TV SERIES · 2014– · USA
How to Get Away with Murder
20 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
20 Interesting Facts About How to Get Away with Murder
Interesting Facts (16)
- #001
The iconic scene in which Annalise Keating wipes off her makeup and removes her wig was Viola Davis's own idea.
- #002
Charlie Weber (Frank Delfino) and Liza Weil (Bonnie Winterbottom) dated in real life; as Weber put it, "we were really good friends and found ourselves in a position where we could be more than that."
- #003
The title of each episode is a piece of dialogue from that episode.
- #004
Viola Davis deliberately gave Annalise a heavy walk because she believed the character would not walk well in high heels.
- #005
A copy of a Harry Potter novel was in Wes's apartment, entirely by coincidence (Alfred Enoch, who plays Wes, appeared in seven of the eight Harry Potter films). When Enoch learned of it, he asked for the book to be replaced because he thought its presence was distracting.
- #006
The series drew inspiration from the television show Damages (2007) and the film Legally Blonde (2001), combining elements of both for the show.
- #007
If you consider everyone in the house guilty of Sam's murder (as the law requires), then the only normal characters on the show who never killed anyone are Oliver, Tegan, one-season character Emmett and Annalise. Among the four, Annalise was the only one who appeared regularly in every season.
- #008
On January 3, 2018, it was confirmed that How to Get Away with Murder would do a crossover episode with Scandal (2012), another Shonda Rhimes show.
- #009
In the film İkimize de İhanet Etti (2019), Tom Verica's (Sam Keating) real-life son, Dante Verica, plays the character of Young Gabriel.
- #010
Most of Rebecca Sutter's (Katie Findlay) piercings are fake.
- #011
Liza Weil plays a lawyer here who is involved in a case in which a pregnant girl dies in water. In Scandal, her character is the one who becomes pregnant and dies in water. Both shows are by Shonda Rhimes.
- #012
In the Pilot (2014), Viola Davis is shown defending someone accused of being a killer at Philadelphia City Hall. Davis had previously been seen working there while playing the mayor of Philadelphia in the film Law Abiding Citizen (2009).
- #013
Mr. Darcy's name comes from Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.
- #014
Liza Weil (Bonnie) and Amy Okuda (Catherine Hapstall) both appeared in Grey's Anatomy (2005), another show created by Shonda Rhimes.
- #015
Adam Arkin and Roseanne Hart, who play Mr. and Mrs. Mahoney, also played a separated husband and wife on Chicago Hope.
- #016
At a time when a network show would usually run for 22 episodes, the main reason the seasons were 15 episodes long was that Viola Davis wanted to balance her film career with the series.
Production Story (1)
- #017
Annalise's (Viola Davis) classroom in the pilot is an auditorium at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. After the pilot was shot, it was recreated as a set.
Behind the Scenes (2)
- #018
Alfred Enoch, who is British, spoke with an American accent for the character of Wes Gibbins throughout his time working on the series, both on and off set.
- #019
On The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003), Viola Davis praised the makeup artists who apply body makeup for sex scenes. Davis said that when asked where she wanted the makeup applied, she replied: "everywhere."
Career & Awards (1)
- #020
The cast includes 1 Oscar winner, Viola Davis, and 1 Oscar nominee, Marianne Jean-Baptiste.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
- IMDb
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