Shows Like Scandal
Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.
Ranked by shared creators, cast, themes, genre, and network — not just generic recommendations.
Grey's Anatomy
Shonda Rhimes flagship; shares Scandal's TGIT slot, serialized prestige drama, and same production DNA and tone.
How to Get Away with Murder
Shonda Rhimes–produced TGIT companion; DC legal/political stakes, morally grey female lead, same serialized style.
Inventing Anna
Created by Shonda Rhimes; stars Katie Lowes and Jeff Perry; same glossy prestige-drama formula.
The West Wing
White House / DC politics at its finest; shares cast member Joshua Malina; definitive political prestige drama.
House of Cards
DC political scheming, morally corrupt power players, White House intrigue — direct tonal and thematic peer.
Madam Secretary
DC political drama, female protagonist navigating Washington power, diplomatic crises and political intrigue.
Designated Survivor
White House presidency, political conspiracy, DC power vacuum — shares Scandal's political-thriller heartbeat.
The Night Agent
White House-based political conspiracy thriller; FBI operative uncovering corruption at the highest levels.
Suits
Slick power-broker legal drama; fixer-lawyer dynamics, elite world secrets, stylish serialized plotting.
Ray Donovan
Hollywood fixer making problems disappear for the powerful — same core fixer premise, different city, darker tone.
Pearson
Powerhouse female attorney moves into dirty Chicago politics; Suits spinoff with strong Scandal-adjacent energy.
Clarice
DC political FBI world; female protagonist navigating dangerous Washington power structures and corruption.
American Odyssey
DC-adjacent political conspiracy drama; corporate and government cover-up storylines echo Scandal's arc.
The Good Wife
Political-legal drama with a strong female lead navigating power and moral compromise; serious drama with soapy pull.
Damages
Ruthless female power player, manipulation and moral grey areas in a high-stakes professional world.
Revenge
Glossy soapy drama about a woman dismantling the elite through calculated scheming — Scandal's guilty-pleasure twin.
Matlock
Network drama about exposing corruption from within a powerful institution; shares Scandal's insider-threat DNA.
Good Girls
Female-led ensemble navigating crime and moral compromise; soapy stakes and strong female protagonist energy.
Bosch: Legacy
Highly rated investigator drama; fans of Scandal's procedural-meets-serial format frequently migrate here.
Quantico
Female-led network thriller centered on FBI agents and conspiracy at the highest levels of US government.
How Good Is Scandal?
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