Articles about Scandal
Digital magic
James David Hattin, founder, creative director and senior visual effects supervisor of LA-based VFX Legion, discusses the company’s TV work and reveals his pride over the hundreds of visual effects that go unnoticed by viewers of ABC drama Scandal.
A stroll through Shondaland
Showrunner extraordinaire Shonda Rhimes walks back through her career, from her start in films to launching Grey’s Anatomy and bringing through new writers at her production label Shondaland.
The politics of TV writing
To mark Donald Trump’s shock victory over Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election, we look at the writers behind some of the country’s political TV drama series.
A journey through ShondaLand
A Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity panel featuring key figures from ShondaLand — the production stable responsible for such hits as How to Get Away with Murder — provided fascinating insight into what makes the firm’s shows so successful. Andy Fry reports.
The main event
ABC came out top in the US freshman drama stakes thanks to a single showrunner and some clever marketing. Channing Dungey, ABC Entertainment Group executive VP of drama development, explains how the network is ‘eventizing’ its schedule.