Channel 4 adds 'most addictive thriller' on TV – 5 years after its cancellation

After its removal from Netflix at the end of 2024, the acclaimed series How To Get Away With Murder has finally returned to our screens – and this time, you can watch for free. 

All six seasons – that's 90 thrilling episodes – are available to watch on Channel 4. 

How To Get Away With Murder follows talented professor and defence attorney Annalise Keating (played by Viola Davis), who gets caught up in a mysterious murder plot alongside five of her students. 

The official synopsis reads: "Viola Davis stars in the award-winning crime thriller. 

"Murder, secrets and lies engulf brilliant law professor Annalise Keating and her students. 

Can they unearth the truth while burying the bodies?"

How To Get Away With Murder originally aired between 2014 and 2020, before it was announced that the sixth season, which aired in 2020, would be its last. 

The showrunner and executive producer, Pete Nowalk, said at the time: "Deciding to end this series was a brutal decision, but ultimately the story tells you what to do – as it did here."

"For me, Annalise Keating's journey has always had a clear ending. 

"Knowing I have 15 episodes left to finish her story, and the chance to give all the characters their own killer endings, is a gift rarely given to a series creator."

With an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, fans were left devastated at the news. 

Now, they're rejoicing at the return, with one fan writing on X: "How To Get Away With Murder is streaming on Channel 4 – if you are a critical thinker, you WILL be watching," while another added: "Guess I'm going for my 7th rewatch."  

With an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, the binge-worthy legal series received high praise from viewers and critics alike. 

Entertainment Weekly hailed it as "the most addictive new thriller on TV", while the Guardian commended its "shocking and compelling" narrative. 

In 2015, Viola Davis made history as the first African American to win an Emmy for best lead actress in the drama series.

Alongside Viola Davis, the ensemble cast includes Alfred Enoch, Aja Naomi King, Karla Souza, Jack Falahee, Matt McGorry, Billy Brown, Charlie Weber and Liza Weil.