All the Shonda Rhimes Shows to Binge After Racing Through Bridgerton

Where for art thou Romeo? Well, we all know the fate of the protagonist Montague, but what about what happened to the rest of the inhabitants in Verona? That’s just what Still Star-Crossed, which is based on the Melinda Taub novel, sets out to expose.

A sequel to William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, the period series offers a peek into the lives of the people surrounding the feuding Montagues and Capulets. Unfortunately, the saga received only one season before it met the same fate as its star-crossed lovers.

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Starring Kerry Washington (and a striking wardrobe fit for a powerful D.C. woman), Scandal spent seven seasons examining and dramatizing American politics, while also managing crises of the industry—and the heart.

Washington stars as the Olivia Pope along with Tony Goldwyn as Fitzgerald “Fitz” Grant, the married president of the United States and Pope’s forbidden obsession. And over the course of its six-year run, Scandal snagged two Emmys and a multitude of further nominations.

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In 2014, Viola Davis made her debut as Annalise Keating, an enigmatic Philadelphia law school professor entangled in a murder mystery with her students. She'll have to use the lessons she once taught her students to cover up their mess.

Through that role, Davis became the very first Black woman to win an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama.

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A Grey’s Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice neonatal surgeon Addison Montgomery (Kat Walsh) join a private practice in Los Angeles. Though the series shares a character with the inimitable Grey’s, that’s where the similarities end.

A drama that follows its leading lady, Addison, through life’s twists and turns, Private Practice has a tone all its own. Don’t worry, though: The trademarks of a Shondaland production—relationship-challenged characters and tissue-worthy drama—made the trip, too.

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Mireille Enos traded soggy Seattle for sunny Los Angeles when she made the jump from The Killing to The Catch. Although the series about a fraud-exposing private investigator got the ax after only two seasons, the cat-and-mouse drama actually received positive feedback from the critics’ gallery.

Enos stars as Alice Vaughan, a P.I. who gets conned out of her life savings by her fiancé in the series pilot, then spends subsequent episodes trying to retrieve what’s hers. Of course, every great detective needs a sidekick, and that role goes to Rose Rollins who plays Valerie Anderson, Alice’s partner in cleaning up crime and quite possibly her soul mate.

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Off the Map saw only 13 episodes of life before flat-lining, but the series set in the South American jungle does have its Shondaland signatures: There’s graphic medical realism, constant relationship drama, and tons of eye candy.

The Ring’s Martin Henderson, Meryl Streep's daughter Mamie Gummer, and Friday Night Lights’ Zach Gilford lead the cast as maverick doctors working to revive their careers at an understaffed clinic in the tiny village of La Ciudad de las Estrellas.

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For the People launched in 2018 with Hope Davis and Ben Shenkman leading a cast of lawyers who straddle the gap between the defense and the prosecution. And as they work their cases from both sides of the aisle in the Southern District of New York (The Mother Court), their personal lives—you guessed it—get messy.

The two-season show also starred Regé-Jean Page, better known to Bridgerton fans as Simon Bassett, the Duke of Hastings.

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Rhimes’s Grey’s Anatomy isn’t good for just ferry boat trips and soapy guilty pleasures. It's really good at creating characters, principal and bit, who we genuinely care about—and can lead a spinoff. Station 19 follows the husband of Dr. Bailey (Chandra Wilson). Played by Jason George, Ben Warren left the emergency wing of Seattle’s most famous hospital to suit up in flame-retardant gear and fight fires across the city.

He’s joined by Jaina Lee Ortiz—her character is Andy Herrera, a firefighter following in her father’s station boots. The two lead a character-driven drama that focuses on the highs and lows of those working in a firehouse in Seattle, Washington.

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Churning narratives and inconceivable-in-the-best-way plot twists have kept Seattle Grace Hospital a hub for must-see TV for 15 years. Series original Ellen Pompeo leads an ever-evolving cast that includes Chandra Wilson, Justin Chambers, and James Pickens Jr.

A soapy medical drama that’s managed to seamlessly introduce network viewership to diversity and inclusivity, Grey’s has also—we should note—forever changed the perception of the everyday elevator from convenient floor lift to hotbed of sexual tension. And the drama isn’t going anywhere: According to Deadline, the long-running series will continue until Pompeo is ready to turn in her scrubs.

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Bridgerton is like a dashing rake, in that it's absolutely irresistible. Set in 19th century England, Bridgerton follows Daphne Bridgerton's (Phoebe Dynevor) dramatic first courtship season as she pretends to get engaged to the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page).

Bridgerton is based on a sprawling book series that depicts the love stories of all eight Bridgerton children—which means the show's future is already plotted out. We can't wait to see what's next.

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