Scandal actress Kerry Washington is back on set with her co-stars and they are prepping for more new episodes.

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The actress recently bid her fans a goodbye on Twitter while she celebrated the new year, but now she's back, and it just three short weeks, she will be gladiating the small screens.

On Monday, Washington, who plays D.C crisis manager Olivia Pope, shared a new Instagram photo announcing that she was back from hiatus and that she was heading to work.

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Later during the day, she shared another photo of she and some of the other Scandal cast members getting ready for their first table read of the year.

Table read. My POV. #ScandalFam #scandal Une photo publiée par Kerry Washington (@kerrywashington) le Janv. 1, 2015 at 5:29 PST

Fans have been sitting on the edge of their seats anxiously awaiting the return of the show, and the teasers definitely aren't helping.

The winter finale left off with Washington being taken under her will at the request of the Vice President, President Grant's sworn enemy.

Fans were left with so many unanswered questions, and by the look of things, it doesn't look like they'll be getting any answers until the show returns later this month.

Washington has shared very little about the enticing new episode, but one thing fans do know is that is will definitely be worth the wait.

Scandal returns to Thursday nights on Jan. 29 at 9 p.m. on ABC.

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