Gladiators, your leader might be hanging up her white hat but that doesn't mean there won't be any more addictive, soapy, dramatic TV shows to watch now that Scandal is over.
In fact, TV Time has come up with a list of suggestions for shows you might like once your Shondaland political drama ends. Below, find a list of the top 10 shows that TV Time's Scandal followers also track — some have murder, some have incredible leading ladies, and many have aspirational wardrobes full of luxurious coats a la Olivia Pope. Check them out below.
10. The Good Wife (CBS)
This legal drama ran on CBS for seven seasons and starred Julianna Margulies as a woman whose politician husband is caught up in a sex scandal, forcing her to head back to work as a lawyer. It's got complicated relationship dynamics, ripped-from-the-headlines storylines, plenty of steamy romantic scenes, and another queen of business casual.
9. Devious Maids (Lifetime)
This show is also about the balance of power in a company town, only instead of Washington, D.C. and politics, Devious Maids focuses on the ultra-rich of Beverly Hills and the women who know the most valuable currency of all: information.
8. Chicago P.D. (NBC)
Scandal wasn't all soap — there were also plenty of procedural elements when Olivia Pope & Associates set out to solve a case or signed a new client (particularly in the first few seasons). Scratch that itch with the second of Dick Wolf's One Chicago shows, about the cops of the Windy City.
7. UnREAL (Lifetime)
Powerful female protagonist (slash sort-of antihero) + smart writing = this skewering of a reality dating show (a la The Bachelor) that tackles feminism, race relations, gender dynamics, and more.
6. Empire (Fox)
Taraji P. Henson's jailbird-turned-music mogul Cookie belongs in the pantheon of TV's best characters alongside Olivia Pope.
5. The Royals (E!)
Think about all of Olivia Pope's excellent coats, but then add some crazy amazing fascinators and hats. This is about a fictional British royal family, after all.
4. Chicago Med (NBC)
Not into police procedurals? Then try out Dick Wolf's One Chicago medical procedural instead.
3. The Catch (ABC)
This two-season series also came from Shondaland (thank you for all the addictive TV, Shonda Rhimes), and followed a sexy con artist and the woman he duped, whose entire job is actually to track down thieves.
2. Designated Survivor (ABC)
This show's also set in Washington, D.C., but in a world where Kiefer Sutherland is the president because he's the only member of Congress who survived an attack on the State of the Union.
1. Dynasty (The CW)
Rich people problems, the TV show. What was life like as a client of Olivia Pope's? Every single person in this dysfunctional family of multi-millionaires needs to hire OPA, stat.
