Love
Power
Betrayal
Good
Evil
SCANDAL
Life is full of dirty secrets
The fittest, survive
The useless, demise.
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SCANDAL - is an American political thriller television series
starring Kerry Washington. Created by Shonda Rhimes, it debuted on ABC on April
5, 2012. Kerry Washington's character, Olivia Pope, is partially based on
former George H.W. Bush administration press aide Judy Smith, who serves as a
co-executive producer.
The show takes place in Washington, D.C. and focuses on
Olivia Pope's crisis management firm, Olivia Pope & Associates, and its
staff, as well as staff at the White House and surrounding political scene,
which includes President Fitzgerald Grant III, White House Chief of Staff
Abigail Whelan, Attorney General David Rosen, Vice President Susan Ross, the
Vice President's Chief of Staff Elizabeth North, ex-First Lady and Virginia
senator Mellie Grant, NSA Director Jake Ballard, and ex-White House Chief of
Staff Cyrus Beene. In addition to Kerry Washington, the show features Guillermo
Diaz and Katie Lowes as assistants at O.P.A.; Tony Goldwyn as the President;
Bellamy Young as the ex-First Lady and senator; Jeff Perry as the former White
House Chief of Staff; Darby Stanchfield as the White House Press Secretary and
current Chief of Staff; Joshua Malina as the Attorney General; Scott Foley as
the Director of the NSA; Portia de Rossi as the Vice President's Chief of
Staff; Cornelius Smith Jr. as a civil rights activist and associate at O.P.A.;
and Joe Morton as Olivia's father and the former head of a spy agency called
B613.
The show was named a Television Program of the Year by the
American Film Institute, received the Peabody Award for Excellence in
Television and was honored as Outstanding Drama Series at the Image Awards.
Washington has won the Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
and has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a
Drama Series, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, and a
SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series.
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