Scandal is on the move! The long-running Shonda Rhimes series starring Kerry Washington currently streams on Netflix but it will be shifting to the Disney-owned Hulu, this month.
The former ABC drama will make its debut on the streamer May 20, 2020, when it will move from its current home on Netflix. Scandal ran for seven seasons on ABC and "revolved around Olivia Pope (Washington) as she and her team of so-called Gladiators "fixed" crises and political scandals in a fast-paced, morally questionable fashion". The series wasn't a huge hit out of the gate but when it was added to Netflix after season one, the show was discovered by many more viewers and it made the ratings on ABC soar, giving Rhimes another pop culture phenomenon hit after Grey's Anatomy. The series also starred Tony Goldwyn, Bellamy Young, Scott Foley, Darby Stanchfield, Guillermo Díaz, Katie Lowes, Jeff Perry, and Josh Malina.
The jump from Netflix to Hulu isn't all that surprising since Scandal was produced by Disney-owned ABC Studios and comes as the Mouse House continues to bring back all of its productions to its own platforms. The same is likely going to happen to Grey's Anatomy when its Netflix deal expires. Grey's is one of the most-streamed series on Netflix so that's bound to be a big loss after losing Friends to HBO Max and the eventual loss of The Office which will head to the Peacock streaming service when its Netflix deal ends.
Will YOU be following Scandal to Hulu?