Kerry Washington to Headline Shonda Rhimes Pilot

Deadline is reporting Kerry Washington has been cast as the lead in the new Shonda Rhimes pilot, In Crisis. According to the site, the pilot will focus around Washington's character Olivia Price who runs a crisis management firm and and her crazy staff. The concept is based on the career of crisis consultant Judy Smith. The Losers and Death at a Funeral star Columbus Short has also signed on to play a lawyer at the firm.

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