How to Get Away with Murder ( season 5 ) - wikipedia How to Get Away with Murder ( season 5 ) How to Get Away with Murder ( season 5 ) Promotional poster Starring Viola Davis Billy Brown Jack Falahee Rome Flynn Aja Naomi King Matt McGorry Conrad Ricamora Karla Souza Amirah Vann Charlie Weber Liza Weil Timothy Hutton Country of origin United States No. of episodes 5 Release Original network ABC Original release September 27, 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 27 ) -- present ( present ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 4 List of How to Get Away with Murder episodes The fifth season of the American legal drama television series How to Get Away with Murder revolves around criminal defense attorney Annalise Keating after her class action was accepted, earning back her notoriety within the law field, as well as her personal life 's setbacks. The season is produced by Shondaland and NoWalk Entertainment in association with ABC Studios, with Peter Nowalk serving as the showrunner. The season premiered on September 27, 2018. Contents 1 Cast and characters 1.1 Main 1.2 Recurring 2 Episodes 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Casting 3.3 Filming 4 Reception 4.1 Ratings 5 References 6 External links 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 Rome Flynn as Gabriel Maddox Aja Naomi King as Michaela Pratt Matt McGorry as Asher Millstone Conrad Ricamora as Oliver Hampton Karla Souza as Laurel Castillo Amirah Vann as Tegan Price Charlie Weber as Frank Delfino Liza Weil as Bonnie Winterbottom Timothy Hutton as Emmett Crawford Recurring John Hensley as Ronald Miller Tamberla Perry as Theresa Hoff Glynn Turman as Nate Lahey Sr. 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 ) 61 `` Your Funeral '' Stephen Cragg Peter Nowalk September 27, 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 27 ) 2.93 As Connor Walsh, Michaela Pratt, Asher Millstone and Laurel Castillo start their third year at law school, Annalise Keating returns to teaching part - time for the Advanced Trial Skills class, selecting twenty four new students to help her retry old cases for her class action suit. Following her win at the Supreme Court, Annalise also starts working at Caplan & Gold after receiving multiple job offers, working asides Tegan and the new manager, Emmett Crawford. Meanwhile, Bonnie gets closer to A.D.A. Miller in an attempt to find out how much he knows about the group, as Nate investigates about Bonnie 's child, whom she thought was dead but it 's confirmed that he 's alive. At the same time, new second year student Gabriel Maddox impresses Annalise and he 's chosen one of the twenty four students to help her with the case load, while Asher gets left out. Oliver, Connor, Michaela and Laurel move in together into a new house, and Frank starts suspecting about Gabriel 's own reasons for being on Middleton. Flashforward : Three months later, Annalise is dancing on the floor of Connor and Oliver 's Wedding, until she spots Frank across the room. She asks him why he looks like someone died, and his response results on her slapping him. Outside the wedding tent, an unknown bleeding person walks towards the wedding, and falls on the snow. Later, baby Christopher cries sitting on the snow close to them, and Bonnie walks in to suffocate this person with her bare hands. 62 `` Whose Blood Is That ? '' Mike Smith Sarah L. Thompson October 4, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 04 ) 3.02 Annalise takes on her first client from the class action suit, with Michaela working on the case too. Emmett starts to get a closer look to Annalise 's class and students, finding out that Laurel Castillo is working on the clinic. Tegan is afraid that with Michaela and Laurel working there, everyone will find out she was the `` Jane Doe '' who exposed Jorge ; so Laurel tells Emmett that her mother must have been the one who exposed Jorge since she has disappeared after he went to jail. Thankfully, Tegan gets Christopher into Caplan & Gold daycare. In the meantime, Asher lands a job on the D.A. 