How to Get Away With Murder 2014

Two weeks ago my brother and I were trying to find a new TV show to watch together and he mentioned he had seen a promo for this. He said it looked pretty cheesy but that it might be interesting.

Now, as I work in a law library, most law shows kind of disappoint me with how unrealistic they are. I'm not saying this show is very realistic but it does spin the cliche law show in a different way.

A group of new law students are put to the test by their new criminal defence professor in her class "How to Get Away With Murder". Basically, she teaches them to break every ethical rule lawyers follow to get their client off the hook.

Bury evidence.
Discredit witnesses.
Sleep with people to make problems go away.
Cheat.
Lie.
You name it.

This also includes some of the students being involved in a murder which has been revealed in flash-forwards, adding a bit of mystery/scariness to the plot.

Viola Davis stars as the ruthless criminal defence professor, and as always she is brilliant. Also, Liza Weil of Gilmore Girls fame (Paris) plays an attorney.

Even with the unrealistic plot and unethical issues (seriously guys, lawyers like rules and mostly don't break them) this seems like an okay premise for a show. I hope the first season plays out well.

I give this show a 5/10 for a good start but they definitely need to up their game.
84% Critics score from Rotten Tomatoes
81% Audience score from Rotten Tomatoes