Season 6

Season	Episodes
6	15^[1]

Airdate

September 26, 2019
- May 14, 2020

Premiere

"Say Goodbye"

Finale

"Stay"

Starring
Viola Davis - Annalise Keating Billy Brown - Nate Lahey Jack Falahee - Connor Walsh Rome Flynn - Gabriel Maddox Aja Naomi King - Michaela Pratt Matt McGorry - Asher Millstone Conrad Ricamora - Oliver Hampton Amirah Vann - Tegan Price Charlie Weber - Frank Delfino Liza Weil - Bonnie Winterbottom

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"The Killer Final Season!"

—The HTGAWM final season slogan

This page is dedicated to the sixth and final season of ABC's How to Get Away with Murder. The series was renewed for a sixth season on May 10, 2019, by ABC.^[2] On July 11, 2019, it was annouced that this season would be the show's last.^[1]

Season Summary[]

Overview[]

This season follows Professor Annalise Keating's (Viola Davis) class through their final semester in law school – while the deception, fear and guilt binding Professor Keating to her students prove deadlier than ever.^[3]

Cast[]

For a breakdown of the characters' appearances, check here.
For a list of all of the cast and crew members, check here.

Starring[]

Viola Davis - Annalise Keating (15/15)
Billy Brown - Nate Lahey (15/15)
Jack Falahee - Connor Walsh (15/15)
Rome Flynn - Gabriel Maddox (15/15)
Aja Naomi King - Michaela Pratt (15/15)
Matt McGorry - Asher Millstone (11/15)
Conrad Ricamora - Oliver Hampton (15/15)
Amirah Vann - Tegan Price (15/15)
Charlie Weber - Frank Delfino (15/15)
Liza Weil - Bonnie Winterbottom (15/15)

Guest Starring[]

William R. Moses - Agent Lanford (11/15)
Ray Campbell - Solomon Vick (6/15)
Kelen Coleman - Chloe Millstone (6/15)
Marsha Stephanie Blake - Vivian Maddox (5/15)
Gerardo Celasco - Xavier Castillo (5/15)
Jennifer Jalene - Agent Avery Norris (5/15)
Deborah Levin - Agent Pollock (5/15)
Kathleen York - Judge Martha Vitkay (5/15)
Cas Anvar - Robert Hsieh (4/15)
Quei Tann - Peyton Osborn (4/15)
Tom Verica - Sam Keating (4/15)
Lauren Bowles - A.U.S.A. Deanna Montes (3/15)
Laura Innes - Governor Lynne Birkhead (3/15)
Esai Morales - Jorge Castillo (3/15)
Jennifer Parsons - Lydia Millstone (3/15)
Karla Souza - Laurel Castillo (3/15)
Gita Reddy - Minister (3/15)
Cicely Tyson - Ophelia Harkness (3/15)
Natalia Del Riego - Marisol Diaz (2/15)
Alfred Enoch - Christopher Castillo (2/15)
Anne-Marie Johnson - Kendra Strauss (2/15)
Mercedes Mason - Cora Duncan (2/15)
Jamie McShane - U.S. Attorney Lennox (2/15)
Dijon Talton - Ravi (2/15)

Episodic Cast[]

Co-Starring[]

Jasmyne Jones - Baby Christopher (3/15)
Adrianna Jones - Baby Christopher (3/15)
Oscar Daniel Reyez - Hector Diaz (2/15)
Lisa Dring - Danielle (2/15)
Braylon Jackson - Young Christopher (1/15)
Ellen Haun - Ms. Chapin (1/15)

Crew[]

Writers[]

Sarah L. Thompson ("Say Goodbye", "Annalise Keating Is Dead")
Michael Russo ("Vivian's Here")
Daniel Robinson ("Do You Think I'm a Bad Man?", "Let's Hurt Him")
Matthew Cruz ("I Hate the World", "Let's Hurt Him")
Sara Rose Feinberg("We're All Gonna Die")
Vanessa James Benton ("Family Sucks")
Laurence Andries ("I'm the Murderer")
Hadi Nicholas Deeb ("I Want to Be Free")
Maisha Closson ("Are You the Mole?")
Tess Leibowitz ("We're Not Getting Away With It", "Annalise Keating Is Dead")
Inda Craig-Galvan ("The Reckoning")
Ricardo C. Lara ("What If Sam Wasn't the Bad Guy This Whole Time?")
Pete Nowalk ("Stay")

