
and focuses on Olivia Pope's crisis management firm, Olivia Pope & Associates (OPA), and its staff, as well as staff at the White House and surrounding political scene. Bush administration press aide Judy Smith, who serves as a co-executive producer. Kerry Washington's character, Olivia Pope, is partially based on former George H.W. Created by Shonda Rhimes, it aired on ABC from April 5, 2012, until April 19, 2018, for 124 episodes over seven seasons.



Scandal is an American political thriller television series starring Kerry Washington.
