How to Get Away with Murder: Season 1

2014 · 15 episodes · ★ 8.2

What Season 1 of How to Get Away with Murder

Annalise Keating is a brilliant criminal defense attorney and law professor at a university in Philadelphia. She picks five first-year students to intern at her law firm, where they work alongside Frank Delfino and Bonnie Winterbottom. Wes, Connor, Michaela, Asher, and Laurel arrive eager to learn the trade, but soon they are competing with one another to stand out in front of the professor. When Annalise asks for their help on a murder case, they must apply in real life what they learn in class. The season focuses on the group's tensions, their secrets, and their relationship with Annalise, played by Viola Davis.

15episodes

Sep 25, 2014premiered

Feb 26, 2015last episode

11 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Sep 25, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directing: Michael Offer · Writing: Peter Nowalk · Starring: Conrad Ricamora, Lenny Platt, Michael Gaston, Suzanne Savoy
1x02 It's All Her Fault
Oct 2, 2014 · 44 min · ★ 7.8
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 Annalise challenges her students to prove he's innocent - whether that's the truth or not. Meanwhile, Annalise deals with issues in her own home when her growing suspicions that Sam is somehow involved in Lila's disappearance start to affect their marriage. In flash forwards, we go back to the night of the murder and learn that Wes might be hiding a few secrets of his own.
Directing: Bill D'Elia · Writing: Peter Nowalk · Starring: Conrad Ricamora, Laura Coover, Steven Weber, Jill Remez
1x03 Smile, or Go to Jail
Oct 9, 2014 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
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 the FBI in connection for felony murder. Annalise and her students are tasked with proving her innocence which will depend on the testimony from another suspect in the case. Meanwhile, the Middleton University president asks Annalise to represent Griffin O' Reilly, the star quarterback who has also been linked to Lila's disappearance but she's unable to make a decision until she knows that Sam wasn't involved in the case. In flash forwards, more clues are revealed and we discover someone else was also there besides the students during the night of the murder.
Directing: Randall Zisk · Writing: Rob Fresco · Starring: Lenny Platt, Jason Gedrick, Ana Ortiz, David Denman
1x04 Let's Get to Scooping
Oct 16, 2014 · 44 min · ★ 8.4
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 insider trading. Meanwhile, Wes discovers a cell phone hidden by Rebecca whose contents reveal an unsettling clue in the Lila Stangard murder case.
Directing: Laura Innes · Writing: Erika Green Swafford · Starring: Conrad Ricamora, Alysia Reiner, Arjun Gupta, Tim Griffin
1x05 We're Not Friends
Oct 23, 2014 · 44 min · ★ 7.8
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 Wes and Rebecca begin to question Annalise's motives. In flash-forwards, we learn more about Laurel's relationship with Frank and why he was calling her the night of Sam's death.
Directing: Mike Listo · Writing: Tracy Bellomo · Starring: Arjun Gupta, Tracy Vilar, Amy Pietz, Julian De La Celle
1x06 Freakin' Whack-a-Mole
Oct 30, 2014 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
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 angry at Annalise for hiding information about Lila's case, so Annalise must convince him to get back in line. In flash-forwards, we find out exactly where Asher was on the night of the murder.
Directing: Bill D'Elia · Writing: Michael Foley · Starring: Robin Gammell, Peter Macon, John Posey, David Gautreaux
1x07 He Deserved to Die
Nov 6, 2014 · 44 min · ★ 8.1
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, sparks fly between Laurel and Frank, and in flash-forwards, we find out more about Wes and Rebecca's relationship.
Directing: Eric Stoltz · Writing: Warren Hsu Leonard · Starring: Lenny Platt, Megan West, Alysia Reiner, Arjun Gupta
1x08 He Has a Wife
Nov 13, 2014 · 44 min · ★ 8.4
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 everything for Rebecca and Bonnie's loyalty to Annalise. In flashbacks, we learn more about Lila and Sam's relationship.
Directing: Debbie Allen · Writing: Doug Stockstill · Starring: Megan West, Lynn Whitfield, Stacy Edwards, David Burke
1x09 Kill Me, Kill Me, Kill Me Mid-Season Finale
Nov 20, 2014 · 44 min · ★ 8.8
It's the evening of the bonfire and we finally see what exactly happened on the night of Sam's death.
Directing: Stephen Williams · Writing: Michael Foley, Erika Green Swafford · Starring: Conrad Ricamora, Lynn Whitfield, Pat Healy, Tom Verica
1x10 Hello Raskolnikov
Jan 29, 2015 · 44 min · ★ 8.4
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 in town, getting away with this murder might not be as easy as the students had hoped.
Directing: Michael Offer · Writing: Marcus Dalzine · Starring: Conrad Ricamora, Megan West, Alysia Reiner, Arjun Gupta
1x11 Best Christmas Ever
Feb 5, 2015 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
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 and we find out exactly how they've been dealing with the guilt of killing Sam. Sam's sister Hannah shows up and has started her own investigation of what happened to Sam.
Directing: Michael Katleman · Writing: Tracy Bellomo, Warren Hsu Leonard · Starring: Conrad Ricamora, Elliot Knight, Marcia Gay Harden, Jackie Geary
1x12 She's a Murderer
Feb 12, 2015 · 44 min · ★ 8.3
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 is in the mob, but Hannah continues to pressure her for answers.
Directing: Bill D'Elia · Writing: Erika Harrison · Starring: April Parker Jones, Marcia Gay Harden, Peter Onorati, Michael McGrady
1x13 Mama's Here Now
Feb 19, 2015 · 44 min · ★ 8.5
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.
Directing: Mike Listo · Writing: Erika Green Swafford, Doug Stockstill · Starring: Conrad Ricamora, April Parker Jones, Jack Mikesell, Cicely Tyson
1x14 The Night Lila Died
Feb 26, 2015 · 44 min · ★ 8.5
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. Meanwhile, Connor and Oliver take things to a new level in their relationship, and Wes and Rebecca continue to grow suspicious of each other.
Directing: Laura Innes · Writing: Michael Foley · Starring: Conrad Ricamora, Lenny Platt, Megan West, Tom Everett Scott
1x15 It's All My Fault Season Finale
Feb 26, 2015 · 44 min · ★ 8.9
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.
Directing: Bill D'Elia · Writing: Peter Nowalk · Starring: Conrad Ricamora, Lenny Platt, Megan West, Lynn Whitfield