Directors[]

Stephen Cragg ("Say Goodbye", "Are You the Mole?", "Stay")
Mike Smith ("Vivian's Here")
Catriona McKenzie ("Do You Think I'm a Bad Man?")
Scott Printz ("I Hate the World")
Felix Alcala ("We're All Gonna Die")
Laura Innes ("Family Sucks")
Lily Mariye ("I'm the Murderer")
Alrick Riley ("I Want to Be Free")
Sheelin Choksey ("We're Not Getting Away With It")
DeMane Davis ("The Reckoning")
Janice Cooke ("Let's Hurt Him")
Dawn Wilkinson ("What If Sam Wasn't the Bad Guy This Whole Time?")
John Terlesky ("Annalise Keating Is Dead")

Episodes[]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Airdate	Viewers (million)
1	"Say Goodbye"	Stephen Cragg	Sarah L. Thompson	September 26, 2019	2.43^[4]
		Annalise struggles with the personal toll that Laurel and Christopher's disappearance has taken on everyone. Meanwhile, the remaining Keating 4, Oliver, Frank and Bonnie disagree on the possible reasons behind Laurel's disappearance. Tegan handles the aftermath of Emmett's apparent poisoning, and Gabriel wants to take his budding relationship with Michaela to the next level.
2	"Vivian's Here"	Mike Smith	Michael Russo	October 3, 2019	2.56^[5]
		As Michaela, Asher and Connor gear up for their last semester of law school, they take on a weighty case involving an illegal immigrant who wants asylum. Meanwhile, Michaela boycotts going to class after a blowup with Annalise about her father. Elsewhere, in an unexpected confrontation, Annalise learns a shocking truth that makes her question everything she thought she knew.
3	"Do You Think I'm a Bad Man?"	Catriona McKenzie	Daniel Robinson	October 10, 2019	2.23^[6]
		After Michaela’s courtroom tactics do more harm than help, Annalise draws on memories of Sam to guide Michaela back to the winning path. Meanwhile, Connor bites off more than he can chew in his effort to reunite a family, forcing Tegan to call in a favor and fix his mess. Frank enlists Oliver’s help to follow a lead on Laurel; and Gabriel learns new information about Michaela’s birth father.
4	"I Hate the World"	Scott Printz	Matthew Cruz	October 17, 2019	2.10^[7]
		The FBI continues to interrogate Connor which leads him to panic under the pressure. Meanwhile, Annalise, Tegan and the students defend a woman accused of violating a disabled man’s civil rights for developing a dating app that discriminates against him. Elsewhere, Bonnie helps Nate get more intel on Tegan while Michaela and Gabriel travel to New York to track down her father.
5	"We're All Gonna Die"	Felix Alcala	Sara Rose Feinberg	October 24, 2019	2.25^[8]
		During therapy, a young Annalise is forced to acknowledge a very emotional and pivotal reality that makes her admit a hard truth. Meanwhile, a brutally beaten Frank returns home with a secret to share about Laurel’s disappearance. Elsewhere in an attempt to get to know her father, Michaela accepts an offer to work alongside him but quickly learns that it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be.
6	"Family Sucks"	Laura Innes	Vanessa James Benton	October 31, 2019	2.16^[9]
		Annalise intervenes in Michaela’s relationship with her father and asks for his help in return. Because Nate still doesn’t trust Tegan, he attempts to get in good with someone who was once close to her. After Asher reunites and has an unpleasant conversation with his estranged mother, he shares a meaningful moment with Michaela. Elsewhere, Connor finally learns why he was originally picked for the Keating 5.
7	"I'm the Murderer"	Lily Mariye	Laurence Andries	November 7, 2019	2.21^[10]
		Gabriel is first chair on a case defending a teacher involved in a school shooting, and this case hits particularly close to home for both Gabriel and Annalise. Elsewhere, Annalise attempts to discourage Tegan from her new quest to right a wrong, all while Oliver makes a shocking confession.
8	"I Want to Be Free"	Alrick Riley	Hadi Nicholas Deeb	November 14, 2019	2.28^[11]
		After taking the stand during Nate Senior’s murder trial, Bonnie’s world is turned upside down when a mysterious accident leads her to a hard realization. Meanwhile, the students compete for a large cash bonus during the final exam where they must come up with the best defense for a conspiracy-to-murder charge.
9	"Are You the Mole?"	Stephen Cragg	Maisha Closson	November 21, 2019	2.16^[12]
		On the eve of graduation, Oliver gifts Connor, Michaela and Asher something unexpected. At the dean’s cocktail party, Annalise learns disturbing news. Later, Michaela receives a surprise phone call, and the FBI informant is finally revealed.
10	"We're Not Getting Away With It"	Sheelin Choksey	Tess Leibowitz	April 2, 2020	2.91^[13]
		Annalise's disappearance is uncovered, and the fallout affects everyone. Following Asher's death, Michaela and Connor are booked on murder charges and forced to make the most difficult decision of their lives. Bonnie reveals a secret about Tegan, and Gabriel becomes a potential murder suspect.
11	"The Reckoning"	DeMane Davis	Inda Craig-Galvan	April 9, 2020	2.78^[14]
		Annalise's disappearance leads to panic and paranoia as Michaela and Connor consider taking a deal in their cases. All the while anxious, everyone mourns Asher's death as Gabriel holds on to key details about his murder.
12	"Let's Hurt Him"	Janice Cooke	Daniel Robinson & Matthew Cruz	April 16, 2020	2.81^[15]
		Annalise is forced to fight for her life while Gabriel approaches Michaela, Connor and Oliver with a theory about Sam’s murder. Frank and Bonnie have a heart-to-heart.
13	"What If Sam Wasn't the Bad Guy This Whole Time?"	Dawn Wilkinson	Ricardo C. Lara	April 30, 2020	2.77^[16]
		Annalise learns unexpected and shocking details about Sam’s past. Meanwhile, Connor and Michaela feel the pressure when the FBI learns there is new evidence in the case; and Frank and Bonnie’s history is explored, revealing what originally fractured their relationship.
14	"Annalise Keating Is Dead"	John Terlesky	Sarah L. Thompson & Tess Leibowitz	May 7, 2020	2.70^[17]
		Annalise's murder trial has arrived, but Tegan's history complicates her role as counsel. While Nate visits Jorge Castillo in prison with a proposition, news breaks about Xavier. Bonnie works to help Annalise use Hannah Keating's past as blackmail.
15	"Stay"	Stephen Cragg	Pete Nowalk	May 14, 2020	3.20^[18]
		Annalise discovers there’s a surprise witness that threatens her case. Meanwhile, Connor tries to persuade the K3 to go along with a new plan. Elsewhere, a lie between Frank and Bonnie threatens their relationship as Annalise’s killer is finally revealed.

