Template:Infobox season Scandal premiered in April 2012 on ABC with 7 episodes and was renewed for a second season.
Season Overview
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Cast
Main Cast
- Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
- Henry Ian Cusick as Stephen Finch
- Columbus Short as Harrison Wright
- Darby Stanchfield as Abby Whelan
- Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins
- Guillermo Diaz as Huck
- Jeff Perry as Cyrus Beene, White House Chief of Staff
- Tony Goldwyn as Fitzgerald "Fitz" Thomas Grant III - President of the United States (POTUS)
Supporting Cast
Supporting characters are those who play a bigger part in storylines of the main characters.
- Bellamy Young as First Lady Mellie Grant - First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS)
- Joshua Malina as Assistant US Attorney David Rosen
- Matt Letscher as Billy Chambers - Chief of Staff to the Vice President
- Dan Bucatinsky as James Novak
- Kate Burton as Vice President Sally Langston - Vice President of the United States
- Brenda Song as Alissa2
Season Supporting Cast
These actors/characters only appeared in this season.
- Liza Weil as Amanda Tanner†
- Brendan Hines as Gideon Wallace† - Reporter for The D.C. Sun
Recurring Cast
- Brian Letscher as Secret Service Agent Tom - assigned to POTUS detail
- Stoney Westmoreland as Secret Service Agent Hal - assigned to POTUS detail
- Leslie Grossman as Lisa - DC Coroner
- Troy Winbush as Morris Elcott - Security Guard @ White House Main Gate
- Laila Ayad as Female Aide
Episodes
01 | 01
"Sweet Baby" April 05, 2012
Directed by: Paul McGuigan - Written by: Shonda Rhimes
When a young lawyer starts a new job at a crisis management firm, she must deal with an accusation against the nation's president on her first day.
02 | 02
"Dirty Little Secrets" April 12, 2012
Directed by: Roxann Dawson - Written by: Heather Mitchell
Olivia must protect a new client who is under investigation; Quinn runs into trouble.
03 | 03
"Hell Hath No Fury" April 19, 2012
Directed by: Allison Liddi-Brown - Written by: Matt Byrne
The team tries to help a millionaire's son who has been accused of rape; when Olivia takes on Amanda Tanner as a client, her first request is a meeting with the president.
04 | 04
"Enemy of the State" April 26, 2012
Directed by: Michael Katleman - Written by: Richard E. Robbins
Olivia Pope and Cyrus get into a heated argument about the Amanda Tanner case; the team helps a dictator who claims his wife and children were kidnapped.
05 | 05
"Crash and Burn" May 03, 2012
Directed by: Steve Robin - Written by: Mark Wilding
Olivia and her team help defend the pilot of a commercial plane that crashed, killing all onboard; when Amanda Tanner goes missing, Huck must call upon his past to help find her; Fitz asks the vice president for help.
06 | 06
"The Trail" May 10, 2012
Directed by: Tom Verica - Written by: Jenna Bans
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.
07 | 07
"Grant: For the People" May 17, 2012
Directed by: Roxann Dawson - Written by: Shonda Rhimes
Olivia and the team rally when Quinn finds herself in a tragic situation; Cyrus turns to Olivia when an announcement affects Fitz's presidency.