The riveting world of "Scandal" may well be wrapping up before Season 6, if rumors are to be believed.
In fact, one of the main reasons for the show's latest season being postponed to 2017 was due to Kerry Washington's pregnancy, reports Game N Guide. So it appears likely that if Kerry Washington leaves the show, then "Scandal" might be canceled.
However, it looks like fans of the show do have plenty of opposing arguments for these rumors. For one, the "Scandal" lead herself has not made any comments regarding leaving the show or otherwise, despite rumors attesting that the actress might be considering it.
Additionally, Washington has been pregnant while filming before. And, it also appears that, instead of writing Kerry's pregnancy into the script, the show's writers have chosen to hide her pregnancy on the show, using strategic shots and costume choices for the shoots instead.
Moreover, canceling the show with so many loose ends and unanswered questions remaining will surely disgruntle the show's followers. And after the effort has put into ensuring that viewers of the show have been kept on the edges of their seats, a premature and abrupt cancellation of the show will not be in the show, the cast's, or the network's best interests. Some speculated that, at the very least, another actress might be hired, or the episodes filmed for Season 6 might be shorter or fewer.
However, the leading star's reveal about how her baby bump was hidden during the filming of "Scandal", Season 6, is enough to put cancellation rumors about the show at rest.
As for the ones in charge of the show, both the writers and the network had maintained that Season 6 of 'Scandal' would premiere in January 2017. In fact, the current murmur in the wind is that Olivia Pope and her team will be picking up right on Election Day.
