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"Viola Davis has signed on to star in a new legal drama pilot from Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. Titled How to Get Away With Murder, the pilot will focus on Davis and a criminal defense professor, who becomes involved with a murder plot on the university campus.   TVLine reports that Scandal scribe Peter Nowalk will write the script, as well as co-executive produce with Rhimes and Betsy Beers.  This will be Davis&amp;#039;s first major foray as a television lead. She is best known for roles in Doubt and The Help.  She was most recently seen on the big screen opposite Harrison Ford in the science fiction movie Ender&amp;#039;s Game.  She is set to present at this year&amp;#039;s Oscar ceremony, along with Benedict Cumberbatch, Emma Watson and others. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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