Moderate sex and nudity, which is more than most TV-14 titles carry. Beyond that, some strong language and strong violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
Scare
Mildly scary
A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares
A couple
One or two sudden jolts.
Gore
Light gore
Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence
Strong violence
Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity
Moderate
Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
Language
Moderate
Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
Is How to Get Away with Murder scary?
Only a little. How to Get Away with Murder has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is How to Get Away with Murder?
Light gore and strong violence.
What is How to Get Away with Murder rated, and is it OK for kids?
For teens, mostly: it is rated TV-14, with moderate sex and nudity, some strong language, and strong violence.
What is How to Get Away with Murder about?
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Cast and crew
Created byPeter Nowalk
StarringViola Davis, Billy Brown, Jack Falahee, Rome Flynn, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry