Ellen Pompeo’s Meredith Grey had many love interests over 19 seasons of “Grey’s Anatomy,” from Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd to Scott Speedman’s Nick Marsh, but such constant relationship conflict ultimately became a source of frustration for the actor. During a “Grey’s” reunion interview with Katherine Heigl as part of Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series, Pompeo lamented over Meredith’s lack of growth in her love life.
“When you stay on a show and with a character that long…for me, I really need to make sense of things and I really need to see evolution and growth,” Pompeo said. “And with network television specifically, there has to be some consistency for the audience. The audience wants familiarity. The writers get stuck in the consistency of something, and it’s harder, which I always would argue against and say, ‘We have such an incredible fan base. They’re so loyal.
“When you stay on a show and with a character that long…for me, I really need to make sense of things and I really need to see evolution and growth,” Pompeo said. “And with network television specifically, there has to be some consistency for the audience. The audience wants familiarity. The writers get stuck in the consistency of something, and it’s harder, which I always would argue against and say, ‘We have such an incredible fan base. They’re so loyal.
- 6/6/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Certain shows are synonymous with specific characters and actors.
It's almost to the point that it's hard to imagine those shows without the characters that made them.
Until one day, you have to imagine it when an actor decides it's time to move onward and leave that particular role behind.
From Grey's Anatomy to The Resident to NCIS, these iconic shows have lost cast members along the way. We remember some of those departures in this list of actors who left successful television series.
Make sure to hit us up in the comments with some of the departures that hit you the most!
Christopher Meloni – Law & Order Svu
When you think of Svu, often you'll think of Benson and Stabler.
They were the heartbeat of the series for twelve seasons, and that's why it was so shocking for fans when Christopher Meloni left the series after that twelfth year.
It's almost to the point that it's hard to imagine those shows without the characters that made them.
Until one day, you have to imagine it when an actor decides it's time to move onward and leave that particular role behind.
From Grey's Anatomy to The Resident to NCIS, these iconic shows have lost cast members along the way. We remember some of those departures in this list of actors who left successful television series.
Make sure to hit us up in the comments with some of the departures that hit you the most!
Christopher Meloni – Law & Order Svu
When you think of Svu, often you'll think of Benson and Stabler.
They were the heartbeat of the series for twelve seasons, and that's why it was so shocking for fans when Christopher Meloni left the series after that twelfth year.
- 6/24/2022
- by Whitney Evans
- TVfanatic
When “Grey’s Anatomy” returns with an all-new episode on May 5, a familiar face will be doing rounds at the hospital: Kate Walsh‘s Addison Montgomery. Titled “Should I Stay or Should I Go,” this is the third episode of Season 18 to feature Addison after her two well-received appearances last October. Before that, the neonatal surgeon hadn’t been seen on ABC’s long-running medical drama since 2012.
In ABC’s preview trailer (watch above), Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) angers her sisters Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) and Maggie Pierce (Kelly McCreary) when she informs them of her decision to leave Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital to conduct research at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Cue the entrance of Addison, who proclaims, “Well, well, how far the mighty have fallen.” It’s likely Addison is visiting her old digs to assist with the doctor shortage that’s been a prevalent storyline throughout the season.
In ABC’s preview trailer (watch above), Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) angers her sisters Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) and Maggie Pierce (Kelly McCreary) when she informs them of her decision to leave Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital to conduct research at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Cue the entrance of Addison, who proclaims, “Well, well, how far the mighty have fallen.” It’s likely Addison is visiting her old digs to assist with the doctor shortage that’s been a prevalent storyline throughout the season.
- 4/19/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Fans of Grey’s Anatomy have seen several instances of backstage controversy almost as powerful as the show’s well-known onscreen action. Just last month, they had to brace for more, as the ABC medical drama got some bad press when one of the series’ writers came under fire for alleged dishonesty. Of course, Grey’s has had far bigger scandals in its 18-season history. Isaiah Washington (Preston Burke) was fired after an on-set altercation, Katherine Heigl (Izzie Stevens) had a very public falling out with Grey’s creator Shonda Rhimes, and Patrick “McDreamy” Dempsey (Derek Shepherd) famously caused “Hr issues,” in the words of one former producer. Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey) even claimed the work environment at Grey’s used to be “really toxic.” Those moments lead our “greatest hits” to the rep of a show with its share of unwanted headlines. Isaiah Washington drops the F-word Washington was fired...
- 4/9/2022
- TV Insider
The doctor is back in: Kate Walsh announced via social media on Wednesday that she’s donning the scrubs again as Dr. Addison Montgomery on Grey’s Anatomy. She’ll appear in the May 5 episode.
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ABC isn’t spoiling details of her return, sadly.
When Season 18 began, ABC said that Walsh was set to appear in multiple episodes. (She’s been keeping her fans updated via her Ig and TikTok accounts). Her character is a gynecological and neonatal surgeon and, as MerDer fans know, she was once married to Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). She first appeared on Grey’s in the Season 1 finale as McDreamy’s estranged wife.
She last appeared on the ABC drama in October.
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ABC isn’t spoiling details of her return, sadly.
When Season 18 began, ABC said that Walsh was set to appear in multiple episodes. (She’s been keeping her fans updated via her Ig and TikTok accounts). Her character is a gynecological and neonatal surgeon and, as MerDer fans know, she was once married to Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). She first appeared on Grey’s in the Season 1 finale as McDreamy’s estranged wife.
She last appeared on the ABC drama in October.
- 4/6/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Dr. Addison Montgomery has more business to tend to at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Kate Walsh will once again grace our television screens as she makes her return to “Grey’s Anatomy” for the episode airing on May 5, TheWrap confirms.
The actress teased her beloved character’s return to the series in a social media post on Wednesday. Walsh, who has become quite popular for hopping on TikTok trends, shared a video using a viral “Spongebob Squarepants” audio of Squidward asking, “And why aren’t you in uniform?”
I’m back in uniform and that can only mean one thing… #GreysAnatomy...
Kate Walsh will once again grace our television screens as she makes her return to “Grey’s Anatomy” for the episode airing on May 5, TheWrap confirms.
The actress teased her beloved character’s return to the series in a social media post on Wednesday. Walsh, who has become quite popular for hopping on TikTok trends, shared a video using a viral “Spongebob Squarepants” audio of Squidward asking, “And why aren’t you in uniform?”
I’m back in uniform and that can only mean one thing… #GreysAnatomy...
- 4/6/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
We hate to burst your bubble but Eric Dane says that young Cal's love interest is not Derek Shepherd. In the latest episode of Euphoria, which aired Sunday, Jan. 24, viewers were taken back to see Cal (Elias Kacavas') high school days and be introduced to his best friend, Derek (Henry Elkenberry). The flashback shows the teens embark on their first romantic relationships with women before taking a trip to a gay bar, where they share an intimate kiss. Any hopes for a relationship are shattered when Cal finds out his girlfriend Marcia is pregnant. Grey's Anatomy fans were quick to speculate if Derek was a callback to Eric's role opposite Patrick Dempsey in the Shonda...
- 1/27/2022
- E! Online
For Kate Walsh, returning to Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery in last week’s “Hotter Than Hell” episode was like a homecoming.
“It was very emotional. It was like going back to your hometown and your family and your first best job ever all at once,” she said. “It was a lot, it was great.”
During a press conference on Monday, Walsh opened up about returning to the long-running ABC medical drama. In “Hotter Than Hell,” Walsh’s Addison returned to Grey Sloan Memorial to shepherd the new generation of residents and perform a hysterectomy on her patient Tova. When the lack of A/C at the hospital puts the surgery in jeopardy, Addison calls on Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) to complete the procedure. This leads to a rare but touching moment between the two women.
The intimate post-surgery moment between Meredith and Addison, where they finally...
“It was very emotional. It was like going back to your hometown and your family and your first best job ever all at once,” she said. “It was a lot, it was great.”
During a press conference on Monday, Walsh opened up about returning to the long-running ABC medical drama. In “Hotter Than Hell,” Walsh’s Addison returned to Grey Sloan Memorial to shepherd the new generation of residents and perform a hysterectomy on her patient Tova. When the lack of A/C at the hospital puts the surgery in jeopardy, Addison calls on Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) to complete the procedure. This leads to a rare but touching moment between the two women.
