Development How to Get Away with Murder was renewed for a fourth season on February 10, 2017, by ABC. The
table read occurred on July 14, 2017. Showrunner
Peter Nowalk revealed the title of the season 4 premiere: "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.
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, a ruthless student.
Aja Naomi King plays Michaela Pratt, an ambitious student who aims to be as successful as Annalise.
Matt McGorry continues portraying Asher Millstone, a student 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. In January 2018, it was announced that
Lolita Davidovich would recur in the second half of the season. She plays the role of Sandrine Castillo, Laurel's mother.
Scandal crossover On January 3, 2018,
Scandal star
Kerry Washington tweeted a photo to
Viola Davis of herself in a "familiar" setting, that being a courthouse used for the set of
How to Get Away with Murder. Fans began to speculate a possible crossover episode being in the works, which was only heightened when Davis tweeted out a photo in response, that being her on the set of Mellie Grant's (
Bellamy Young) Oval Office. Later that day, the crossover was officially confirmed through a tweet by
Scandal creator
Shonda Rhimes.
How to Get Away with Murder creator
Peter Nowalk later went on to share in an interview with
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