On May 11, 2018, ABC renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on September 27, 2018.

After Annalise Keating’s class-action victory in the Supreme Court, she and her associates seek to start a new chapter in their lives. Annalise starts working at Caplan & Gold so she can use their resources for her class-action cases, while also working back at Middleton. Michaela Pratt, Connor Walsh, Asher Millstone and Laurel Castillo start their third year at law school, and a new student, Gabriel Maddox joins the group on Annalise’s class.

Meanwhile, Frank tries to find out the real reason Maddox came to Middleton in the first place, and Asher joins Bonnie at the DA’s office as he gets an internship there. At the same time, Connor and Oliver Hampton also start planning their wedding, which is seen through new flashforwards that reveal a new murder committed.