What will happen to Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) and her law students at Middleton University now?  Well, here’s a first look trailer for the upcoming fifth season of the Emmy-nominated How to Get Away With Murder for some clues!

A wedding is the order of the day for Connor (Jack Falahee) and Oliver (Conrad Ricamora); while Annalise is back teaching again at an intense legal clinic for third year students where they will try their own cases!

Then there’s good ole’ Frank (Charlie Weber) who brings his bad boy ‘tude to cause trouble and feelings for Annalise .. and the gang!  In fact, in the promo she sees Frank at Connor and Oliver’s wedding and says, “Why do you like someone just died?” Cue the quick cuts of snippets from season 5 blood and all!

Finally, Daytime Emmy winner, and former The Bold and the Beautiful star, Rome Flynn (Ex-Zende) makes his debut as mystery man, Gabriel Maddox.  He is seen in the promo saying, “Once a person commits murder something inside them is rotten!”

While Flynn appeared in the finale of season four of HTGAWM, his storyline really is part of a huge mystery of the new season.  Is he Annalise’s son?  How will his arrival impact all the characters on the canvas?

How to Get Away With Murder‘s fifth season premieres Thursday night September 27th  (10EST/9CST) on ABC.

Watch the first look trailer below.  Let us know if you will be tuning-in to see Rome mix it up with the stellar cast via the comment section below.

Several stars who appear in the line-up of current and upcoming ABC programs made an appearance at the ABC TCA Summer Press Tour Happy Hour Reception, held at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California this week, where they posed for pics and chatted it up with journalists from around the globe.

During the day, the network also previewed several of its new series in the fall lineup, one of which was the Nathan Fillion (Ex-Joe, OLTL and ex-Castle) new drama, The Rookie.

Meanwhile, the General Hospital contingent was represented by executive producer, Frank Valentini along with cast members: James Patrick Stuart (Valentin), Vernee Watson (Stella), Josh Swickard (Chase) and Tamara Braun (Kim).

Several contestants from the just concluded Bachelorette, who are also appearing currently on  Bachelor in Paradise, were also in attendance including: Colton Underwood, and Wills Reid.  How to Get Away with Murder star, Charlie Webber (Frank DelFino) was also there, as well as Dancing with the Stars: Junior judges: Adam Rippon, Mandy Moore and Val Chmerkovskiy.

Check out our gallery below. and then let us know what was your favorite pic in the comment section below!

He's back with a new series, "The Rookie!" while never forgetting his OLTL roots ... Nathan Fillion.

The GH ensemble of: Josh Swickard, Vernee Watson, Frank Valentini, Tamara Braun, and James Patrick Stuart.

ABC Entertainment President, Channing Dungey.

Newly engaged, "Bachelor In Paradise'" duo Jared Haibon, and Ashley Iaconetti.

GH's Josh Swickard stylish in his specs!

"How to Get Away with Murder" is ramping up its new season and Charlie Weber will be in the middle of all the drama!

Who doesn't love the one and only Tamara Braun (Kim) of "General Hospital!"

He was the fourth runner-up for Becca's heart on "The Bachlorette", now he;s on "Bachelor in Paradise"... Colton Underwood.

"Dancing with the Stars: Juniors" judges: Val Chmerkovskiy, Mandy Moore, and Adam Rippon .

"Bachelor in Paradise" meets "The Bachelorette" as Wills Reid, Eric Bigger, Kendall Long, and Colton Underwood ham it up for the paparazzi!

Everyone loves to love, or loves to hate, GH's Vaslentin Cassadine, but everyone loves James Patrick Stuart .

The cast of "The Rookie": Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Titus Makin Jr, Afton Williamson, Richard T Jones, and Mercedes Mason.

Always stylin' was Wills in this season of "The Bachelorette!"

GH's Aunt Stella ... Daytime Emmy winner, Vernee Watson.

Photo Credit: HutchinsPhoto.com

Oscar winner, Timothy Hutton has signed to appear as a series regular on the upcoming fifth season of ABC’s How To Get Away With Murder.  

However, per as standard protocol for Shondaland productions, no storyline information has been revealed at this time, or just who, or how Hutton’s character enters the canvas.

But per ABC, “A new mystery involving one of their own will unfold, as relationships are fractured and new secrets are exposed.”

As for Hutton, he won a Supporting Actor Academy Award in 1981 for his role in Ordinary People.  He will soon be seen in the starring role in Netflix’s The Haunting Of Hill House, as well as Amazon’s Jack Ryan.

Hutton is also featured in the film Beautiful Boy starring Steve Carrell and Timothee Chalamet, and on TV recently starred on ABC’s American Crime in which he earned an Emmy nomination.

How To Get Away With Murder’s new season debuts on September 27th at 10PMET/PT on ABC.

Casting news per Deadline.  

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