How to Get Away with Murder ( season 4 ) - wikipedia How to Get Away with Murder ( season 4 ) How to Get Away with Murder ( season 4 ) Promotional poster Starring Viola Davis Billy Brown Jack Falahee Aja Naomi King Matt McGorry Conrad Ricamora Karla Souza Charlie Weber Liza Weil Country of origin United States No. of episodes 8 Release Original network ABC Original release September 28, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 28 ) -- present ( present ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 3 List of How to Get Away with Murder episodes The fourth season of the American legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder was ordered on February 10, 2017, by ABC. It began airing on September 28, 2017, with expected 15 episodes like the previous seasons. 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. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Guest 3 Episodes 4 Production 4.1 Development 4.2 Casting 5 Reception 5.1 Critical response 5.2 Ratings 6 References 7 External links 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 Viola Davis as Annalise Keating Billy Brown as Nate Lahey Jack Falahee as Connor Walsh Aja Naomi King as Michaela Pratt Matt McGorry as Asher Millstone Conrad Ricamora as Oliver Hampton Karla Souza as Laurel Castillo Charlie Weber as Frank Delfino Liza Weil as Bonnie Winterbottom Recurring Jimmy Smits as Isaac Roa Esai Morales as Jorge Castillo Benito Martinez as Todd Denver Behzad Dabu as Simon Drake Amirah Vann as Tegan Price Guest Cicely Tyson as Ophelia Harkness Roger Robinson as Mac Harkness Gwendolyn Mulamba as Celestine Harkness Julius Tennon as Desmond Stephanie Faracy as Ellen Freeman L. Scott Caldwell as Jasmine Bromelle Marianne Jean - Baptiste as Virgina Cross Cristine Rose as Wenona Sansbury D.W. Moffett as Jeff Walsh Jim Abele as Ted Walsh Luna Vélez as Soraya Hargrove Kathryn Erbe as Jacqueline Roa Oded Fehr as Chase Nicholas Gonzalez as Dominic Episodes See also : List of How to Get Away with Murder episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) 46 `` I 'm Going Away '' Jet Wilkinson Peter Nowalk September 28, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 28 ) 3.96 Annalise ends the jobs of Connor, Laurel, Michaela, Asher, and Bonnie, who decide to move on and seek new opportunities. Annalise visits her mother, who has dementia, to place her in a nursing home. During the flight to her mother 's house, Annalise meets a man named Desmond who flirts with her ; they later meet for casual sex. However, they are interrupted when Desmond receives a call from a woman named Cece, whom Annalise assumes is his wife. Desmond explains that she is his daughter, but Annalise leaves anyway. Connor rejects Oliver 's marriage proposal, stating that he wants them to get married when the time is right. Laurel decides to have the baby, while correctly suspecting that her father, Jorge, was involved in Wes ' death. Michaela and Asher apply for internships. Bonnie has a job interview with Todd Denver. Annalise is reinstated as a lawyer after a court hearing and begins visiting a therapist. Flashforward : Three months later, Frank and Dr. Roa ( Annalise 's therapist ) rush into a hospital room where Laurel is unconscious. Frank wakes her up and she realizes her baby is gone. 47 `` I 'm Not Her '' Paris Barclay Maya Goldsmith October 5, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 05 ) 3.88 On her second session with Dr. Roa, Annalise tells him how her week went when she decided to take the case of Jasmine, one of her cellmates from when she was in prison. Meanwhile, the Keating 4 try to move on with their lives by getting interviews at the Middleton law job fair. Meanwhile, Nate suspects Annalise is planning on something when he finds out Bonnie is working for the D.A. 's office. With aid from Connor, Laurel continues to investigate Jorge 's company and his involvement in Wes ' death. Laurel, to aid Michaela in Jorge 's investigation, helps her get a job at Caplan & Gold, the company that represents him. Flashforward : Two and a half months later, Roa calls Annalise but she does n't answer. Meanwhile, going to Annalise 's hotel room, Bonnie walks into a new crime scene ; she then makes her way to the elevator, where there are bloody hand prints. 