How to Get Away with Murder (season 4)

How to Get Away with Murder (season 4)
Starring
Country of origin United States
Release
Original network ABC
Season chronology

The fourth season of the ABC American television drama series How to Get Away with Murder was ordered on February 10, 2017, by ABC.[1] It will begin airing on September 28, 2017, with 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]

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
461"I'm Going Away"[7]Jet WilkinsonPeter NowalkSeptember 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)[2]TBD

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.[8] The table read occurred on July 14, 2017.[9] Showrunner Peter Nowalk revealed the title of the season premiere to be "I'm Going Away".[7]

Casting

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

Reception

Live + SD ratings

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Episode Air date Time slot (EST) Rating/Share (18–49) Viewers (m) 18-49 rank Viewership rank Drama rank
46 1 "I'm Going Away" September 28, 2017 Thursdays
10:00 p.m.		 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
47 2 N/A October 5, 2017 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Episode Air date Time slot (EST) 18–49 rating increase Viewers
(millions) increase		 Total 18-49 Total viewers
(millions)		 Ref
46 1 "I'm Going Away" September 28, 2017 Thursdays
10:00 p.m.		 N/A N/A N/A N/A
47 2 N/A October 5, 2017 N/A N/A N/A N/A

References

  1. 1 2 Holloway, Daniel (May 15, 2017). "ABC 2017 Upfront Summary". Variety. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 Arbonida, Jilianne (May 3, 2017). "'How To Get Away With Murder' Season 4: Jorge Sends Dominic to Silence Laurel". ChristianPost. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (July 20, 2017). "Jimmy Smits Joins ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ In Major Season 4 Guest Arc". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Nowalk, Pete (July 22, 2017). "Already halfway through shooting our season 4 premiere...eeek #htgawm". Instagram. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "The 2017/18 begins. 1st out of the gate: the #HTGAWM writers are back today.". Twitter. May 8, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  9. ↑ "First #HTGAWM table read!!! Congrats to @violadavis & @IAmCicelyTyson for their Emmy nominations! #shondaland #TGIT". Twitter. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
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