Notes and Trivia[]

Continuing with the "TGIT" line-up, How to Get Away with Murder will air once again on Thursdays at 10pm.^[19]
On July 11, 2019, Peter Nowalk announced on his twitter that HTGAWM would end with Season 6,^[1] calling it a "killer final season."^[20]
Filming is sceduled to start on July 15, 2019^[21] and end in February 2020.^[22]
- Aja Naomi King (Michaela Pratt), Matt McGorry (Asher Millstone), Charlie Weber (Frank Delfino), Liza Weil (Bonnie Winterbottom), and Conrad Ricamora (Oliver Hampton) filmed their first scene on July 22, 2019.^[23]^[24]
- Amirah Vann (Tegan Price) filmed her first scene on July 23, 2019.^[25]
Prior to the show's sixth season renewal, Jack Falahee expressed an interest in directing an episode in the this season.^[26]
In the press release for the sixth season, Karla Souza (Laurel Castillo) and Timothy Hutton (Emmett Crawford) are left off of the cast list.^[3]
- However, in the press release for the first episode, titled "Say Goodbye", Karla Souza was included in the main cast list. The same couldn't be said about Timothy Hutton.^[27]
The read-through for "Episode 6.02" occured on July 29, 2019^[28] and filming began on August 1, 2019.^[29]
On August 7. 2019, both Rome Flynn (Gabriel Maddox) and Viola Davis (Annalise Keating) were seen filming in the University of Southern California which serves as a filming location for Middleton University for "Episode 6.02".^[30]
Pete Nowalk decided to end the series with its sixth season because both he, and the cast decided that they wanted to give the show a proper send off by not ending on a cliffhanger but an actual ending.^[1]
It is worth noting that of all the season promo pictures this is the only season in which Annalise is not standing. Which is also a play on her "dying".