Shonda Rhimes dished new details about the upcoming fourth season of ABC's "Scandal," claiming things aren't what they seem.
Rhimes spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the changes coming to the show, confirming the death of a major character and explaining how Fitz's re-election impacts everyone's lives.
Check out the best quotes from the interview below. "Scandal" season four will premiere on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m.
Rhimes on why she isn't concerned about the show's ending:
"I'm not worried about that at all. I've already decided when Scandal is ending. I think there's only so much Scandal you can tell satisfactorily. The Fitz-Liv thing can only be told so long and in such a way. It's not a 10-season or eight-season show. I've already decided how long that is and what that's going to be. I'm not really worried about that."
Rhimes on how the show will shift back to the old formatting:
"Definitely more of a case of the week, but also literally we can tell a story in which our characters are in a room together. In season two and season one, Kerry is in almost every scene, and that's not possible in season three. So it just necessitated a different mode of storytelling, and we're very excited to get back to Olivia-centric storytelling."
Rhimes on how Olivia's absences affects her gladiators:
"Everyone has been betrayed, and the family has been blown apart. I love the idea that Liv really felt by getting on the plane she was doing what was best for everybody. She's been tricked in a horrible way, and she's very possibly completely wrong. What has happened to Harrison happened. What she discovers about that is going to be very bad.
"The betrayals are very bad, and how those betrayals change everyone is going to be permanent. Those changes will be permanent, and how she deals with that is going to be permanent. The world we are coming back to will be forever changed and forever different, and that is going to be very interesting. We're really excited. I can't wait for the first table read."
Rhimes on who will be most affected by Harrison's death:
"Olivia, really, but all the Gladiators are. It will be very devastating for Abby in a surprising way. You'll see how she's coping with it in a very different way than you would expect."
