SCANDAL
DRAMA / THRILLER
USA
2012-2018
SCANDAL is an American political thriller television series starring Kerry Washington. Created by Shonda Rhimes, it aired on ABC from April 5, 2012, to April 19, 2018, for 124 episodes over seven seasons. SCANDAL consists of 124 episodes of 43 minutes.
STORY: Set in Washington, D.C., the series focuses on Olivia Pope's (Kerry Washington) crisis management firm, Olivia Pope & Associates (OPA) and its associates, who also include employees of the White House and the surrounding political scene. Alongside Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn can be seen as Fitzgerald Grant III, the president of the United States - later a former president - and Olivia's main love interest.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Following an email, James (Dan Bucatinsky) lies to his husband Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry)— who happens to be the President's Chief of Staff and is involved in a previously mentioned scandal — and finds the smoking gun in the memory card of a voting machine that reveals that the state that sent the Republican to the White House was indeed fraudulent. Cyrus Rutherford Beene, former White House chief of staff who became the running mate in the presidential election with Governor Francisco Vargas (Ricardo Chavira). Cyrus asks Jake (Scott Foley) to help protect the secret, which he does by killing James to prevent Cyrus from being covered up.
James Novak (Dan Bucatinsky) & Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry)
DAN BUCATINSKY (2015-2020) September 22, 1965, New York City, NY, USA
JEFF PERRY (2017-2020) August 16, 1955, Highland Park, IL, USA
SPECIAL: Scandal is one of the most popular shows on social media. The cast tweets with their fans when the show airs on television. The show also has the most loyal Twitter followers according to Nielsen Social.
AWARDS: ‘SCANDAL’ won 2 Primetime Emmys. 35 wins & 72 nominations
7.7 IMDB