The intimate post-surgery moment between Meredith and Addison, where they finally...
- 10/19/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
More than 16 years after Kate Walsh made her splashy “Grey’s Anatomy” debut as Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd, the then-unmentioned estranged wife of Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), the actor is back in her old stomping grounds.
Walsh was so dynamic as Addison, ABC launched its first “Grey’s” spinoff, “Private Practice,” centered around her character. The drama, which co-starred current “Grey’s” star Caterina Scorsone, who plays Dr. Amelia Shepherd, ran from 2007-2013.
“It felt just beautiful and I was so pleased,” Walsh told reporters of fan reaction to her return to “Grey’s” during a discussion on Monday. “For years and years, there wasn’t an interview that I’ve ever done where someone hasn’t said, ‘So fans are wondering, will you ever go back to “Grey’s”?’ And so, I did.”
“I think it seems successful,” she added with a laugh. “I was very satisfied and delighted by it.
Walsh was so dynamic as Addison, ABC launched its first “Grey’s” spinoff, “Private Practice,” centered around her character. The drama, which co-starred current “Grey’s” star Caterina Scorsone, who plays Dr. Amelia Shepherd, ran from 2007-2013.
“It felt just beautiful and I was so pleased,” Walsh told reporters of fan reaction to her return to “Grey’s” during a discussion on Monday. “For years and years, there wasn’t an interview that I’ve ever done where someone hasn’t said, ‘So fans are wondering, will you ever go back to “Grey’s”?’ And so, I did.”
“I think it seems successful,” she added with a laugh. “I was very satisfied and delighted by it.
- 10/19/2021
- by Marisa Roffman
- Variety Film + TV
No one does shocking TV quite like Grey's Anatomy. Since its debut in 2005, the Shonda Rhimes-created show has found new and captivating ways to stun its viewers. We mean, who could forget the jaw-dropping season one finale? We certainly haven't. Still, for those who may need a refresher, the episode revealed that Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) was actually married, despite his romantic pursuit of Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). Fast forward to season 17, where fan favorite Dr. Andrea "Andrew" DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) was fatally stabbed while pursuing a human trafficker. Although we're still struggling to embrace this death, Grey's Anatomy showrunner...
- 9/30/2021
- E! Online
Grey's Anatomy stunned fans when it killed off Patrick Dempsey's Derek Shepherd during its 11th season.
There have been reports of bad blood between Dempsey and creator Shonda Rhimes for years, and thanks to Lynette Rice's How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy, we might finally get some answers.
A snippet of the book, shared by The Hollywood Reporter, touches on the controversial exit.
Former EP James D. Parriott said in the book that Rhimes needed "an Og to come in as sort of a showrunner for 14 episodes” to right the ship.
“There were Hr issues” with Dempsey, according to Parriott.
“It wasn’t sexual in any way. He sort of was terrorizing the set. Some cast members had all sorts of Ptsd with him. He had this hold on the set where he knew he could stop production and scare people," the book continued.
There have been reports of bad blood between Dempsey and creator Shonda Rhimes for years, and thanks to Lynette Rice's How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy, we might finally get some answers.
A snippet of the book, shared by The Hollywood Reporter, touches on the controversial exit.
Former EP James D. Parriott said in the book that Rhimes needed "an Og to come in as sort of a showrunner for 14 episodes” to right the ship.
“There were Hr issues” with Dempsey, according to Parriott.
“It wasn’t sexual in any way. He sort of was terrorizing the set. Some cast members had all sorts of Ptsd with him. He had this hold on the set where he knew he could stop production and scare people," the book continued.
- 9/16/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Grey's Anatomy is bringing back a star from its past. Kate Walsh is returning to the medical drama after exiting 14 years ago to headline spin-off Private Practice which followed her character Addison Montgomery's move to Los Angeles. Her character was once married to Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), worked at the hospital when it was still Seattle Grace, and is connected to others still on the series.
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- 9/4/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“Grey’s Anatomy” star Kate Walsh is set to return to this ABC medical drama almost a decade after her last appearance. The fan favorite has signed on for an arc on season 18, which premieres on September 30. We don’t know how many episodes will feature her character, Addison Montgomery. But fingers crossed that this recurring role could expand into a series regular slot.
Walsh first appeared as Addison, the estranged wife of Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) in a season 1 finale showdown with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). The actress made such an impact that show creator Shonda Rhimes soon signed her as a series regular. At the end of season 3, she sent Addison south of Seattle to Los Angeles, where she headed up “Private Practice” for six seasons.
Walsh is the just the latest in a line-up of one-time “Grey’s Anatomy” stars who have returned to the long-running show. Season 17 included a jaw-dropping cameo by Dempsey.
Walsh first appeared as Addison, the estranged wife of Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) in a season 1 finale showdown with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). The actress made such an impact that show creator Shonda Rhimes soon signed her as a series regular. At the end of season 3, she sent Addison south of Seattle to Los Angeles, where she headed up “Private Practice” for six seasons.
Walsh is the just the latest in a line-up of one-time “Grey’s Anatomy” stars who have returned to the long-running show. Season 17 included a jaw-dropping cameo by Dempsey.
- 9/3/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Grey's Anatomy has had quite the revolving door of cast members over the years.
On Thursday, to the surprise of fans around the world, Kate Walsh confirmed she would be stepping back into the role of Dr. Addison Montgomery.
As you will probably understand, Walsh was a popular figure in the early years of the show, later going on to lead an Addison-centric spinoff in Private Practice.
That show lasted six successful seasons and wrapped in 2013, meaning that fans have been left in the lurch about what happened to the character since.
Thankfully, it's a multi-episode arc, so we're inclined to believe this will be a meaty storyline to bring the fan-favorite back into the fold.
Montgomery announced her return in a video shared on the Grey's Anatomy social channels.
"Surprise, bitch. I bet you thought you'd seen the last of me."
The actress followed up the post with another.
On Thursday, to the surprise of fans around the world, Kate Walsh confirmed she would be stepping back into the role of Dr. Addison Montgomery.
As you will probably understand, Walsh was a popular figure in the early years of the show, later going on to lead an Addison-centric spinoff in Private Practice.
That show lasted six successful seasons and wrapped in 2013, meaning that fans have been left in the lurch about what happened to the character since.
Thankfully, it's a multi-episode arc, so we're inclined to believe this will be a meaty storyline to bring the fan-favorite back into the fold.
Montgomery announced her return in a video shared on the Grey's Anatomy social channels.
"Surprise, bitch. I bet you thought you'd seen the last of me."
The actress followed up the post with another.
- 9/3/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Kate Walsh — who made her “Grey’s Anatomy” debut as Dr. Addison Montgomery in the show’s Season 1 finale in 2005, and later was the star of spinoff “Private Practice” — will return to the medical drama for a multi-episode arc in its upcoming 18th season. Representatives from ABC confimed Walsh’s return, but did not give specifics about Addison’s storyline.
Walsh has said in the past that she’d be happy to return to the show. Addison went from a recurring character to a series regular, and after the third season of “Grey’s Anatomy,” Shonda Rhimes, the show’s creator, sent Addison to Los Angeles, where Walsh starred on “Private Practice.” Addison shares a history with the characters who have been on “Grey’s” from the start, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), her formal rival for Derek Shepherd’s affections; Richard (James Pickens Jr.) and Miranda (Chandra Wilson), all of whom will be...
Walsh has said in the past that she’d be happy to return to the show. Addison went from a recurring character to a series regular, and after the third season of “Grey’s Anatomy,” Shonda Rhimes, the show’s creator, sent Addison to Los Angeles, where Walsh starred on “Private Practice.” Addison shares a history with the characters who have been on “Grey’s” from the start, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), her formal rival for Derek Shepherd’s affections; Richard (James Pickens Jr.) and Miranda (Chandra Wilson), all of whom will be...
- 9/3/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Dr. Addison Montgomery is returning to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
After previously starring on “Grey’s Anatomy” and spinoff “Private Practice” for nearly a decade, Kate Walsh is returning to the long-running medical drama for the upcoming 18th season.
