B613
| Scandal | |
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| Also known as | The Fixer (South Africa) |
| Genre |
Political thriller Political drama |
| Created by | Shonda Rhimes |
| Starring |
Kerry Washington Henry Ian Cusick Columbus Short Darby Stanchfield Katie Lowes Guillermo Díaz Jeff Perry Tony Goldwyn Bellamy Young Joshua Malina Scott Foley Portia de Rossi Cornelius Smith Jr. Joe Morton |
| Theme music composer | Chad Fischer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 106 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Shonda Rhimes Betsy Beers Mark Wilding |
| Producer(s) | Merri D. Howard Scott Collins Matt Byrne Heather Mitchell |
| Cinematography | Oliver Bokelberg Michael Wojciechowski |
| Editor(s) | Karen Castaneda Matthew Ramsey Gregory T. Evans Julia Grove Christal Khatib Matthew Pevic |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
ABC Studios ShondaLand |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format |
720p (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Audio format |
Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | April 5, 2012 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | beta |
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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 now President-Elect 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 and now President of the United States; 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.
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