personal and professional life, her associates move on after being left out of the law firm. In the mean time, Connor (Jack Falahee) accepts Oliver's (Conrad Ricamora) proposal, Laurel (Karla Souza) expects Wes' baby, Michaela (Aja Naomi King) and Asher (Matt McGorry) team up for internships, and Bonnie (Liza Weil) seeks her professional future. In addition, Laurel, Michaela and Oliver hatch a plan to eliminate the possibility of Antares, a telecommunications company headed by Jorge Castillo, launching an IPO with Caplans & Gold; with a reluctant Frank and Asher joining afterwards. Half of the flash-forwards are revealed with shocking revelations. Simon inadvertently kills himself when confronting Asher, Michaela and Laurel of their plan and Laurel goes into early labour after being struck by Frank by accident, with the baby successfully saved by Annalise.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of How to Get Away with Murder characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

See also: List of How to Get Away with Murder episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
461"I'm Going Away"Jet WilkinsonPeter NowalkSeptember 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)3.96[5]
472"I'm Not Her"Paris BarclayMaya GoldsmithOctober 5, 2017 (2017-10-05)3.88[6]
483"It's for the Greater Good"Nicole RubioErika HarrisonOctober 12, 2017 (2017-10-12)3.88[7]
494"Was She Ever Good at Her Job?"Mike SmithMichael RussoOctober 19, 2017 (2017-10-19)3.56[8]
505"I Love Her"Lexi AlexanderSarah L. ThompsonOctober 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)3.56[9]
516"Stay Strong, Mama"Cherie NowlanMorenike BalogunNovember 2, 2017 (2017-11-02)3.56[10]
527"Nobody Roots for Goliath"Nzingha StewartDaniel RobinsonNovember 9, 2017 (2017-11-09)3.71[11]
538"Live. Live. Live."Rob HardyJoe FazzioNovember 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)3.72[12]
549"He's Dead"[13]Jet WilkinsonAbby AjayiJanuary 18, 2018 (2018-01-18)[14]N/A
5510"Everything We Did Was For Nothing"[15]Jonathan BrownMatthew CruzJanuary 25, 2018 (2018-01-25)[14]N/A
5611"He's a Bad Father"[16]Marta CunninghamMaya GoldsmithFebruary 1, 2018 (2018-02-01)[14]N/A
5712TBAUnknownUnknownFebruary 8, 2018 (2018-02-08)[14]N/A
5813TBAUnknownUnknownMarch 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)[14]N/A
5914TBAUnknownUnknownMarch 8, 2018 (2018-03-08)[14]N/A
6015TBAUnknownUnknownMarch 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)[14]N/A

Production

Development

How to Get Away with Murder was renewed for a fourth season on February 10, 2017, by ABC.[1] Production began on May 8, 2017, when one of the writers of the show announced on Twitter that the writing staff was in full swing mapping and writing the fourth season.[17] The table read occurred on July 14, 2017.[18] Showrunner Peter Nowalk revealed the title of the season premiere to be "I'm Going Away".[19]

Casting

The cast features nine major roles receiving star billing, all of them returning from the previous season. Viola Davis portrays the protagonist of the series, Professor Annalise Keating, a high-profile defense attorney, teaching a class at Middleton University. Billy Brown portrays Detective Nate Lahey, Annalise's boyfriend. There are four students who work at Annalise's law firm. Jack Falahee portrays Connor Walsh, the ruthless student. Aja Naomi King plays Michaela Pratt, the ambitious student who wants to be as successful as Annalise. Matt McGorry continues portraying Asher Millstone, a student who comes from a privileged background. Karla Souza portrays Laurel Castillo, an idealistic student. Charlie Weber plays Frank Delfino, an employee of Annalise's firm who is not a lawyer but handles special duties requiring discretion. Liza Weil plays Bonnie Winterbottom, who is an associate attorney in Annalise's firm. Conrad Ricamora portrays Oliver Hampton, a hacker who is in a relationship with Connor.