Walsh announced the news herself in a video shared to the “Grey’s Anatomy” social media pages, saying she is “so excited to be home again joining Shonda [Rhimes, executive producer], Ellen [Pompeo, star and producer] and the rest of the incredible cast this season.”
Walsh will appear in multiple episodes of the upcoming season, though further specifics regarding her appearance are being kept under wraps.
Walsh memorably first appeared as Addison Montgomery, husband to Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd, in the Season 1 finale in a scene that would become one of “Grey’s Anatomy’s” most memorable cliffhangers. She went on as a series regular on “Grey’s” for two more seasons before landing her own Los Angeles-set spinoff.
“Private Practice...
After previously starring on “Grey’s Anatomy” and spinoff “Private Practice” for nearly a decade, Kate Walsh is returning to the long-running medical drama for the upcoming 18th season.
Walsh announced the news herself in a video shared to the “Grey’s Anatomy” social media pages, saying she is “so excited to be home again joining Shonda [Rhimes, executive producer], Ellen [Pompeo, star and producer] and the rest of the incredible cast this season.”
Walsh will appear in multiple episodes of the upcoming season, though further specifics regarding her appearance are being kept under wraps.
Walsh memorably first appeared as Addison Montgomery, husband to Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd, in the Season 1 finale in a scene that would become one of “Grey’s Anatomy’s” most memorable cliffhangers. She went on as a series regular on “Grey’s” for two more seasons before landing her own Los Angeles-set spinoff.
“Private Practice...
- 9/3/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Grey's Anatomy has done it again.
The veteran ABC drama that we always think is approaching the end of its run is bringing back another fan favorite.
Deadline dropped the bombshell announcement on Thursday afternoon that Kate Burton would be returning to the series during its 18th season.
The outlet confirms Burton will be playing Meredith's deceased mom, Ellis Grey, so don't expect a surprise twin to be popping up.
This multi-episode arc will begin with Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 1, which launches Thursday, September 30.
Aside from that shocker of a casting announcement, there is no telling how the star will return.
Burton exited Grey's Anatomy during its third season after Ellis passed away, but she returned to the show in a dream in 2019.
Grey's Anatomy Season 17 found Meredith in a coma for much of the season, allowing several former stars to return to the series as the character spent time in a beach dream-like scenario.
The veteran ABC drama that we always think is approaching the end of its run is bringing back another fan favorite.
Deadline dropped the bombshell announcement on Thursday afternoon that Kate Burton would be returning to the series during its 18th season.
The outlet confirms Burton will be playing Meredith's deceased mom, Ellis Grey, so don't expect a surprise twin to be popping up.
This multi-episode arc will begin with Grey's Anatomy Season 18 Episode 1, which launches Thursday, September 30.
Aside from that shocker of a casting announcement, there is no telling how the star will return.
Burton exited Grey's Anatomy during its third season after Ellis passed away, but she returned to the show in a dream in 2019.
Grey's Anatomy Season 17 found Meredith in a coma for much of the season, allowing several former stars to return to the series as the character spent time in a beach dream-like scenario.
- 8/11/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Even with Grey’s Anatomy‘s “dream beach” conceit now over, another of Meredith’s late loved ones will appear in the upcoming season.
Kate Burton is set to return as Mer’s deceased mother, Dr. Ellis Grey, in multiple Season 18 episodes, according to our sister site Deadline. She’ll first appear during the Sept. 30 premiere (ABC, 9/8c), but details aren’t available as to how Ellis will show up; she passed away in Season 3 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, and most recently appeared to Meredith in a dream during the Season 15 installment “Blood and Water” in 2019.
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Kate Burton is set to return as Mer’s deceased mother, Dr. Ellis Grey, in multiple Season 18 episodes, according to our sister site Deadline. She’ll first appear during the Sept. 30 premiere (ABC, 9/8c), but details aren’t available as to how Ellis will show up; she passed away in Season 3 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, and most recently appeared to Meredith in a dream during the Season 15 installment “Blood and Water” in 2019.
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- 8/11/2021
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
When McDreamy becomes your worst nightmare. Ellen Pompeo recently revealed that her husband of 14 years, Chris Ivery, wasn't always a fan of Patrick Dempsey's character (Derek Shepherd or McDreamy) on Grey's Anatomy. During an interview on the Ladies First with Laura Brown podcast, the ABC star candidly discussed her husband's initial reaction to her steamy make-out scenes with Patrick—who played her love interest and eventual husband on the hit television series. "Poor guy had no idea what he was getting into," the ABC star shared in the interview on Tuesday, July 27. "I remember in the beginning it was really hard for...
- 7/31/2021
- E! Online
For years, Kyle Chandler was the most memorable guest star and the only actor to have ever received an Emmy nomination for Best Drama Guest Actor for their turn on “Grey’s Anatomy.” Now Patrick Dempsey, who reprised his fan-favorite role as Derek Shepherd, aka McDreamy, in Season 17 of the ABC medical drama, is trying to change that.
Chandler appeared in two episodes of Season 2 of “Grey’s Anatomy” prior to taking on the role of Coach Eric Taylor in “Friday Night Lights,” for which he won the Emmy for Best Drama Actor for the show’s final season in 2011. On “Grey’s,” Chandler guest-starred as Dylan Young, the hunky bomb squad member who died when the bomb that had been inside of a patient exploded as he attempted to dispose of it. Chandler received an Emmy nomination — his first ever — for his memorable performance. And while six actresses have been nominated...
Chandler appeared in two episodes of Season 2 of “Grey’s Anatomy” prior to taking on the role of Coach Eric Taylor in “Friday Night Lights,” for which he won the Emmy for Best Drama Actor for the show’s final season in 2011. On “Grey’s,” Chandler guest-starred as Dylan Young, the hunky bomb squad member who died when the bomb that had been inside of a patient exploded as he attempted to dispose of it. Chandler received an Emmy nomination — his first ever — for his memorable performance. And while six actresses have been nominated...
- 6/30/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
This is not a drill. T.R. Knight‘s highly anticipated return to “Grey’s Anatomy” as fan-fave doctor-turned-beach ghost George O’Malley could finally win him an Emmy Award.
George was one of the many dead characters who returned to ABC’s long-running medical drama during its recent 17th season. After contracting Covid-19, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) goes into a coma and visits a dream beach where she reunites with many of her fallen comrades, including Bff George, husband Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), colleague Mark Sloane (Eric Dane) and sister Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh). Knight and Dempsey have both been submitted for consideration in Best Drama Guest Actor at the 2021 Emmys. Regular cast members Pompeo, Giacomo Gianniotti, Anthony Hill and Kim Raver are also on the ballot.
SEEPatrick Dempsey could finally get an Emmy nomination for ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Knight’s episode, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” was the fourth of Season 17. It...
George was one of the many dead characters who returned to ABC’s long-running medical drama during its recent 17th season. After contracting Covid-19, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) goes into a coma and visits a dream beach where she reunites with many of her fallen comrades, including Bff George, husband Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), colleague Mark Sloane (Eric Dane) and sister Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh). Knight and Dempsey have both been submitted for consideration in Best Drama Guest Actor at the 2021 Emmys. Regular cast members Pompeo, Giacomo Gianniotti, Anthony Hill and Kim Raver are also on the ballot.
SEEPatrick Dempsey could finally get an Emmy nomination for ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Knight’s episode, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” was the fourth of Season 17. It...
- 6/22/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Grey's Anatomy seemingly closed the book on Derek Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 13.
It marked his fourth appearance on the current season and his last one for now.
If you watch Grey's Anatomy online, you know it found Meredith dreaming about marrying Derek on the beach.
"The intention was to really give people some hope because they are such an iconic couple," Dempsey dished in a new interview with Variety.
"We’ve lost so many people this year, the thought that we’d have angels hovering around us taking care of us is a good message to send out in such a bleak world that we’re living in."
"So for all of us, it was a beautiful ending to this story. I’m so grateful that I did it and happy that the fans really loved it."
The actor initially exited the show in 2015, but he returned on...
It marked his fourth appearance on the current season and his last one for now.
If you watch Grey's Anatomy online, you know it found Meredith dreaming about marrying Derek on the beach.
"The intention was to really give people some hope because they are such an iconic couple," Dempsey dished in a new interview with Variety.
