X-Men's Jean Grey is coming on board season 2 of How to Get Away with Murder.

'Serious Obstacles' In Oliver & Connor's Path In Season 2  

TVLine reports that actress Famke Janssen, best known for her role as Grey in X-Men, has joined that cast of the ABC thriller. According to the report Janssen will playing a "brilliant, revered defense attorney who takes her job very seriously." The actress is set for a multi-episode arc in the series.

The latest addition to the cast had been Kendrick Sampson, best known for his work on Gracepoint and The Vampire Diaries. Deadline reported that the actor will be playing a recurring role in the series, but nothing is known about his character yet.

In other recent news related to the show, a report by Entertainment Weekly has revealed that fans will find out who the killer is in the season 2 premiere. EW has exclusively got this information from a reliable source. The publication also added that fingers strongly point to Wes Gibbins (Alfred Enoch), going by a recent reader poll that was conducted.

The first promo for the second season of How to Get Away With Murder was unveiled earlier this year and it reveals that the show will be returning with a a whole new chapter of "insanity."

In an interview, Charlie Weber, who plays Frank on How to Get Away With Murder, dished about what fans can expect from season 2 of the ABC series.

Speaking to E! Online, Weber revealed that while he didn't know anything about what the writers and producers had planned for the next season, he did talk about his personal hopes from the plot. The actor spoke about how they were excited about the show's renewal, but they were expecting it, and would've been shocked if it hadn't been picked up for another season.

"It's very exciting. We found out last night after the finale, but I think the writing was on the wall even though there wasn't anything official," he said. "Our jaws would have been on the floor if we weren't back for season two. But no, I know nothing about where we're going to go. That's the beauty of it. It is wide open. There are so many places we could go.

The finale of season 1 aired on Feb. 26.

Season 2 will premiere on Sept. 25.

Watch the promo here:

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