Scandal

Scandal

2012
7.1
8 Seasons
Drama

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her 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.

Season

Episodes

Episode 1
Ep 1

Sweet Baby

Olivia hires Quinn Perkins; On Quinn Perkins' first day, she is given the task of of dealing with a woman's accusation against the President of the United States. Meanwhile, Pope & Associates must prove a decorated war veteran innocent of murder.

Episode 2
Ep 2

Dirty Little Secrets

Olivia and her team must keep a DC madam's client list under wraps when she comes under investigation, leading to the firm protecting many of DC's most influential. Meanwhile, Quinn must continue to deal with the President's former intern.

Episode 3
Ep 3

Hell Hath No Fury

When a millionaire's son is accused of rape, Pope & Associates take the case and find it difficult to change public perception. Olivia must also deal with Amanda Tanner's first request as a client: a meeting with the President.

Episode 4
Ep 4

Enemy of the State

After the Amanda Tanner case takes a shocking turn, one-time friends Olivia and Cyrus take heated, opposing viewpoints, and Cyrus tries to help in investigating the personal lives of Olivia and her associates. Meanwhile Olivia and her team help a dictator locate his wife and children who have been allegedly kidnapped, and Quinn goes out with a reporter seeking information.

Episode 5
Ep 5

Crash and Burn

After a commercial plane crashes, taking the lives of all onboard, Olivia Pope and her "gladiators-in-suits" must defend the pilot from media and airline accusations; meanwhile, when Amanda Tanner goes missing, Huck calls upon his dark past to find her whereabouts, and Fitz seeks the help of the Vice President in order to pass key legislation despite their icy relationship.

Episode 6
Ep 6

The Trail

As Gideon investigates Amanda Tanner's past, a series of events from the past reveal the contentious primary race between Fitzgerald Grant and Sally Langston, Olivia's first meeting with Grant on the campaign trail and the formation of the Pope & Associates team.

Episode 7
Ep 7

Grant: For the People

When Quinn finds herself in a tragic and compromising position, Olivia and the team rush to her side; all the while, a reluctant Cyrus must turn to Olivia when Billy Chambers makes an announcement that shakes Fitz's presidency to its core.

Cast

Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

Olivia Pope

Darby Stanchfield

Darby Stanchfield

Abby Whelan

Katie Lowes

Katie Lowes

Quinn Perkins

Guillermo Díaz

Guillermo Díaz

Huck

Jeff Perry

Jeff Perry

Cyrus Beene

Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

President Fitzgerald Grant

Joshua Malina

Joshua Malina

David Rosen

Bellamy Young

Bellamy Young

Mellie Grant

George Newbern

George Newbern

Charlie

Scott Foley

Scott Foley

Jake Ballard

Cornelius Smith, Jr.

Cornelius Smith, Jr.

Marcus Walker

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Eli 'Rowan' Pope