"We’ve lost so many people this year, the thought that we’d have angels hovering around us taking care of us is a good message to send out in such a bleak world that we’re living in."
"So for all of us, it was a beautiful ending to this story. I’m so grateful that I did it and happy that the fans really loved it."
The actor initially exited the show in 2015, but he returned on...
- 4/27/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Sarah Drew has revealed that she’ll return to Grey’s Anatomy on May 6 in her role as Dr. April Kepner, teasing the comeback with a social media photo. Drew broke the news on her social media accounts today. She had previously sent out a behind-the-scenes look with ex-husband Jesse Williams. “Nbd. Not excited at all,” Drew cheekily captioned her Instagram photo. Her return is just the latest cameo from former cast members. Patrick Dempsey shocked fans when he returned to Grey’s Anatomy as Derek Shepherd during the Season 17 premiere. Not too long after, T.R. Knight reprised his role as George O’Malley.
We have a date! April is back on @GreysABC Thursday, May 6 at 9|8c on ABC! ☺️☺️☺️ pic.twitter.com/1JEa7iCRnD
— Sarah Drew (@sarahdrew) April 16, 2021...
We have a date! April is back on @GreysABC Thursday, May 6 at 9|8c on ABC! ☺️☺️☺️ pic.twitter.com/1JEa7iCRnD
— Sarah Drew (@sarahdrew) April 16, 2021...
- 4/17/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
(Warning: This post contains spoilers from this week’s episode of “Grey’s Anatomy.”)
“Grey’s Anatomy” fans excitedly tuning in to Thursday’s episode to watch the heavily promoted return of Chyler Leigh’s late character, Lexie Grey, via her sister, Meredith’s (Ellen Pompeo), Covid-induced dream got to see another deceased “Grey’s” alum show up in a way that confirmed a happily ever after for both departed characters.
During the hour, when Lexie is sitting and talking with Mer on the latter’s magical Covid-dream beach, Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) walks up and smiles at both Grey sisters. We soon learn that “on her beach” Mark and Lexie, who were on-again-off-again in real life and died in the same accident while broken up, are back together.
Cue the waterworks and many fans freaking out on Twitter over the reveal.
“Lexie Grey have always and will always love Mark Sloan,...
“Grey’s Anatomy” fans excitedly tuning in to Thursday’s episode to watch the heavily promoted return of Chyler Leigh’s late character, Lexie Grey, via her sister, Meredith’s (Ellen Pompeo), Covid-induced dream got to see another deceased “Grey’s” alum show up in a way that confirmed a happily ever after for both departed characters.
During the hour, when Lexie is sitting and talking with Mer on the latter’s magical Covid-dream beach, Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) walks up and smiles at both Grey sisters. We soon learn that “on her beach” Mark and Lexie, who were on-again-off-again in real life and died in the same accident while broken up, are back together.
Cue the waterworks and many fans freaking out on Twitter over the reveal.
“Lexie Grey have always and will always love Mark Sloan,...
- 4/2/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: The story includes details about the April 1 episode of Grey’s Anatomy.
After a string of intense and heavy episodes marked by tragedy, including the deaths of DeLuca as well as Bailey’s mom, Grey’s Anatomy delivered a hopeful one-hour tonight. The biggest development came at the very end, when Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) was taken off the ventilator and was able to breathe on her own. She was “helped” by two old friends who tragically died nine years ago, her sister Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) and Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) who visited her on the beach and made the case why she needed to fight to live.
While Leigh’s return was revealed in the promo at the end of last episode, Dane’s appearance was kept a surprise as his Mark joined Meredith and Lexie on the beach. As the trio chatted, Mark shared that he talks to his daughter Sofia,...
After a string of intense and heavy episodes marked by tragedy, including the deaths of DeLuca as well as Bailey’s mom, Grey’s Anatomy delivered a hopeful one-hour tonight. The biggest development came at the very end, when Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) was taken off the ventilator and was able to breathe on her own. She was “helped” by two old friends who tragically died nine years ago, her sister Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) and Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) who visited her on the beach and made the case why she needed to fight to live.
While Leigh’s return was revealed in the promo at the end of last episode, Dane’s appearance was kept a surprise as his Mark joined Meredith and Lexie on the beach. As the trio chatted, Mark shared that he talks to his daughter Sofia,...
- 4/2/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: The story includes a detail about the April 1 episode of Grey’s Anatomy.
ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy once again found a way to deliver a surprise. After the promo at the end of last week’s episode revealed that Chyler Leigh’s Lexie Grey would join Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) in the Season 17 beach motif, fans thought they knew exactly what to expect tonight, a sweet sister reunion. They still got that but there was a twist — Lexie was joined by Mark Sloan (Eric Dane). The on-again, off-again couple had gotten back together when they both died as a result of a plane crash in the Season 8 finale, and Seattle Grace Mercy West was subsequently renamed Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in their memory.
With Dane and Leigh tonight, Grey’s Anatomy completed a return of the four longtime doctors on the show who had tragically died, including Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd,...
ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy once again found a way to deliver a surprise. After the promo at the end of last week’s episode revealed that Chyler Leigh’s Lexie Grey would join Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) in the Season 17 beach motif, fans thought they knew exactly what to expect tonight, a sweet sister reunion. They still got that but there was a twist — Lexie was joined by Mark Sloan (Eric Dane). The on-again, off-again couple had gotten back together when they both died as a result of a plane crash in the Season 8 finale, and Seattle Grace Mercy West was subsequently renamed Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in their memory.
With Dane and Leigh tonight, Grey’s Anatomy completed a return of the four longtime doctors on the show who had tragically died, including Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd,...
- 4/2/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Grey's Anatomy Season 17 is the season of the comeback.
Camilla Luddington, who plays Jo Wilson, is teasing fans with even more big returns before the season wraps later this year.
Ever since Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 1, multiple beloved characters have returned to the series.
We've had T.R. Knight as George O'Malley and Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd.
Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 10 will also welcome back Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey.
Granted, the big returns have been during Meredith's Covid-19 beach dream-like setting, but the series will switch things up in the back half of the season.
As previously reported, Sarah Drew will return as April Kepner for one episode. Based on behind-the-scenes photos, her return looks to be a storyline involving her ex-husband, Jackson.
They share a child, so it makes sense they would get a storyline together.
Luddington appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show to speak about what's on tap for fans,...
Camilla Luddington, who plays Jo Wilson, is teasing fans with even more big returns before the season wraps later this year.
Ever since Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 1, multiple beloved characters have returned to the series.
We've had T.R. Knight as George O'Malley and Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd.
Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 10 will also welcome back Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey.
Granted, the big returns have been during Meredith's Covid-19 beach dream-like setting, but the series will switch things up in the back half of the season.
As previously reported, Sarah Drew will return as April Kepner for one episode. Based on behind-the-scenes photos, her return looks to be a storyline involving her ex-husband, Jackson.
They share a child, so it makes sense they would get a storyline together.
Luddington appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show to speak about what's on tap for fans,...
- 3/29/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
It's the reunion fans have been waiting for, ever since Meredith first stepped onto a beach and reunited with her late husband. After Grey's Anatomy's March 25 episode, the series aired a promotion that revealed the return of Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey, Meredith's younger half-sister. Next week's episode (airing April 1) will feature Lexie as the latest deceased character to visit Meredith in her coma-beach state, following Patrick Dempsey and T.R. Knight reprising their roles as Derek Shepherd and George O'Malley, respectively.
Related: I Spy With My Little Eye . . . Several More Grey's Anatomy Characters Returning in Season 17
It's been 14 years since Leigh made her debut at the end of season three of the medical drama, and nine since her character's incredibly tragic death in season eight's plane crash. Her death alongside on-and-off lover Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) was the inspiration for Seattle Grace Mercy West's renaming to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Related: I Spy With My Little Eye . . . Several More Grey's Anatomy Characters Returning in Season 17
It's been 14 years since Leigh made her debut at the end of season three of the medical drama, and nine since her character's incredibly tragic death in season eight's plane crash. Her death alongside on-and-off lover Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) was the inspiration for Seattle Grace Mercy West's renaming to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
- 3/26/2021
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
Chyler Leigh will reprise her role as Meredith Grey’s (Ellen Pompeo) late sister, Lexie Grey, on next week’s episode “Grey’s Anatomy.” That reveal was made after Thursday’s installment of the ABC medical drama concluded, when a promo showing the sister’s reunion on the beach inside Meredith’s Covid-induced dream aired.
