'Scandal' Season 3 Poster [PICTURE], Release Date Oct 2013, Spoilers & Cast Updates / Olivia Pope's Secret Is Out (VIDEO)

"Scandal" Season 3 rumors are swirling with the premiere just a few months away. Season 2 ended with some major drama fans are dying to see what happens next. 

The ABC hit drama premieres Season 3 on October 3, 2013. 

A newly released poster (show above) has released that shares some insight into the upcoming Season 3?

BuddyTV has created a great list of 10 Things to know about "Scandal" Season 3. You can read it HERE.

Star Kerry Washington has been nominated for a Emmy for 'Lead Actress In A Drama Series'. This is her first Emmy nomination and she is the first  black actress to be nominated in that category (Lead Actress In A Drama Series) since Cicely Tyson was nominated for her role in the NBC legal drama series "Sweet Justice" (1994-95).

Tune into the Emmys on Sunday, September 22, on CBS to see if Kerry will come home with the win. 

Show Plot: Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) dedicates her life to protecting the public images of the nation's elite and making sure their secrets never get out. Olivia is a former White House Communications Director for the president, but has left to start her own crisis management firm, Olivia Pope and Associates. She is hoping to begin a new chapter of her life, but is finding out that she cannot leave parts of her past behind without having a definite soft side.

Olivia Pope and Associates staff includes Harrison Wright (Columbus Short), a smooth and efficient litigator; Abby Whelan (Darby Stanchfield), the firm's investigator; Huck Finn (Guillermo Diaz), a hacker with a CIA past; and recent recruit Quinn Perkins (Katie Lowes), a fresh faced lawyer with a secret.

Check out the official 'Scandal' website for all of the latest details on the show HERE.