BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.,
Sept. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- In support of the second season premiere on Thursday, September 24 of ABC's critically
acclaimed series, "How To Get Away With Murder," Netflix, Inc. and
ABC today announced a fully global agreement making Netflix the
exclusive worldwide streaming home of the first season of the hit
drama. Season one episodes of the series will arrive in the
U.S., Canada and Latin America on September 18, and all remaining and future
territories beginning in Q4 2015 or 2016.
"Netflix is dedicated to bringing great entertainment to our
members around the world, in both current and future markets," said
Sean Carey, Vice President of Global
TV at Netflix. "We're excited to offer global audiences season one
of "How To Get Away With Murder," offering members a chance to
discover it for the first time or relive the drama of season one
before the new season's premiere."
"'How To Get Away With Murder' is ABC's highest rated new series
from the 2014/15 season," said Janice
Marinelli, President, Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and
Television Distribution. "This agreement to make our season
one episodes available underscores the value of this series, and
reinforces the overall popularity of 'How To Get Away With Murder'
on ABC and its other first-run platforms around the world."
About "How To Get Away With Murder," Season One:
The brilliant, charismatic and seductive Annalise Keating gets entangled with four law
students from her class "How to Get Away with Murder." Little do
they know that they will have to apply what they learned to real
life, in this masterful, sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller.
"How to Get Away with Murder" stars Academy Award-Nominee Viola
Davis as Professor Annalise Keating,
Billy Brown as Nate, Alfred Enoch as Wes, Jack Falahee as Connor, Katie Findlay as Rebecca, Aja Naomi King as Michaela, Matt McGorry as Asher, Karla Souza as Laurel, Charlie Weber as Frank
and Liza Weil as Bonnie. Davis was nominated for the
2015 Best Actress in a Drama Emmy for her portrayal of Keating.
"How to Get Away with Murder" is created and executive-produced
by Pete Nowalk ("Scandal," "Grey's
Anatomy"). Shonda Rhimes ("Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy"),
Betsy Beers ("Scandal," "Grey's
Anatomy") and Bill D'Elia ("Grey's Anatomy," "The West Wing") also
serve as executive producers. "How to Get Away with Murder" is
produced by ABC Studios.
About Netflix:
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is the world's leading Internet
television network with over 65 million members in over 50
countries enjoying more than 100 million hours of TV shows and
movies per day, including original series, documentaries and
feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime,
anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen. Members can
play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or
commitments.
About ABC:
Disney|ABC Television Group is comprised of The Walt Disney
Company's global entertainment and news television properties,
owned television stations group, and radio business. This
includes ABC Studios, the ABC Owned Television Stations Group, and
the ABC Television Network, which provides entertainment, news and
kids programming to viewers via more than 200 affiliated stations
across the U.S. It also includes Disney Channels Worldwide, a
portfolio of 107 kid-driven, family-inclusive entertainment
channels, including Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior,
Disney Cinemagic, Hungama, and Radio Disney brands, as well as
cable network ABC Family, which targets Millennials. Disney|ABC
Home Entertainment and Television Distribution and Disney Media
Distribution round out the portfolio. Disney|ABC Television Group
also has equity interests in A+E Networks, Hulu, and
Fusion.
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