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.
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.
The show's dominant themes align with progressive values, primarily through its consistent critique of systemic injustices within the legal system concerning race, class, and power, and its strong emphasis on diverse representation and identity-based struggles.
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.
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.
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.
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