How to Get Away with Murder · Season 5 · Netflix

How to Get Away with Murder Season 5

Name: How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 review: BollyAI verdict
Item: How to Get Away with Murder Season 5
Rating: 7.8
Author: BollyAI

How to Get Away with Murder Season 5 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.8/10. 15 episodes on Netflix from 27 September 2018.

WORTH-IT

BollyMeter7.8/10Rotten Tomatoes 86 percent; the season introduced new student characters as the Keating 5 graduated, with the formula refreshed but the new ensemble additions not fully integrating into the established group chemistry.

Updated 18 June 2026

What BollyAI Thinks

Season 5 landed at 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes as the show introduced new law student characters while the Keating 5 transitioned into professional rather than student roles. The tonal shift worked in some respects - the show found new material in the mentor-mentee dynamic - but the newcomers never fully integrated into the established chemistry of the core ensemble. Annalise's relationship with her new students felt thinner than the original five's dynamic. Davis remained the series' constant, and the season's central mystery retained enough propulsion to sustain the formula through 15 episodes.

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Season Over Season

Season 5 introduces new student characters as the Keating 5 graduates and the cast expansion dilutes the concentrated dynamic that powered the show's first four seasons.