And fans are already freaking out about the news of Leigh’s guest spot, which marks the latest big “Grey’s” alum to return this season via Meredith’s mind.
“The way Chyler Leigh hasn’t aged a day???” one Twitter user wrote, sharing side-by-side photos of the actress playing Lexie in during the show’s early years and a screengrab from Thursday’s teaser.
“Oh My God!!!! Please Give US Cristina, Too!!” another person tweeted, referring to the desire many fans have to see Sandra Oh’s character return to the series via one of...
And fans are already freaking out about the news of Leigh’s guest spot, which marks the latest big “Grey’s” alum to return this season via Meredith’s mind.
“The way Chyler Leigh hasn’t aged a day???” one Twitter user wrote, sharing side-by-side photos of the actress playing Lexie in during the show’s early years and a screengrab from Thursday’s teaser.
“Oh My God!!!! Please Give US Cristina, Too!!” another person tweeted, referring to the desire many fans have to see Sandra Oh’s character return to the series via one of...
- 3/26/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Grey's Anatomy is in the middle of airing its darkest season ever.
Grey's Anatomy Season 17 has been tackling Covid-19 in more depth than any other medical drama, showcasing how physically and emotionally exhausted its characters are.
One of the most beloved characters was recently stabbed and died after surgery to save his life.
It's been a difficult watch, for sure, but with Meredith in a coma, fans have been able to check back in with characters that died years ago.
In a new trailer for Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode Episode 10, airing April 1, Meredith meets with her half-sister, Lexie, on the beach that has served as the motif for the entire season.
The trailer is set to Anna Nalick's "2 Am (Breathe)" and teases the beach guest fans have apparently been waiting for.
A long-haired Lexie passes Meredith a towel. The sisters are then shown sitting on the beach, looking out to the water.
Grey's Anatomy Season 17 has been tackling Covid-19 in more depth than any other medical drama, showcasing how physically and emotionally exhausted its characters are.
One of the most beloved characters was recently stabbed and died after surgery to save his life.
It's been a difficult watch, for sure, but with Meredith in a coma, fans have been able to check back in with characters that died years ago.
In a new trailer for Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode Episode 10, airing April 1, Meredith meets with her half-sister, Lexie, on the beach that has served as the motif for the entire season.
The trailer is set to Anna Nalick's "2 Am (Breathe)" and teases the beach guest fans have apparently been waiting for.
A long-haired Lexie passes Meredith a towel. The sisters are then shown sitting on the beach, looking out to the water.
- 3/26/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Grey's Anatomy is bringing back another dead character.
Deadline is reporting that Chyler Leigh is set for an encore on Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 11.
If you haven't been keeping up with the show, then you're probably a little bit confused right now.
Meredith has seen a lot of faces during her Covid-19 beach dream.
Grey's Anatomy Season 17 has already featured the returns of Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd and T.R. Knight as George O'Malley.
Leigh's return marks the third big comeback this season, leaving fans to ponder who could possibly be next.
If you watch Grey's Anatomy online, you know Leigh debuted as Lexie at the close of Grey's Anatomy Season 3 as Meredith's half-sister.
She stayed with the show for five seasons, exiting in one of the most shocking twists in the history of the veteran drama.
Lexie passed away in a plane crash, the same one that ultimately paved...
Deadline is reporting that Chyler Leigh is set for an encore on Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 11.
If you haven't been keeping up with the show, then you're probably a little bit confused right now.
Meredith has seen a lot of faces during her Covid-19 beach dream.
Grey's Anatomy Season 17 has already featured the returns of Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd and T.R. Knight as George O'Malley.
Leigh's return marks the third big comeback this season, leaving fans to ponder who could possibly be next.
If you watch Grey's Anatomy online, you know Leigh debuted as Lexie at the close of Grey's Anatomy Season 3 as Meredith's half-sister.
She stayed with the show for five seasons, exiting in one of the most shocking twists in the history of the veteran drama.
Lexie passed away in a plane crash, the same one that ultimately paved...
- 3/26/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Two weeks after the death of Andrew DeLuca, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy is preparing for the return of another beloved Grey Sloan Memorial doctor who had died tragically, Lexie Grey. Nine years after she left the show, Chyler Leigh is coming back. She will be featured in next week’s episode (April 1), reprising her Lexie Grey character as part of this season’s recurring dream beach motif. The reunion of Lexie and her sister Meredith is being teased in a promo, which will air at the end of tonight’s episode of the ABC medical drama. Update: You can watch the promo above.
The Season 17 beach theme is the brainchild of executive producer/showrunner Krista Vernoff, introduced to bring joy amid the grim realities of the pandemic as reflected on Grey’s. Leigh’s Lexie follows Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd, who has been recurring in the dream sequences,...
The Season 17 beach theme is the brainchild of executive producer/showrunner Krista Vernoff, introduced to bring joy amid the grim realities of the pandemic as reflected on Grey’s. Leigh’s Lexie follows Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd, who has been recurring in the dream sequences,...
- 3/26/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
It's been two weeks and I'm definitely still mourning the death of Andrew DeLuca. Grey's Anatomy and Station 19 returned from their winter hiatus with a devastating emotional roller coaster that got DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) killed in the pursuit of a kidnapper. It was a noble death, but a frustrating one. He had just been through a major mental health journey and had come out the other side better and healthier than ever. I was patiently waiting for Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) to recover from Covid-19 so she could reunite with the first man she loved since the death of Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) five whole years ago. Instead, Meredith and DeLuca said their goodbyes on her Covid...
- 3/26/2021
- E! Online
Sarah Drew & Jesse Williams Tease Dr. Kepner’s ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Return With Behind-The-Scenes Selfie
Sarah Drew’s return to Grey’s Anatomy is officially underway as the actress, who starred as the overly eager Dr. April Kepner, shared a on-set selfie with onscreen ex-husband Jesse Williams.
“Nbd. Not excited at all,” Drew cheekily captioned her Instagram photo, which sees the two Grey’s actors donning masks in a van on the way to set.
Drew teased her guest appearance slot just days after Deadline learned exclusively that the actress would return as the fan favorite. Kepner’s return to Grey Sloan Memorial adds to the number of surprise appearances from former cast members. Patrick Dempsey shocked fans when he returned to Grey’s Anatomy as Derek Shepherd during the Season 17 premiere. Not too long after, T.R. Knight reprised his role as George O’Malley.
The actress returns to the ABC hit medical drama after her departure at the end of Season 14 in 2018 after nine seasons. Drew’s...
“Nbd. Not excited at all,” Drew cheekily captioned her Instagram photo, which sees the two Grey’s actors donning masks in a van on the way to set.
Drew teased her guest appearance slot just days after Deadline learned exclusively that the actress would return as the fan favorite. Kepner’s return to Grey Sloan Memorial adds to the number of surprise appearances from former cast members. Patrick Dempsey shocked fans when he returned to Grey’s Anatomy as Derek Shepherd during the Season 17 premiere. Not too long after, T.R. Knight reprised his role as George O’Malley.
The actress returns to the ABC hit medical drama after her departure at the end of Season 14 in 2018 after nine seasons. Drew’s...
- 3/16/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Sarah Drew is headed back to Grey Sloan. The actress will be returning to “Grey’s Anatomy”, reprising her role as fan-favourite Dr. April Kepner for an upcoming season 17 episode, ABC confirms to Et. News of Drew’s return Friday comes on the heels of former series regulars Patrick Dempsey and T.R. Knight‘s reappearances as Derek Shepherd and George O’Malley, respectively. Deadline first...
- 3/13/2021
- by Jamie Samhan
- ET Canada
The popular American show Grey's Anatomy put out their latest teaser, which shows the return of Derek Shepherd, essayed by Patrick Dempsey. This came right after another popular character Andrew DeLuca, played by Giacomo Gianniotti, died on the show.
The teaser features Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek reuniting on a beach. Meredith is currently unconscious on the show, after being infected with Covid.
