According to Hollywood Reporter, this will be the second year in a row that Rhimes has three successful series — Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice — running on the network. It is not likely that her period drama, Gilded Lilys, will get picked up.
Scandal, a D.C.-based political drama in which Washington stars as a high-level problem solver, is based on the real-life experiences of PR guru and crisis management consultant Judy Smith.
Rhimes, Washington and Smith all graced the March issue of ESSENCE.