How to Get Away with Murder
tv·TV-14
How to Get Away with Murder earns a moderate 6/10 woke score as its ensemble features recurring relationship arcs and occasional social-issue cases that add visibility without driving the premise. The core murder cover-ups, betrayals, and legal drama remain the focus across all seasons.
How to Get Away with Murder follows law professor Annalise Keating and her diverse group of students (the Keating Five) as they navigate murder cover-ups, legal procedurals, and non-linear thriller plots centered on personal betrayals and courtroom drama.
Across Seasons 1–5, the series features a Black female lead in Viola Davis alongside Black and Latina ensemble members, plus an extended gay romance between Connor Walsh and Oliver Hampton that includes explicit relationship milestones, an HIV storyline, and a wedding subplot, with occasional cases touching on racial inequality or a transgender client; creator Peter Nowalk has highlighted his intent to foreground queer perspectives. These identity-focused casting choices and subplots remain secondary to the core mystery elements rather than driving the premise, though they accumulate visibility through recurring arcs.
Season 6 tones down such emphasis, treating social-issue cases as incidental procedurals within the established ensemble. The aggregate profile yields the show's official overall woke score of 6/10.
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We've run a full content analysis on How to Get Away with Murder and scored it 6/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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