Season 3 of How to Get Away With Murder might return to the format of dealing with various cases by the week, instead of really digging deep into just one as it happened in the last chapter.

In a recent interview with TVLine, showrunner Pete Nowalk, revealed that they hoped to return to the idea of Annalise's (Viola Davis) class tackling a different case by the week, which was prominent in Season 1 but was pared down in Season 2. "I like switching it up, honestly," says Nowalk. "I don't want the show to become stale. In the back half of Season 2, we had so much emphasis on Rose's case that there wasn't room for cases of the week. We'll probably try to do a balance."

Nowalk also went on to speak about what essentially matteres was how Annalise did her job, and that will remain at the core of the show and the next season.

"I love watching Annalise do her job in any way. She loves her job, and I don't think she's the same person if she's not doing it. So, whether that's case of the week or case of the season, seeing her at work is what I care about," he said.

In a previous interview with TVLine Nowalk addressed a pertinent question about Season 3 of How to Get Away With Murder that is on everybody's minds. Will Annalise continue working with her chosen few first year students, or are we looking at a fresh brood in the next chapter? Nowalk revealed that the question was indeed relevant and hinted that Annalise was likely to continue working with her current crew despite the fact that they are first years and would most likely be moving on. Nowalk gave pretty compelling reasons for how and why the crew would stick together, but he didn't entirely dismiss the idea of a new batch of students. "I'm open to that, but I also don't see how [any new students] could be as intimately involved in Annalise's life as these five have. Also, there's no formula to this show. Does Annalise want to continue being a professor? Does the school still want her there? Do [the Keating Five] want to stay in law school? All valid questions," he said. "I just don't want it to feel like we're making a show that's got a formula: 'Here's a new crop of students, and they're going to murder someone else!' Yes, the show is outrageous and we do over-the-top things, but these [existing] characters are bonded for life."

The Season 2 finale episode, "Anna Mae," aired on March 17.

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