[3] Season 5 picks up after Annalise's (Viola Davis) class action victory in the Supreme Court, with Michaela (Aja Naomi King), Connor (Jack Falahee), Asher (Matt McGorry) and Laurel (Karla Souza) moving on with the next chapter of their lives.
Oliver, Connor, Michaela and Laurel move in together, and Frank starts suspecting Gabriel's own reasons for being at Middleton.
Annalise and Emmett take on a wealthy client who is accused of killing his work partner; the DA in charge of the case is Miller.
Frank continues to investigate Gabriel, and finds a fake ID and a hard drive among his things.
Eventually, Annalise tells Bonnie about the file that Denver had on her, and how Nate discovered her child may be alive.
Governor Lynne Birkhead offers Annalise a plan for her to work with her to implement a "Fair Defense Project", which would require her to leave her job at Caplan & Gold.
To Emmett's dismay, Annalise takes the governor's deal to get Nate Sr. pardoned and out of the mental facility, but he is shot and killed before being released from prison.
Gabriel reveals the true intent behind his transfer to Middleton: an effort to know more about his father, Sam Keating, and specifically about his death.
Eve shows up at Annalise's door, informing her of Sam's past efforts to reconnect with his ex-wife that never came to fruition.
Annalise and Frank decide to tell the wrong version of the story to save Nate and Bonnie the guilt from having murdered an innocent man.
Emmett is taken into custody by the FBI in connection with the murder of Nate Sr., but he is later released with Annalise's help, and he vows to run for DA.
[1] In July 2018, series creator and showrunner Peter Nowalk told Deadline Hollywood his plans for the fifth season, confirming that the wedding between Jack Falahee and Conrad Ricamora's characters would take place, as well as a flashback episode further exploring the marriage between Viola Davis and Tom Verica's characters Annalise and Sam Keating, respectively.
[20] In June 2018, Rome Flynn was promoted to the series' main cast after appearing in a guest capacity in the fourth-season finale.
[21] In July 2018, Amirah Vann was promoted to the series' main cast after recurring in the fourth season.