's office after stalking A.D.A. Miller and Bonnie herself. Frank continues to investigate Gabriel, and gets him to move into Rebecca 's old apartment, where he has cameras installed ; Nate goes to an agency and finds that a woman who looks similar to Bonnie stealing her baby. Flashforward : Two and a half months later, Bonnie runs through the snow with Christopher to the bathroom, where she cleans his face. Michaela and Laurel enter the bathroom, asking her about Nate. After Laurel gets out of the bathroom with Christopher, Michaela asks her whose blood is on her leg. 63 `` The Baby Was Never Dead '' Valerie Weiss Erika Harrison October 11, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 11 ) 3.22 Annalise and Emmett take on a wealthy client who is accused of killing his work partner, and the D.A. on charge of the case is Ronald Miller. During the case, Asher reveals to Miller that he and Bonnie used to date. In the meantime, the governor continues to threat Annalise 's class action suit, by forcing everyone in Annalise 's class into an ethics exam. Frank continues to investigate Gabriel, and finds a fake ID and a hard drive among his things ; and Oliver finds out Frank 's investigating Gabriel. Nate finds the nurse who worked on the shift when Bonnie 's baby was stolen, and it seems like Bonnie is the one who took him. When he finally brings this to Annalise, she tells him that the woman on the picture is actually Bonnie 's sister. Flashforward : Two months later, Michaela asks Bonnie whose blood is on her leg, and Bonnie tells her that she cut herself shaving. Later, at the party, the DJ calls the grooms to center stage. Connor walks in with bruises on his face and asks if anyone has seen his husband. Michaela looks across the room at Bonnie. 64 `` It 's Her Kid '' Cherie Nowlan Maisha Closson October 18, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 18 ) 2.74 After Nate confronts Annalise about Bonnie 's past, he asks her to tell Bonnie that her child may be alive. She hesitates to do so, while she tries to obtain permission to argue insanity in Nate Sr. 's case. Emmett tries to sign a new rich client with the help of Tegan, who tests Michaela 's ambition by trying having her attempt to develop a blackmail ploy to force the client to sign. Connor discovers that Annalise did help him to get back into Middleton, and he later confronts her about it, causing her to make Gabriel, rather than Connor, second chair for Nate Sr. 's case. Oliver confronts Frank about hacking Gabriel, and both he and Laurel start investigating on their own. Eventually, Annalise tells Bonnie about the file that Denver had on her, and how Nate discovered her child may be alive. Flashforward : One - and - a-half months later, Michaela unsuccessfully tries to reach Nate on his phone, which is in Bonnie 's possession. She leaves a message telling him to call her back while Connor and Laurel start worrying about finding Oliver. Back at her apartment, a dazed Annalise collapses on the floor in anguish. 65 5 `` It Was the Worst Day of My Life '' Laura Innes Michael Russo October 25, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 25 ) 2.93 Annalise asks her students what they think she did wrong on court on Nate Sr. 's trial that they could n't win just yet. As the students start to analyze what they could 've done wrong, we see the trial unfold as they change their strategies constantly. In the meantime, Bonnie reflects about her child, and she finally tells Miller a part of her dark past. At the end, Laurel confronts Frank about spying on Gabriel Maddox and who is he ; Bonnie goes to her sister 's house to get answers. Flashforward : The night of the wedding, Connor looks for Oliver outside on the parking lot. There, as he starts to panic, he finds his mom and Asher together. 66 6 `` We Can Find Him '' Jonathan Brown Tess Leibowitz November 1, 2018 ( 2018 - 11 - 01 ) TBD 67 7 `` I Got Played '' Eric Laneuville Maya Goldsmith November 8, 2018 ( 2018 - 11 - 08 ) TBD 68 8 `` I Want to Love You Until the Day I Die '' Stephen Cragg Joe Fazzio November 15, 2018 ( 2018 - 11 - 15 ) TBD Production Development How to Get Away with Murder was renewed by ABC for a fifth season on May 11, 2018, to premiere on September 27, 2018. The season will most likely consist of fifteen episodes due to a deal made with Davis that the series would have only 15 or 16 episodes per season. 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. Additionally, he stated that the season 's flashforwards are expected to be `` twisty, and more fun, '' and tonally different. Casting In June 2018, Rome Flynn was promoted to the series ' main cast after appearing in a guest capacity in the fourth - season finale. In July 2018, Amirah Vann was promoted to the series ' main cast after recurring in the fourth season. Later that month, Timothy Hutton joined the main cast. Filming The first table read took place on July 13, 2018. Filming for the season started on July 19, 2018. Reception Ratings No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Your Funeral '' September 27, 2018 0.8 / 4 2.93 1.0 2.58 1.8 5.51 `` Whose Blood Is That ? '' October 4, 2018 0.8 / 4 3.02 0.8 2.30 1.6 5.32 `` The Baby Was Never Dead '' October 11, 2018 0.8 / 4 3.28 0.9 2.31 1.7 5.59 `` It 's Her Kid '' October 18, 2018 0.7 / 3 2.74 TBD TBD TBD TBD 5 `` It Was the Worst Day of My Life '' October 