Reports: ‘Scandal' to end after season 7, Shonda Rhimes says

Actors Darby Stanchfield, Joe Morton, and Cornelius Smith Jr., and (Bottom L-R) actors Tony Goldwyn, Kerry Washington, and Bellamy Young of the television show 'Scandal' speak onstage.

TV producer Shonda Rhimes' hit ABC political drama "Scandal" is ending with its seventh season, according to a report from TV Line.

Currently in its sixth season with two episodes to go until the finale, TV Line, citing unnamed sources, said.

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Rhimes has long said she had the ending for the series in mind, but the 2016 U.S. presidential election has impacted how the series will conclude.

"I used to know how it ended, and then Donald Trump was elected," Rhimes told The Hollywood Reporter in April. "We had a destination, and I don't know if that's our destination anymore."

According to TV Line, ABC will announce the end of the series at its upfront presentation Tuesday. Rhimes, according to the website, decided to end the series with the seventh season and ABC accepted.

Rhimes is producing an upcoming period drama “Still Star-Crossed,” which takes place after the events in “Romeo and Juliet.” She is also still at the helm of other successful shows, producing “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Catch” and “How to Get Away with Murder.”