“Scandal” and “HTGAWM” are planning a crossover, because it’s about time Kerry Washington and Viola Davis shared the screen
It feels as though this mashup should have happened a long time ago: Stars of Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, Kerry Washington and Viola Davis, both hinted at a crossover via Instagram. Fans are in agreement that it’s about time. Because, hello, KERRY WASHINGTON AND VIOLA DAVIS.
Today, January 3rd, Kerry Washington posted a photo of herself dressed as her Scandal character, Olivia Pope. She’s seated on a bench within the HTGAWM set. Washington captioned the photo “Hey Ms @violadavis
check it out. This spot look familiar?! Where are you?”
An hour later, Davis posted a photo of herself on Instagram as her HTGAWM character, Annalise Keating, on the Scandal set. She responded, “Hey @KerryWashington, guess where I am?!”
Naturally, fans freaked out and crossed their fingers in hopes that this was all real. And thankfully, we didn’t have to wait long to get confirmation that the Scandal/HTGAWM crossover is actually in the works. Executive producer of both shows, Shonda Rhimes, tweeted a photo of the crossover script, in which we can clearly see Olivia Pope and Annalise Keating speaking to one another.
Rhimes called it #HowtoGetAwaywithScandal, and we like the sound of that.
People. It's happening. @petenowalk, you ready for this? #TGITCrossover #HowtoGetAwaywithScandal pic.twitter.com/laROhxbeu8
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) January 3, 2018
The shows will each have their own crossover episode, and their air dates/times have yet to be announced. Creator of HTGAWM, Pete Nowalk, said in a September 2014 interview that he imagined Olivia Pope and Annalise Keating existing “in completely different worlds.” He didn’t believe a crossover would ever happen.
But it looks like those worlds are finally colliding, and we couldn’t be more pleased.
Hey Ms @violadavis ❤️ check it out. This spot look familiar?! Where are you?
A post shared by Kerry Washington (@kerrywashington) on Jan 3, 2018 at 9:00am PST
Hey @KerryWashington, guess where I am?!
A post shared by Viola Davis (@violadavis) on Jan 3, 2018 at 9:30am PST
Keep your eyes peeled for the special ABC TGIT event. It’s something you won’t want to miss.