Shonda Rhimes adds ‘Murder’ to her repertoire

Shonda Rhimes is getting away with Thursday.

Having given ABC two of TV’s and the night’s biggest hits, Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, Rhimes is now getting a third Thursday hour to complete the evening: How to Get Away With Murder. Viola Davis stars as a law professor who brings a group of first-year law students into her orbit, with homicidal results.

An Oscar-nominated actor for The Help and Doubt, Davis says she has had a healthy movie career, but it’s a career dominated by supporting roles. “I wanted to be the show. I wanted to have a character who took me out of my comfort zone.”

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