According to etonline.com, the doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital can be seen dealing with the trauma of DeLuca's death, as he was stabbed. Dr Webber, essayed by actor James Pickens Jr, tries to encourage the doctors by saying: "Grey Sloan is a family and Andrew DeLuca was a member of that family," Webber rallies the troops, as Owen picks up DeLuca's badge."
Dempsey's character was killed in season 11 of the show after a road accident. His was one of the most popular characters on...
The teaser features Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek reuniting on a beach. Meredith is currently unconscious on the show, after being infected with Covid.
According to etonline.com, the doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital can be seen dealing with the trauma of DeLuca's death, as he was stabbed. Dr Webber, essayed by actor James Pickens Jr, tries to encourage the doctors by saying: "Grey Sloan is a family and Andrew DeLuca was a member of that family," Webber rallies the troops, as Owen picks up DeLuca's badge."
Dempsey's character was killed in season 11 of the show after a road accident. His was one of the most popular characters on...
- 3/12/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Grey's Anatomy is bringing back one of its most popular cast members during what could be its final season.
Per Deadline, Sarah Drew is set to reprise her Dr. April Kepner role during an upcoming episode of Grey's Anatomy Season 17.
The news comes after Drew was ousted from the series alongside Jessica Capshaw at the close of Grey's Anatomy Season 14.
The outlet reports that more faces from the past could be headed back to the veteran medical drama, which has switched things up this season.
If you watch Grey's Anatomy online, you know the series has zeroed in on the Covid-19 pandemic, even going as far as having some of its most popular characters contract the virus.
As you will recall, Ellen Pompeo's Meredith has been meeting past characters in her dream-like beach setting.
To date, the returning players have been Patrick Dempsey's Derek Shepherd and T.R. Knight's George O'Malley.
Per Deadline, Sarah Drew is set to reprise her Dr. April Kepner role during an upcoming episode of Grey's Anatomy Season 17.
The news comes after Drew was ousted from the series alongside Jessica Capshaw at the close of Grey's Anatomy Season 14.
The outlet reports that more faces from the past could be headed back to the veteran medical drama, which has switched things up this season.
If you watch Grey's Anatomy online, you know the series has zeroed in on the Covid-19 pandemic, even going as far as having some of its most popular characters contract the virus.
As you will recall, Ellen Pompeo's Meredith has been meeting past characters in her dream-like beach setting.
To date, the returning players have been Patrick Dempsey's Derek Shepherd and T.R. Knight's George O'Malley.
- 3/12/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Sometimes TV characters apparently just have to die. That's the lesson we're all coming to terms with this morning as we nurse our emotional hangovers, courtesy of Grey's Anatomy. We used to be used to this show doing this to us, tragically killing off characters we had come to love, but it's been a few seasons. The last main character to die was Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), and that was season 11. It's now season 17, and we had grown complacent. Even with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) on a ventilator due to Covid-19, we were not prepared. The latest casualty is Andrew DeLuca, played by Giacomo Gianniotti. He was the first person that Meredith fell in love with after Derek's...
- 3/12/2021
- E! Online
Another one bites the dust. No sooner had Grey’s Anatomy returned from its winter break with Thursday’s midseason premiere than ABC’s long-running medical drama had sent a new casualty from the O.R. to the morgue: Giacomo Gianniotti’s Dr. Andrew DeLuca. (Read the actor’s take on his grim on-screen fate here and why showrunner Krista Vernoff killed him off here.)
If you’re still reeling, you’re not alone; just take a gander at the plentiful comments that have been left beneath the episode’s recap. But we may have found a creative way to to...
If you’re still reeling, you’re not alone; just take a gander at the plentiful comments that have been left beneath the episode’s recap. But we may have found a creative way to to...
- 3/12/2021
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
“Grey’s Anatomy” said goodbye to a fan favourite during Thursday’s midseason premiere, but a new teaser for next week’s episode promised return of Patrick Dempsey‘s Derek Shepherd. The aftermath of Andrew DeLuca’s unexpected death following a fatal stab wound is bound to have a long-lasting, life-changing impact on his sister, Carina, and his fellow doctors at...
- 3/12/2021
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Spoiler Alert: The story includes details about the March 11 episodes of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19.
The dramatic crossover midseason premiere of Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy culminated with the death of a beloved doctor, Andrew DeLuca, played by Giacomo Gianniotti for the past six years. He joined other Grey Sloan doctors who died heroes while saving strangers’ lives, including Derek Shepherd and George O’Malley.
Along by his sister Carina, played by Grey’s alumna Stefania Spampinato, who now is a series regular on Station 19. DeLuca rushed to follow suspected kidnapping kingpin Opal. He was able to track her long enough for police to arrest her, but he was stabbed in the process, and while Owen and Teddy initially were able to stabilize him, DeLuca eventually died of his wounds.
DeLuca was first introduced at the end of Season 11 as a medical intern. He didn’t always see eye to eye with all of his colleagues but gradually won them over. He also went through a string of romantic relationships at Grey Sloan, most recently with Meredith Grey.
In an interview with Deadline, Gianniotti reflects on his six-year Grey’s Anatomy journey and DeLuca’s death. He addresses how he felt about the manner in which DeLuca was killed off, shares the emotions of filming his last scenes and then returning as a director on the show. He also reveals what he will miss the most about his character, why Grey’s Anatomy is a lot more than a TV show and whether he would be back.
Deadline: How and when did you find out that DeLuca would die this season?
Giacomo Gianniotti: It was about after the first couple of episodes. I was approached by our executive producers, showrunner Krista Vernoff and director Debbie Allen. They said, “Hey, we’ve been doing a lot of thinking about it, and we feel there’s an opportunity to tell a really, really beautiful story that is going to help a lot of people.” The story is that this human trafficking storyline that we had last season was so well viewed, and everyone really connected with that storyline because human trafficking is just such a huge problem globally, but also in the United States, and I think California is No. 1, where I live right now. It’s a very big issue, so I’m not surprised that the episode that centered on it was very important and received as it was by the fans.
Because we had to shut down due to Covid, we didn’t get to finish telling that storyline. So, when we came back on June 17, they thought it would be great to bring back that storyline and close it out. What if we could catch that woman that trafficked that young girl, and what if DeLuca was to save the day but to lose his life in the process, to die a hero saving all these people and all these children who potentially could’ve been trafficked, but now will not be because the traffickers were stopped? And I just thought it was a beautiful storyline, I thought it was a beautiful way for the character to exit as a hero.
We got together quickly, working on exactly what it would look like and what episode, when it would be, but I said “absolutely.” I’ve been on the show for six years, seven seasons. It’s definitely been a long time, and I’m a young guy. So, I think this was a good time to depart, and I’m happy that Krista and Debbie and all the writers did such a great job with telling the story. I think it’s going to do justice to a lot of people and help a lot of people.
Deadline: How was it filming this season leading to tonight’s crossover? Was it getting more emotional with every episode?
Gianniotti: Definitely, yeah. In the beginning, it was strange. I felt like I had this dirty little secret, because none of my cast members — or really anyone on set — knew about this. It was very, very internal between Krista and Debbie Allen and I and some of the key producers and writers, but as we got closer to the date, then the rest of the cast was informed, and yeah, then it was emotional, because then I felt that the secret was out.
Everybody knew, and everybody was, of course, very sad. I’ve been working with all of these people for seven seasons now, sometimes we joke about how we spend more time with each other than we do our families. Before Covid, we used to do 12 hours a day before 10. We spent a lot of time with each other, and so, although it’s a beautiful experience and I’m happy to be leaving in this way, and the story we get to tell is so beautiful, and I think it’s going to help a lot of people, I’m obviously sad to leave all my great, dear friends.
Deadline: What were your favorite — and most challenging — moment in the crossover episodes? You got to do several scenes with Ellen Pompeo on the beach.
Gianniotti: Between the Station 19 episode and the Grey’s Anatomy episode, it was a crossover we told. That was another thing that Krista said, “We’d like to have it be a crossover.” Then instead of only having 45 minutes to tell the story, you double that. We can tell a way longer story and not have to rush it.
So we can tell the whole story of how DeLuca is in hot pursuit with Carina, his sister, all the way to the moment of being stabbed and trying to get this woman and get her arrested. We can tell all that story with all the time that it takes to tell that and keep people on the edge of their seat. It kind of feels like an action movie, and it’s something that I never really got to play on Grey’s Anatomy. So, it kind of felt like we were shooting a little action film, Allison Liddi-Brown directed that episode on Station 19, she did a fantastic job, and I’m really excited for people to see that.