In July 2017, Jimmy Smits was cast in an unspecified role.[20] He plays Dr. Isaac Roa, Annalise's court-requested therapist. In August, Davis' husband, Julius Tennon, was confirmed to guest star.[21] He plays Desmond, a man who flirts with Annalise during a flight. In September 2017, Natalie Abrams of EW.com revealed that D. W. Moffett was cast as Connor's father.[22]

Scandal crossover

On January 3, 2018, Scandal star Kerry Washington tweeted out a photo to Viola Davis of herself in a "familiar" setting, that being a courthouse used for the set of How to Get Away with Murder.[23] Fans began to speculate a possible crossover episode being in the works, which was only heightened when Davis tweeted out a photo in response, that being her on the set of Mellie Grant's (Bellamy Young) Oval Office.[24] Later that day, the crossover was officially confirmed through a tweet by Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes.[25]

How to Get Away with Murder creator Peter Nowalk later went on to share in an interview with Deadline:

At the beginning of the season, my writers and I were planning out Viola's entire arc and something in her story organically came up that was very appropriate for Scandal. When I went to Shonda, she heard it. I said, we don't have to do it, Viola's arc doesn't need this, but it's possible that their stories could cross really organically. She actually pulled up a clip of something from Scandal and their side of the story coalesced perfectly. So it was one of those serendipitous things where we both realized it was good for both characters, and it almost felt like we had been planning it since last season.[26]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the season a 100% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.9/10, based on 6 reviews.[27] Maureen Lee Lenker of gave the premiere a B letter rating.[28] Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, writer of The A.V. Club, also had a similar response, giving the premiere a A- rating, commenting, "It's a strange but ultimately satisfying premiere, standing out from the show's past premieres by going the slow character drama route rather than murder party."[29] Ali Barthwell of Vulture gave the premiere a 4 out of 5 stars rating, glorifying Viola Davis' performance.[30] Meghan De Maria of Refinery29 also praised Davis' acting, naming it the "glue that holds the series together".[31]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of How to Get Away with Murder season 4
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "I'm Going Away" September 28, 2017 1.1/4 3.96[5] 1.2 3.18 2.3 7.14[32]
2 "I'm Not Her" October 5, 2017 0.9/3 3.88[6] 1.1 2.80 2.0 6.68[33]
3 "It's for the Greater Good" October 12, 2017 1.0/4 3.88[7] 1.1 2.83 2.1 6.71[34]
4 "Was She Ever Good at Her Job?" October 19, 2017 0.9/4 3.56[8] 1.1 2.80 2.0 6.36[35]
5 "I Love Her" October 26, 2017 0.9/3 3.56[9] 1.1 2.78 2.0 6.35[36]
6 "Stay Strong, Mama" November 2, 2017 0.9/4 3.56[10] 1.2 2.82 2.1 6.38[37]
7 "Nobody Roots for Goliath" November 9, 2017 0.9/3 3.71[11] 1.0 2.59 1.9 6.30[38]
8 "Live. Live. Live." November 16, 2017 0.9/4 3.72[12] 1.0 2.49 1.9 6.21[39]

References

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  2. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 24, 2017). "ABC Fall Premiere Dates: XL Grey's Return, Scandal's Swan Song and More". TVLine. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "#Scandal will do a full 22-episode season, while #HowToGetAwayWithMurder will only do 15 or 16 episodes #TCA14". TV Guide. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "'How To Get Away With Murder' & 'Black-Ish': Full-Season Orders At ABC - Deadline". Deadline. October 9, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Porter, Rick (September 29, 2017). "'Will & Grace,' 'Superstore,' 'Good Place,' 'Gotham' adjust up; 'How to Get Away' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
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  13. ^ "(#409) "He's Dead"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
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  15. ^ "(#410) "Everything We Did Was For Nothing"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  16. ^ "(#411) "He's a Bad Father"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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  22. ^ Abrams, Natalie (September 28, 2017). "Spoiler Room: Scoop on Once Upon a Time, Grey's Anatomy, The Flash, and more". EW.com. Retrieved October 7, 2017. I can exclusively reveal that D.W. Moffett has booked a role on Murder as Connor's father.
  23. ^ Washington, Kerry (January 3, 2018). "Hey Ms @violadavis ❤️ check it out. This spot look familiar?! Where are you?". Twitter. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  24. ^ Davis, Viola (January 3, 2018). "Hey @KerryWashington, guess where I am?!". Twitter. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  25. ^ Rhimes, Shonda (January 3, 2018). "People. It's happening. @petenowalk, you ready for this? #TGITCrossover #HowtoGetAwaywithScandal". Twitter. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
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