One of the most popular shows to come out of Shondaland, Shonda
Rhimes's production company, is ABC's political drama Scandal
(2012–18)—a series whose tremendous success and marketing savvy
led LA Times critic Mary McNamara to hail it as ""the show that
Twitter built"" and Time magazine to name its protagonist as one of
the most influential fictional characters of 2013. The series
portrays a fictional Washington, DC, and features a diverse group
of characters, racially and otherwise, who gather around the show's
antiheroine, Olivia Pope, a powerful crisis manager who happens to
have an extramarital affair with the president of the United
States. For seven seasons, audiences learned a great deal about
Olivia and those interwoven in her complex world of politics and
drama, including her team of ""gladiators in suits,"" with whom she
manages the crises of Washington's political elite. This volume,
named for both Olivia's team and the show's fans, analyzes the
communication, politics, stereotypes, and genre techniques featured
in the television series while raising key questions about the
intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and viewing audiences.
The essays range from critical looks at various members of
Scandal's ensemble, to in-depth analyses of the show's central
themes, to audience reception studies via interviews and social
media analysis. Additionally, the volume contributes to research on
femininity, masculinity, and representations of black womanhood on
television. Ultimately, this collection offers original and timely
perspectives on what was one of America's most ""scandalous""
prime-time network television series.
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