Kerry Washington and More Scandal Alums’ Quotes About Reboot

Several Scandal cast members have expressed their interest in doing a potential reboot in the future.

The drama created by Shonda Rhimes aired for seven seasons and starred Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Bellamy Young and more. Scandal followed Washington, D.C. fixer Olivia Pope (Washington) as she helped politicians navigate multiple conflicts with her crisis management firm. Olivia had her own personal issues as she was entangled in an affair with the president, played by Goldwyn.

Following the show’s end in 2018, the cast has remained close and have reunited at several events. While Washington, Goldwyn and more alums have expressed their interest in teaming up again to bring Scandal back, the decision is ultimately up to Rhimes. The creator previously shared that Scandal was done for good following the season 7 finale. However, Rhimes has admitted that Olivia was one of her favorite characters she made and would be interested in bringing her back for a future show.

“I like that character so much, even when she was bad,” she said of Olivia in a May 2023 interview with IMDB. “I like that character so much, she’s very interesting.”

Keep scrolling to see what the cast has said about a possible Scandal reboot:

Kerry Washington

During a March 2026 interview with E! News, Kerry Washington shared she would be interested in reprising her role of Olivia Pope, but the decision isn’t up to her.

“I feel like that’s a Shonda Rhimes question,” Washington said before joking that the internet has dubbed Chase Infiniti and Tyriq Withers as her and Tony Goldwyn’s characters’ fictional kids. “But you know, I do have these imaginary children that I’ve been taking selfies with all over town.”

Later that month, Washington confirmed during an appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast there have been zero talks about a reboot.

“There aren’t,” she said of a potential reunion before discussing the internet’s fictional casting of her and Goldwyn’s children. “But this joke about Chase Infiniti and Tyriq being our children, this is like the joke that will not die. And I love it so much. They actually do [look like us]. She has my smile, and Tariq has his smile. It’s so absurd.”

Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn was asked by Variety in September 2025 about if he would be interested in reuniting with his Scandal costars.

“We have reunions all the time,” he told the outlet, adding that creator Shonda Rimes had final say about whether it could happen. “It would be so fun. We’d have a blast.”

Scott Foley

Scott Foley, who played an additional love interest for Kerry Washington, exclusively told Us Weekly his thoughts on how to give fans a Scandal reboot.

“I think it would take Shonda Rhimes getting excited, having an idea of where all those characters, where they are in their lives,” he explained in December 2025, noting that his costars have been busy since the show wrapped. “Kerry’s everywhere right now. She’s got the new Knives Out sequel. I think it would take her slowing down a minute to give us some time to shoot some more Scandal.”

If they could make it happen, it would be an instant yes for Foley.

“If they say yes, I’m carrying their coattails,” he teased.

Guillermo Diaz

Guillermo Diaz, who portrayed former assassin Huck, shared that he and some of his other Scandal costars would be down for a potential film.

“I would love to do a Scandal movie. A couple of the other cast members have expressed the same,” he exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2025. “But that’s all up to Shonda Rhimes, if she wants to do it or not, but I could see us doing like a cool Scandal movie, absolutely.”