48 `` It 's for the Greater Good '' Nicole Rubio Erika Harrison October 12, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 12 ) 3.88 Annalise takes on a case and quickly realizes the stakes are much higher than she originally thought. Meanwhile, Laurel asks Michaela to help her get information regarding Wes ' death, and Connor decides to withdraw from law school. Flashforward : Two months later, Dr. Roa runs into Michaela, who is covered in blood and heavily distraught, looking around a nursery and asking where Laurel 's baby is. 49 `` Was She Ever Good at Her Job ? '' Mike Smith Michael Russo October 19, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 19 ) 3.56 Annalise and Michaela 's paths cross once more when they are forced to work together in a case involving the Middleton University president, Soraya Hargrove. In the midst of all this Oliver gets in touch with Connor 's dads and tries to connect Jeff ( Connor 's biological father ) with him. On the other hand, A.D.A Todd Denver discovers that Bonnie hired Laurel and orders her to fire her ; of which Bonnie responds that Laurel might file a lawsuit on discrimination due to her pregnancy. Bonnie is later seen as a new patient to Dr. Isaac Roa under a fake name, Julie. Flashforward : One and a half months later, Bonnie tries to gets in touch with Dr. Roa, who at that time is consoling a distraught Michaela. She walks into the Caplan & Gold law firm, where a pool of blood is seen on the floor and Oliver is shown to be a witness. 50 5 `` I Love Her '' Lexi Alexander Sarah L. Thompson October 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 26 ) 3.56 Annalise continues collecting cases for her class action suit, as she has to get the necessary forty clients. Bonnie sends Nate to investigate her, in which Nate actually warns Annalise. From Bonnie 's perspective, flashbacks reveal that Bonnie and Annalise met in 2002, when Bonnie accused a councilman of rape, while Annalise was his defence lawyer. After winning the case, guilty for her actions against Bonnie, Annalise resigned from the law firm she worked at and looked for Bonnie to help her. In the present, Michaela, with Oliver 's aid, digs into classified files on the Antares on Tegan 's computer, only to find a cease and desist letter the firm sent Trent, the Antares employee who was murdered. With all this secrecy, Asher doubts Michaela, probably suspecting she has a lover. Frank asks Laurel if the baby she is expecting is really Wes ' ; distraught over cheating on Wes, she demands he leave. Annalise succeeds in getting the forty clients for her class action suit, but Bonnie lures nearly all of them into a plea deal. Dr. Isaac Roa discovers that his patient Julie is actually Bonnie and the `` Mae '' she has been referring all along is actually Annalise, his other patient. Flashforward : Two weeks later, Bonnie investigates the crime scene at Caplan & Gold, and learns that the suspect, revealed to be Asher, is in jail, in distress and crying. 51 6 `` Stay Strong, Mama '' Cherie Nowlan Morenike Balogun November 2, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 02 ) 3.56 In attempt to derail Annalise 's class action suit, Denver threatens to seize Claudia 's family 's home if she does not withdraw from the lawsuit. Annalise retaliates by having Claudia 's son, Tyrone, read a statement to the governor in a press conference about the threats, therefore hurting Denver 's bid for attorney general. Denver kicks Bonnie off of the lawsuit, believing that she is too emotionally invested. Annalise reveals to Isaac that after her miscarriage, she attempted suicide. Though triggered by his similarities to Annalise 's trauma, Isaac refuses to transfer Annalise to a new therapist, despite the requests of his own therapist, his ex-wife. Jorge visits Laurel to tell her that Antares is going public, leading Laurel to realize that he had Wes killed because Antares ' reputation would have been damaged had Wes confessed about Sam and Rebecca 's murders. Upon learning that Antares is having a security room installed at Caplan & Gold accessible by Tegan among others, Oliver tries to convince Michaela to use Tegan 's security badge to access the room, but she refuses. After being confronted by Asher, Michaela explains why she, Laurel, and Oliver were secretly meeting ; however Asher storms out. Frank learns that he scored well on the Law School Admission Test and promises to be a good father to Laurel 's baby. Flashforward : One week later, Isaac tries to get a hold of Annalise, who is in the shower, washing blood off herself, distraught. 