The "How To Get Away With Murder" poster was released by ABC, which shows cast Viola Davis awash with the red hue in the latest Shonda Rhimes offering.

Creator Shonda Rhimes herself shared the "How To Get Away With Murder" poster on social media which also shows Viola Davis dressed in an elegant black dress. The 48-year-old actress is playing a law professor, of course, and not some murderer trying to evade the law.

According to Zap2it, Viola Davis will play the role of Prof. Annalise Keating who offers her students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Those who manage to top the class will work at her own law firm for some practical training.

BuzzFeed calls the "How To Get Away With Murder" poster as "basically perfect."

"Standing strong - and solo - against a bold red background accented with an ink-like splash, the 48-year-old actress commands your attention, and demands your respect," it said.

Viola Davis, meanwhile, explained her reason for taking on the character during the 2014 Television Critics Association summer press tour.

"I wanted to be the show. I wanted to have a character that kind of took me out of my comfort zone. And that character happened to be in a Shonda Rhimes show in 'How to Get Away With Murder,'" she said, per BuzzFeed. "And so I did the only smart thing that any sensible actress would do, and I took it. I dove at it."

She also said that her character is somewhat mysterious and people don't quite get who she is from the first few episodes.

"She's not the kind of person that doesn't need God, Jesus, or Buddha, because she knows all the answers. She's messy. She's a woman. She's sexual. She's vulnerable. And I think I feel extremely fortunate that I am alive and still active and this role came to me at this point in my life," Viola Davis said.