“How to Get Away with Murder,” classic legal drama by Peter Nowalk. It follows Annalise, genius defense attorney and law professor, along with her eager law students. They stumble into murders, cover-ups and all kinds of scandals. Six seasons of wild plot twists. Annalise and crew juggle legal chaos and their own messes. It is like a soap opera, but with more courtroom drama and fewer hair products.

Meet the characters from How to Get Away with Murder

Annalise Keating

Oh man, Annalise is the kind of person who slams into a room and rearranges the atmosphere — brilliant, ruthless, and heartbreakingly human. She’s this towering legal force who will eat you alive in court and then cry into a bottle of whiskey in the office kitchen five minutes later (not that she’ll admit it). A mentor who demands loyalty but also breaks you on purpose sometimes, which is terrible and fascinating and somehow irresistible. Also, she smokes like a chimney in some scenes but then insists she’s trying to be healthier — classic.

Nate Lahey

Nate is quiet but the kind of quiet that holds storms; he’s principled, stubborn, and has this exhausted moral backbone that keeps snapping back. He’s a cop-ish, protector figure who wants to do the right thing but keeps getting dragged into chaos — and honestly, he carries trauma like luggage and never checks the tags. Loyal to a fault, loves his kid fiercely, and will ruin you with a single look if you mess with people he cares about. Weird little detail: he’s terrible at directions but will never admit it, ever.

Connor Walsh

Connor is charm with a razor edge — slick, witty, and unashamedly manipulative when it suits him, but also capable of this painfully earnest loyalty that sneaks up on you. He’s the one who will text a million memes at 2 a.m. and then show up and bail you out of jail like it’s nothing; dramatic, dramatic. He cares a lot about image — tailored outfits, flawless hair — but also cries in his car sometimes to sad songs (yes, really). Oh, and he’s the guy who keeps buying tiny ridiculous gadgets he never uses.

Michaela Pratt

Michaela is peak ambition wrapped in a very organized planner and a tendency to snap at people when she’s stressed — she’s brilliant, fierce, and terrified of failing. She wants the corner office and the respect and will follow the rules until the rules stop working for her, at which point she’ll invent new ones (and then guilt herself about it). A natural leader who secretly second-guesses every decision, which is kind of endearing and exhausting to watch. She color-codes her life but somehow loses her phone at least once a week.

Asher Millstone

Asher is equal parts golden-boy and walking ego crisis; he’s loud, privileged, and hides his insecurities behind jokes and expensive cologne. He can be insufferable — the fratty comments, the scheming — but then he does something unexpectedly decent and you’re like, wait, did he just care? He grows in painfully believable ways, turning from a punchline into someone more complicated, which is my favorite. Quirk: he has this irrational obsession with artisanal coffee but will settle for whatever’s in the faculty lounge when desperate.

Frank Delfino

Frank is the shadowy, calm storm — deadly efficient, unnervingly loyal, and somehow deeply human under that blank stare. He’s the guy who does the dirty work without drama but keeps these tiny, weirdly tender habits, like maybe collecting cheap figurines or humming to himself, which makes him creepier and softer at the same time. Brutal when he needs to be, but there’s this sad, protective streak he can’t hide, especially around certain people. Also he wears the same grim expression even when he’s buying groceries, which is both funny and creepy.

Bonnie Winterbottom

Bonnie is a paradox wrapped in legal pads — fiercely loyal, meticulous, and emotionally complicated to the point where you want to hug her and also back away slowly. She’s the fixer, the one who keeps secrets like trophies and will defend her chosen family with surgical precision (and occasionally a brutal speech). Cold exterior, molten core — tends to make terrible cookies when stressed and thinks that helps, which it doesn’t. Little weird thing: she’ll correct your grammar mid-argument but then forget her keys five minutes later.

Oliver Hampton

Oliver is sunshine with a laptop — brilliant, tender, and the softest moral center in a very loud room of chaos. He’s the tech whiz who’s also a real romantic and makes you believe in small kindnesses again; stubbornly optimistic even when things are bleak. He’s low-key badass with servers and activism but also will absolutely spend an hour making a goofy playlist for someone he likes. Sometimes people forget he’s quietly incredibly brave; he won’t.

Laurel Castillo

Laurel is quietly fierce — thoughtful, strategic, and capable of a cool, almost political-level calculation when she needs to be. She’s the empathetic type who can also be shockingly cold if it helps her survive, and that contrast makes her endlessly fascinating. She wants truth and justice but keeps stumbling into morally grey territory, which she handles with a strained smile. Fun detail: she always has tea nearby and pretends it calms her, but you can tell it’s mostly a ritual.

Wes Gibbins

Wes is the heart-on-his-sleeve idealist who becomes more jaded and complicated over time, and that trajectory is what makes him so tragic and magnetic. He’s curious, loyal, and the unofficial conscience of the group — asks the questions everyone else ignores, even when the answers hurt. He has this soft, bookish vibe but will tumble headfirst into dangerous choices for people he loves, which is both noble and reckless. Also, he probably sleeps with a notebook under his pillow and wakes up scrawling notes, which is adorable and also extremely on brand.