"Scandal" season 4 start date news and spoilers are getting more interesting as the show's premiere date nears.

"Scandal" season 4 start date will be on September 25 on ABC, and fans just can't wait.

The upcoming run will likely to premiere with a time jump said show creator Shonda Rhimes.

"I don't like the phrase time jump. We come back in a different place. I guess it's a time jump; it's not that big," she said. Rhimes also explained that the new season will follow a more "Olivia-centric" type of storytelling. This gives the spotlight back to actress Kerry Washington who was very pregnant in season 3.

Rhimes also shared with TV Guide, that "everything is different" with "Scandal" season 4. She further added that it will be Abby's season.

"A lot of what we know about Abby happens this season. A lot of what we discover about her and see about her back story will happen as we tell Abby's story."

Rhimes share more Scandal season 4 start date news and spoilers by sharing, "When we come back into the season, we find ourselves is a surprising place both time-wise and location-wise. The world we are coming back to will be forever changed and forever different, and that is going to be very interesting."

And when it comes to the Jake-Olivia-Fitz love triangle, fans can expect to see more of that in season 4.

"So, whatever that relationship [Jake and Olivia] is, as fun or romantic or happy as that will be, she's very clearly in love with another man. I don't know what that holds for them. They have to face whatever that's going to mean."

Here's an exclusive look at the teaser poster for season 4.

Stay tuned for more "Scandal" season 4 start date news and spoilers!