Scandal is a delicious combination of the relationship drama and love troubles we adore in Shonda Rhimes' shows (what's "Grey's Anatomy" without some steamy hookups?), set in the fast-paced world of high-level crisis management and is ripe with plenty of political intrigue.
Rhimes might
be best known for her TV medical dramas ("Grey's" and "Private
Practice"), but Scandal proves that she can shake up her
proven format and still find success. Kerry Washington stars as Olivia Pope, a
high-powered D.C.-based "fixer" who has resolved some of the
country's biggest scandals. She was the President's communications director and
go-to gal, and is now running her own outfit that caters to the who's who of
Washington, D.C., and beyond.
We've got an
exclusive sneak peek at the show's premiere episode (Thurs., Apr. 5, 10 p.m. ET
on ABC) that shows Olivia Pope in action. The biggest takeaway: You don't want
to be on the receiving end of a call from Olivia Pope & Associates.
Washington
leads a truly stellar cast, which includes several familiar faces from
Shondaland: Stephen Finch ("Lost" alum Henry Ian Cusick), the morally
ambiguous but brilliant defense attorney; Harrison Wright (Columbus Short), a
slick litigator; Huck (Guillermo Diaz), an expert hacker; Abby Whelan (Darby
Stanchfield), who's a top investigator with a soft-spot for Stephen; and Quinn
Perkins (Katie Lowes), the new girl who, as you'll see in the clip, learns how
things are done pretty quickly.
There's also
Olivia's friends at the White House, including Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry, who
also plays Meredith and Lexie's dad Thatcher Grey on "Grey's"), the
Vice President, played by Kate Burton (Meredith's mom Ellis Grey) and Olivia's
former boss, President Fitzgerald Grant, played by Tony Goldwyn.
Source: Huffington Post
Source: Huffington Post
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