Olivia Pope has traded in her old life and her old office for a position in the White House as Chief of Staff when SCANDAL returns for its seventh and final season.
With Olivia having moved to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, her former colleagues have taken over OPA. In fact, expectant mother Quinn Perkins is now the head of the crisis management firm — which has been renamed Quinn Perkins & Associates (QPA). Unfortunately, Quinn, Abby, Huck and Charlie aren’t having much luck with their business. In a sneak peek from the new season below we see them begging David Rosen to refer some of his friends to them, although he’s convinced they have a branding problem. While OPA was a legend in Washington, D.C., QPA is a total unknown.
Meanwhile, Mellie is now the first female president of the United States and Cyrus is serving as her VP. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Cyrus is trying hard to find his place in this new White House, especially since he isn’t the top dog. But will his desire for power clash with his duty to Mellie?
Finally, former POTUS Fitzgerald Grant III will be spending the final season focusing on maintaining his legacy by building his library and foundation with the help of Marcus Walker. And Rowan Pope’s role reversal with Olivia (who is also the head of B6-13) will prove challenging.
SCANDAL returns for an all new season on Thursday, October 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.