Scandal: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Everyone has secrets… and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the nation's elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope's team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits", who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.

Series details

• Title: Scandal
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2012-04-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-04-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 98

Cast and credited roles

• Kerry Washington — Olivia Pope
• Darby Stanchfield — Abby Whelan
• Katie Lowes — Quinn Perkins
• Guillermo Diaz — Huck
• Tony Goldwyn — President Fitzgerald "Fitz" Grant
• Jeff Perry — Cyrus Beene
• Bellamy Young — Mellie Grant
• Joshua Malina — David Rosen
• Scott Foley — Jake Ballard
• Joe Morton — Eli Pope
• George Newbern — Charlie
• Cornelius Smith Jr. — Marcus Walker

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-04-05; final listed air date 2012-05-17; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-09-27; final listed air date 2013-05-16; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2013-10-03; final listed air date 2014-04-17; episode order: 18.
• Season 4: premiered 2014-09-25; final listed air date 2015-05-14; episode order: 22.
• Season 5: premiered 2015-09-24; final listed air date 2016-05-12; episode order: 21.
• Season 6: premiered 2017-01-26; final listed air date 2017-05-18; episode order: 16.
• Season 7: premiered 2017-10-05; final listed air date 2018-04-19; episode order: 18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Scandal on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.