52 7 `` Nobody Roots for Goliath '' Nzingha Stewart Daniel Robinson November 9, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 09 ) 3.71 As Annalise tries to certify her class action law suit, the attorney general brings up her alcoholism in court to take her down, leading her to try to figure out a way to rule out those accusations. Annalise also drops Isaac as her therapist after his ex-wife tells her that she is triggering his previous substance abuse problems. Meanwhile, Asher makes Laurel, Michaela and Oliver reveal their plan to take Antares and Jorge down to Frank, so he can talk them out of it ; however, they all are intent on getting justice for Wes, and instead convince Frank to help them. When Connor proposes to Oliver, Oliver reveals that they know who killed Wes out of guilt of hiding the plan from him. Flashforward : 48 hours later, a group of surgeons are working on a patient on an operating table, and the patient suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. 53 8 `` Live. Live. Live. '' Rob Hardy Joe Fazzio November 16, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 16 ) 3.72 After canceling his proposal to Oliver, Connor confronts Laurel about her plan, which is to get the legal documents during the office party through using Tegan 's card key and blame it on Simon. After a fight with Frank, Connor reluctantly agrees to go along with it, but tells Annalise, who takes Isaac back as her therapist. Simon admits to Oliver that he loves him, and later finds Laurel, Michaela and Asher trying to get the legal documents. He takes Laurel 's gun away, and accidentally shoots himself in the head with it after tripping over a chair, leading to Asher 's arrest. At Annalise 's hotel, Laurel goes into early labor due to being struck in the stomach by Frank during his fight with Connor. Annalise finds her and performs CPR on the baby to save him. Meanwhile, Simon goes into cardiac arrest during surgery. 54 9 `` He 's Dead '' TBA TBA January 18, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 18 ) TBD Production Development How to Get Away with Murder was renewed for a fourth season on February 10, 2017, by ABC. 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. The table read occurred on July 14, 2017. Showrunner Peter Nowalk revealed the title of the season premiere to be `` I 'm Going Away ''. 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. He plays Dr. Isaac Roa, Annalise 's court - requested therapist. In August, Davis ' husband, Julius Tennon, was confirmed to guest star. 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. 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. Maureen Lee Lenker of gave the premiere a B letter rating. 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. '' Ali Barthwell of Vulture gave the premiere a 4 out of 5 stars rating, glorifying Viola Davis ' performance. Meghan De Maria of Refinery29 also praised Davis ' acting, naming it the `` glue that holds the series together ''. Ratings No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` I 'm Going Away '' September 28, 2017 1.1 / 4 3.96 1.2 3.18 2.3 7.14 `` I 'm Not Her '' October 5, 2017 0.9 / 3 3.88 1.1 2.80 2.0 6.68 `` It 's for the Greater Good '' October 12, 2017 1.0 / 4 3.88 1.1 2.83 2.1 6.71 `` Was She Ever Good at Her Job ? '' October 19, 2017 0.9 / 4 3.56 1.1 2.80 2.0 6.36 5 `` I Love Her '' October 26, 2017 0.9 / 3 3.56 1.1 2.78 2.0 6.35 6 `` Stay Strong, Mama '' November 2, 2017 0.9 / 4 3.56 1.2 2.82 2.1 6.38 7 `` Nobody Roots for Goliath '' November 9, 2017 0.9 / 3 3.71 1.0 2.59 1.9 6.30 8 `` Live. Live. Live. 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Question: how many episodes are in season 4 of htgawm
Answer: 8