25, 2018 0.7 / 3 2.93 TBD TBD TBD TBD References ^ Jump up to : Neelie, Andreeva ( June 7, 2018 ). `` ' How To Get Away With Murder ' : Rome Flynn Upped To Series Regular For Season 5 ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Andreeva, Nellie ( July 18, 2018 ). `` ' How To Get Away With Murder ' : Amirah Vann Upped To Series Regular For Season 5 ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 18, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ( July 30, 2018 ). `` ' How To Get Away With Murder ' : Timothy Hutton Joins As Series Regular In Season 5 ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 30, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Ausiello, Michael ( August 29, 2018 ). `` Ask Ausiello : Spoilers on Good Place, Empire, 9 - 1 - 1, Lucifer, The Flash, Supernatural, NCIS, TWD and More ''. TVLine. Retrieved August 29, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( September 28, 2018 ). `` ' Grey 's Anatomy, ' ' Big Bang Theory, ' and ' Thursday Night Football ' adjust up : Thursday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( October 5, 2018 ). `` ' Thursday Night Football ' adjusts up : Thursday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 5, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( October 12, 2018 ). `` ' Big Bang Theory ' and ' Thursday Night Football ' adjust up, ' I Feel Bad ' adjusts down : Thursday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 12, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( October 19, 2018 ). `` ' Big Bang Theory, ' ' Superstore, ' and ' Thursday Night Football ' adjust up : Thursday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 19, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Welch, Alex ( October 26, 2018 ). `` ' Big Bang Theory, ' ' Supernatural, ' and ' Thursday Night Football ' adjust up, ' Will & Grace ' adjusts down : Thursday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 26, 2018. Jump up ^ `` ( # 506 ) `` We Can Find Him '' ``. The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 17, 2018. Jump up ^ `` ( # 507 ) `` I Got Played '' ``. The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 23, 2018. Jump up ^ `` ( # 508 ) `` I Want to Love You Until the Day I Die '' ``. The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 30, 2018. Jump up ^ Iannucci, Rebecca ( May 11, 2018 ). `` How to Get Away With Murder Renewed for Season 5 at ABC ''. TV Line. Retrieved May 11, 2018. Jump up ^ Swift, Andy ( July 24, 2018 ). `` ABC Fall Premiere Dates : XL Grey 's, Nathan Fillion 's Rookie, The Conners ( Minus Roseanne ) and More ''. TVLine. Retrieved July 24, 2018. Jump up ^ `` # Scandal will do a full 22 - episode season, while # HowToGetAwayWithMurder will only do 15 or 16 episodes # TCA14 ''. TV Guide. July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' How To Get Away With Murder ' & ' Black - Ish ' : Full - Season Orders At ABC - Deadline ''. Deadline. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014. Jump up ^ Blyth, Antonia ( March 14, 2018 ). `` ' HTGAWM ' Creator On Possible Season 5 : `` A New Mystery... Twisty & More Fun '' ``. Deadline. Retrieved July 14, 2018. Jump up ^ Ricamora, Conrad ( July 13, 2018 ). `` First table read of Season 5 ! ! # htgawm # tgit ''. Instagram. Retrieved July 14, 2018. Jump up ^ Nowalk, Peter ( @ petenowalk ) ( July 19, 2018 ). `` First day of season 5. Feeling damn lucky to work with these folks # htgawm '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved July 19, 2018 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Pucci, Douglas ( October 11, 2018 ). `` Live + 7 Weekly Ratings : ' Manifest ' is Most - Watched NBC Drama Series Premiere in 19 Years ''. Programming Insider. Retrieved October 20, 2018. Jump up ^ Welch, Alex ( October 18, 2018 ). `` ' A Million Little Things ' and ' Manifest ' score biggest viewer gains in broadcast Live + 7 ratings for Oct. 1 - 7 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 20, 2018. Jump up ^ Otterson, Joe ( October 23, 2018 ). `` Live + 7 Ratings for Week of Oct. 8 : ' Manifest ' Doubles In Week 3 ''. Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2018. External links Official website How to Get Away with Murder on IMDb How to Get Away with Murder Seasons 5 Characters Annalise Keating Connor Walsh Bonnie Winterbottom See also Scandal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_Get_Away_with_Murder_(season_5)&oldid=866504258 '' Categories : How to Get Away with Murder 2018 American television seasons American drama television series Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2018, at 18 : 59 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

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