And then on Grey’s Anatomy, for the second hour, we get to see the whole medical side of it and how our doctors treat him and the stress, the pressure that they’re under. They do it every day, but when you have one of your own on the table, it’s a whole different experience, and it’s a whole different pressure for our doctors.
The action movie part of it in the Station 19 episode was really cool to shoot, and I love, love, love, love the time we spent with Spampinato, who plays my sister on the show. We got to spend a lot of time together working together, which we don’t usually get, especially since she’s left to Station 19. That was a real treat. Since this season started, Ellen Pompeo’s character Meredith Grey has been battling Covid, she’s been largely unconscious, and so, I haven’t really got to work and spend a lot of time with her, and our romance on the show has been put on pause due to a lot of stuff that happened last season and now with her being sick.
So we got to spend a couple days out on the beach together, just me and her, and it was so beautiful, just as friends and as actors, to share in those moments together. It felt like it was a full-circle experience to have started as an intern on the show and largely far away from Meredith Grey, and then getting to where I end on the show, and I’m about as close as I could ever be to her, both as an actor and as a character.
It was just so nice because, when the cameras are rolling, we’re obviously doing the scene, but in between takes, Ellen and I were just there for hours talking about arcs, being though the emotion over the years and how much fun times we’ve had working together, the friendship that we built over time and how she’s been such an incredible mentor and friend to me over the years. So it was sad to end that day, because I knew that that was the last time that we were going to work together. It was bittersweet, for sure.
Deadline: After you filmed DeLuca’s big finale, you came back and you directed an episode, correct?
Gianniotti: Correct. Yeah.
Deadline: How was it interacting with your cast members in that capacity and being back on the set, but as a director?
Gianniotti: It was great. I’ve been working towards a career in directing for a very long time, and I approached Debbie Allen, our executive producer, about four years ago, telling her that I wanted to direct and I wanted to carve out a path for that in my career. She gave me a whole laundry list of tasks I was to complete, a lot of shadowing and mentorships that I completed over the years.
And then this year happened to be the year where there was an opening, and luckily, Debbie Allen has been such a great friend and mentor and trusted me with an episode. So even though my work as an actor finished, I was still able to stick around and direct an episode, and it was an amazingly positive experience for me to communicate with my crew on a different level and the actors, as well, meeting them on a very different plane, having to direct them and hear their insights. I have a great relationship with all the actors on the show, and so, when I came to direct, all the actors were such a joy to work with because they were all so generous. They all knew that it was my first time directing, and they just went above and beyond to make the experience so easy for me. So I’m really excited for my episode, 17.11, this season, and for everybody to see it.
Deadline: In an Ig post about wrapping the episode as a director, you wrote, “Now back to being DeLuca.” Was this just so that you don’t ruin the surprise for fans? When I asked Krista, she said that DeLuca will come back in some shape or form later in the season. What can you tell us about that?
Gianniotti: Without telling too much, over the course of these 17 seasons, we’ve had a lot of characters leave, whether their character exited for some reason or whether they died on the show, and we continue to see those people. We’ve continued to see those people in flashbacks, in dreams, in all kinds of different scenarios, and so, just because DeLuca has died, it doesn’t mean that there’s not other ways for us to see clips and other manifestations of DeLuca in the future. I definitely think there’s a possibility to see DeLuca in the rest of the season, but I don’t know exactly how and can’t comment on how.
Deadline: Looking back at your six years on the show, what would you miss the most about Grey’s?
Gianniotti: It’s really the people, and that goes for the cast, the writers, the producers, all of the crew, the cameramen, the grips, the electrics, everybody, all the heads of all the departments behind the scenes.Over these seven seasons, I’ve worked with these people for so long and spent so much time with them, I know their partners’ names, their dogs’ names, their kids’ names, they know mine. We are all incredibly close, and before Covid, I would spend time outside of set with a lot of my fellow crew and cast members and people from the show. It really is a family. I know a lot of people say that, and it sounds cheesy, but when you spend that much time with people, it really does become that, and I’m really going to miss the people.
I’m also going to miss the stories. Grey’s Anatomy is such an incredible show, and I talk a lot about the fact that I wasn’t necessarily an avid watcher. I didn’t tune in to the show before I joined it. Since I joined, I became hooked. I did a deep dive and watched the show and realized how incredible it was. It’s so multifaceted, but the thing that is at the core of Grey’s Anatomy is it’s shedding light on important issues.
And that’s why the show can go on for as long as it wants to, because there’s no shortage of issues that need to be talked about. There’s no shortage of medical conditions that people need to be educated on. There’s no shortage of political issues that we need to be educated on. There’s such a great way that Grey’s Anatomy does that, and I’ve received a lot of messages and DMs over the years about “this episode saved my life,” “this episode saved my baby’s life,” “we found out about a surgery that could be done, and now my baby’s alive and well through Grey’s Anatomy.” We’ve done episodes about domestic violence with a hotline posted in the episode that a lot of women had called into seeking help, that saved lives and got them out of bad situations that they were in and gave them the courage to do that.
Grey’s Anatomy is so much more than a television show, it has a really big global impact. So that’s what I’m also going to be missing, being a part of that, being a small part of how many people’s lives are changed because of the show. The other part is that so many people, especially now because the show has been on for 17 seasons, the amount of people that have told me that they started in the medical profession because of Grey’s Anatomy is tremendous.
Deadline: What are you going to miss about DeLuca and how did you feel about portraying his struggles with mental illness?
Gianniotti: Ever since last season, towards the end when DeLuca had his big meltdown, which ended in an intervention from his friends and fellow co-workers where he finally admitted to seeking treatment and getting help, I think that was a big episode for mental health and a big PSA for mental health. It was an honor to be a part of telling a story where I got to interpret a character who was struggling with those battles. So many people wrote me that they were touched by that, that they are bipolar, either 1 or 2, and/or they have a family member that is bipolar or had someone in my life who was struggling from a different kind of mental illness.
It made them feel seen, and that meant the world to me, that something that we did made people feel seen. Maybe helped start a conversation between them and a mental health professional. So, it was an enormous sense of responsibility I felt like I had with that character, and I’m sad I won’t be able to continue that storyline, but I know Grey’s Anatomy will do a fantastic job continuing that mental health story in some way, keeping DeLuca’s story alive and other people talking about it on the show.
Deadline: Is there anything else you’ll miss about playing DeLuca?
Gianniotti: Anything else I’ll miss about DeLuca? It was just a great time. He was so focused and career-driven but was so troubled at the same time due to his mental health issues that he was dealing with. So he was just so brave to me, I always thought he was so brave. Everything that he took on, despite what he was battling inside, just made him such a brave soul, and I’ll never forget him. I love the guy. I’m sad to not play him anymore.
See below a gallery of Gianniotti as DeLuca through his six years on Grey’s Anatomy:...
The dramatic crossover midseason premiere of Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy culminated with the death of a beloved doctor, Andrew DeLuca, played by Giacomo Gianniotti for the past six years. He joined other Grey Sloan doctors who died heroes while saving strangers’ lives, including Derek Shepherd and George O’Malley.
Along by his sister Carina, played by Grey’s alumna Stefania Spampinato, who now is a series regular on Station 19. DeLuca rushed to follow suspected kidnapping kingpin Opal. He was able to track her long enough for police to arrest her, but he was stabbed in the process, and while Owen and Teddy initially were able to stabilize him, DeLuca eventually died of his wounds.
DeLuca was first introduced at the end of Season 11 as a medical intern. He didn’t always see eye to eye with all of his colleagues but gradually won them over. He also went through a string of romantic relationships at Grey Sloan, most recently with Meredith Grey.
In an interview with Deadline, Gianniotti reflects on his six-year Grey’s Anatomy journey and DeLuca’s death. He addresses how he felt about the manner in which DeLuca was killed off, shares the emotions of filming his last scenes and then returning as a director on the show. He also reveals what he will miss the most about his character, why Grey’s Anatomy is a lot more than a TV show and whether he would be back.
