7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
Overview
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The show's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology through its consistent and explicit critique of systemic injustices within the American legal system, particularly concerning race, class, and sexuality, and its strong emphasis on identity politics.
The series prominently features a diverse cast, including a Black woman in the lead role, and intentionally casts minority actors in significant positions. Its narrative consistently explores and critiques traditional power structures, systemic inequalities, and societal biases, making these themes central to the storytelling.
Secondary
How to Get Away with Murder features prominent LGBTQ+ characters, including a central gay couple and a bisexual protagonist. Their relationships are depicted with dignity, complexity, and agency, facing challenges inherent to the show's dramatic premise rather than their sexual orientation. The portrayal is affirming, integrating queer identities seamlessly into the narrative.
How to Get Away with Murder features Ophelia Harkness, a trans woman, as the mother of a main character. Her trans identity is revealed as part of a complex backstory, handled respectfully and without resorting to harmful stereotypes. The narrative portrays her with dignity and agency, focusing on her role as a mother and her personal struggles, affirming the worth of her character.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
How to Get Away with Murder is an original series with characters created specifically for the show. There is no prior source material or historical record from which a character's gender could have been established and subsequently changed.
As an original television series, "How to Get Away with Murder" introduces new characters without prior canonical or historical racial depictions. Therefore, no characters could have been race-swapped from established source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.1
7.8
Critic Ratings
8.8
6.8
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