SCANDAL: The Complete First Season DVD Announcement

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Posted by wilsonmorales on Jun 1, 2012 | 1 comment

SCANDAL: The Complete First Season DVD Announcement
Posted by Wilson Morales

June 1, 2012

Coming out on DVD (June 12) is the hot new ABC TV series, ‘SCANDAL: The Complete First Season,’ starring Kerry Washington, Henry Ian Cusick, Columbus Short, Guillermo Diaz, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Tony Goldwyn, and Jeff Perry.

From the creator and executive producers of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” comes a drama revolving around the life and work of a professional crisis manager and her dysfunctional staff.

Producers: Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy”, “Private Practice”), Betsy Beers (“Grey’s Anatomy”), “Private Practice”), and Mark Wilding (“Grey’s Anatomy”) are executive producers.

Creator/Writer: Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy”, “Private Practice”)

Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) dedicates her life to protecting the public images of the nation’s elite and making sure their secrets never get out. Olivia is a former White House communications director for the President Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn), but has left to start her own crisis management firm, Olivia Pope and Associates. She is hoping to begin a new chapter of her life, but is finding out that she cannot leave parts of her past behind.

Olivia Pope and Associates staff includes Stephen Finch (Henry Ian Cusick), a womanizer considering settling down, Harrison Wright (Columbus Short), a smooth and efficient litigator, Abby Whelan (Darby Stanchfield), the firm’s investigator, Huck (Guillermo Diaz), a hacker with a CIA past, and Quinn Perkins (Katie Lowes), a fresh faced lawyer quickly learning the world of crisis management.

As these self-proclaimed “gladiators in suits” begin to reveal the cracks in their armor, will the masters of damage control be able to control the damage in their own personal lives? Relive every episode of this exciting political thriller, plus exclusive, never-before-seen bonus features, and get your fix of the ultimate “fixer.”

Recurring cast:
Kate Burton as Sally Hewitt: Vice President of the United States
Liza Weil as Amanda Tanner
JoBeth Williams as Sandra Harding
Joshua Malina as David Rosen

The two-disc DVD set comes complete with 7 episodes (Running Time: 301 minutes), bonus features and deleted scenes.

Bonus Features:

Scandal: Setting the Pace – This insightful piece allows fans to meet the cast of the show as they share their experiences playing such interesting roles and working on a show created by Shonda Rhimes.

Scripting Scandal – Scandal’s storylines are both riveting and topical. In this piece, fans will meet the show’s writers and their inspiration, Judy Smith, who the lead character is based on. Also included is a conversation with Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers as they discuss the process of writing such a compelling show.

Gladiators in Suits: Casting a Series – In this exciting piece, audiences have a chance to hear from Shonda Rhimes about how the production chose just the right actor for each role. The piece includes a look at screen tests and seeing the actors’ excitement upon learning the news that they’d been cast in the show.