Scandal season 1
The first season of the ABC American television drama series Scandal premiered on April 5, 2012 and concluded on May 17, 2012, with a total of 7 episodes.
Plot
This season introduces Olivia Pope and the various members of her firm, as well as President of the United States Fitzgerald Grant and Cyrus Beene, his chief of staff. The season focused on the lives of the team members, the relationship between Olivia and the president, and the mystery surrounding Amanda Tanner's involvement with the White House, among other cases the team solved.Cast and characters
Main
- Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
- Henry Ian Cusick as Stephen Finch
- Columbus Short as Harrison Wright
- Darby Stanchfield as Abigail "Abby" Whelan
- Katie Lowes as Quinn Perkins
- Guillermo Diaz as Huck
- Jeff Perry as White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene
- Tony Goldwyn as President Fitzgerald "Fitz" Thomas Grant III
Recurring
- Joshua Malina as David Rosen
- Bellamy Young as First Lady Melody "Mellie" Grant
- Brendan Hines as Gideon Wallace
- Matt Letscher as Billy Chambers
- Liza Weil as Amanda Tanner
- Dan Bucatinsky as James Novak
- Kate Burton as [Vice President of the United States|President of the United States|Vice President] Sally Langston
- Brian Letscher as Tom Larsen
- George Newbern as Charlie
Guest stars
- Mimi Kennedy as Sharon Marquette
- JoBeth Williams as Sandra Harding
- Valerie Cruz as Carolina Flores
- Brenda Song as Alissa
- Samantha Sloyan as Jeannine Locke
- Wes Brown as Lieutenant Sully St. James