Deadline: How and when did you find out that DeLuca would die this season?
Giacomo Gianniotti: It was about after the first couple of episodes. I was approached by our executive producers, showrunner Krista Vernoff and director Debbie Allen. They said, “Hey, we’ve been doing a lot of thinking about it, and we feel there’s an opportunity to tell a really, really beautiful story that is going to help a lot of people.” The story is that this human trafficking storyline that we had last season was so well viewed, and everyone really connected with that storyline because human trafficking is just such a huge problem globally, but also in the United States, and I think California is No. 1, where I live right now. It’s a very big issue, so I’m not surprised that the episode that centered on it was very important and received as it was by the fans.
Because we had to shut down due to Covid, we didn’t get to finish telling that storyline. So, when we came back on June 17, they thought it would be great to bring back that storyline and close it out. What if we could catch that woman that trafficked that young girl, and what if DeLuca was to save the day but to lose his life in the process, to die a hero saving all these people and all these children who potentially could’ve been trafficked, but now will not be because the traffickers were stopped? And I just thought it was a beautiful storyline, I thought it was a beautiful way for the character to exit as a hero.
We got together quickly, working on exactly what it would look like and what episode, when it would be, but I said “absolutely.” I’ve been on the show for six years, seven seasons. It’s definitely been a long time, and I’m a young guy. So, I think this was a good time to depart, and I’m happy that Krista and Debbie and all the writers did such a great job with telling the story. I think it’s going to do justice to a lot of people and help a lot of people.
Deadline: How was it filming this season leading to tonight’s crossover? Was it getting more emotional with every episode?
Gianniotti: Definitely, yeah. In the beginning, it was strange. I felt like I had this dirty little secret, because none of my cast members — or really anyone on set — knew about this. It was very, very internal between Krista and Debbie Allen and I and some of the key producers and writers, but as we got closer to the date, then the rest of the cast was informed, and yeah, then it was emotional, because then I felt that the secret was out.
Everybody knew, and everybody was, of course, very sad. I’ve been working with all of these people for seven seasons now, sometimes we joke about how we spend more time with each other than we do our families. Before Covid, we used to do 12 hours a day before 10. We spent a lot of time with each other, and so, although it’s a beautiful experience and I’m happy to be leaving in this way, and the story we get to tell is so beautiful, and I think it’s going to help a lot of people, I’m obviously sad to leave all my great, dear friends.
Deadline: What were your favorite — and most challenging — moment in the crossover episodes? You got to do several scenes with Ellen Pompeo on the beach.
Gianniotti: Between the Station 19 episode and the Grey’s Anatomy episode, it was a crossover we told. That was another thing that Krista said, “We’d like to have it be a crossover.” Then instead of only having 45 minutes to tell the story, you double that. We can tell a way longer story and not have to rush it.
So we can tell the whole story of how DeLuca is in hot pursuit with Carina, his sister, all the way to the moment of being stabbed and trying to get this woman and get her arrested. We can tell all that story with all the time that it takes to tell that and keep people on the edge of their seat. It kind of feels like an action movie, and it’s something that I never really got to play on Grey’s Anatomy. So, it kind of felt like we were shooting a little action film, Allison Liddi-Brown directed that episode on Station 19, she did a fantastic job, and I’m really excited for people to see that.
And then on Grey’s Anatomy, for the second hour, we get to see the whole medical side of it and how our doctors treat him and the stress, the pressure that they’re under. They do it every day, but when you have one of your own on the table, it’s a whole different experience, and it’s a whole different pressure for our doctors.
The action movie part of it in the Station 19 episode was really cool to shoot, and I love, love, love, love the time we spent with Spampinato, who plays my sister on the show. We got to spend a lot of time together working together, which we don’t usually get, especially since she’s left to Station 19. That was a real treat. Since this season started, Ellen Pompeo’s character Meredith Grey has been battling Covid, she’s been largely unconscious, and so, I haven’t really got to work and spend a lot of time with her, and our romance on the show has been put on pause due to a lot of stuff that happened last season and now with her being sick.
So we got to spend a couple days out on the beach together, just me and her, and it was so beautiful, just as friends and as actors, to share in those moments together. It felt like it was a full-circle experience to have started as an intern on the show and largely far away from Meredith Grey, and then getting to where I end on the show, and I’m about as close as I could ever be to her, both as an actor and as a character.
It was just so nice because, when the cameras are rolling, we’re obviously doing the scene, but in between takes, Ellen and I were just there for hours talking about arcs, being though the emotion over the years and how much fun times we’ve had working together, the friendship that we built over time and how she’s been such an incredible mentor and friend to me over the years. So it was sad to end that day, because I knew that that was the last time that we were going to work together. It was bittersweet, for sure.
Deadline: After you filmed DeLuca’s big finale, you came back and you directed an episode, correct?
Gianniotti: Correct. Yeah.
Deadline: How was it interacting with your cast members in that capacity and being back on the set, but as a director?
Gianniotti: It was great. I’ve been working towards a career in directing for a very long time, and I approached Debbie Allen, our executive producer, about four years ago, telling her that I wanted to direct and I wanted to carve out a path for that in my career. She gave me a whole laundry list of tasks I was to complete, a lot of shadowing and mentorships that I completed over the years.
And then this year happened to be the year where there was an opening, and luckily, Debbie Allen has been such a great friend and mentor and trusted me with an episode. So even though my work as an actor finished, I was still able to stick around and direct an episode, and it was an amazingly positive experience for me to communicate with my crew on a different level and the actors, as well, meeting them on a very different plane, having to direct them and hear their insights. I have a great relationship with all the actors on the show, and so, when I came to direct, all the actors were such a joy to work with because they were all so generous. They all knew that it was my first time directing, and they just went above and beyond to make the experience so easy for me. So I’m really excited for my episode, 17.11, this season, and for everybody to see it.
Deadline: In an Ig post about wrapping the episode as a director, you wrote, “Now back to being DeLuca.” Was this just so that you don’t ruin the surprise for fans? When I asked Krista, she said that DeLuca will come back in some shape or form later in the season. What can you tell us about that?
Gianniotti: Without telling too much, over the course of these 17 seasons, we’ve had a lot of characters leave, whether their character exited for some reason or whether they died on the show, and we continue to see those people. We’ve continued to see those people in flashbacks, in dreams, in all kinds of different scenarios, and so, just because DeLuca has died, it doesn’t mean that there’s not other ways for us to see clips and other manifestations of DeLuca in the future. I definitely think there’s a possibility to see DeLuca in the rest of the season, but I don’t know exactly how and can’t comment on how.
Deadline: Looking back at your six years on the show, what would you miss the most about Grey’s?
Gianniotti: It’s really the people, and that goes for the cast, the writers, the producers, all of the crew, the cameramen, the grips, the electrics, everybody, all the heads of all the departments behind the scenes.Over these seven seasons, I’ve worked with these people for so long and spent so much time with them, I know their partners’ names, their dogs’ names, their kids’ names, they know mine. We are all incredibly close, and before Covid, I would spend time outside of set with a lot of my fellow crew and cast members and people from the show. It really is a family. I know a lot of people say that, and it sounds cheesy, but when you spend that much time with people, it really does become that, and I’m really going to miss the people.
I’m also going to miss the stories. Grey’s Anatomy is such an incredible show, and I talk a lot about the fact that I wasn’t necessarily an avid watcher. I didn’t tune in to the show before I joined it. Since I joined, I became hooked. I did a deep dive and watched the show and realized how incredible it was. It’s so multifaceted, but the thing that is at the core of Grey’s Anatomy is it’s shedding light on important issues.
And that’s why the show can go on for as long as it wants to, because there’s no shortage of issues that need to be talked about. There’s no shortage of medical conditions that people need to be educated on. There’s no shortage of political issues that we need to be educated on. There’s such a great way that Grey’s Anatomy does that, and I’ve received a lot of messages and DMs over the years about “this episode saved my life,” “this episode saved my baby’s life,” “we found out about a surgery that could be done, and now my baby’s alive and well through Grey’s Anatomy.” We’ve done episodes about domestic violence with a hotline posted in the episode that a lot of women had called into seeking help, that saved lives and got them out of bad situations that they were in and gave them the courage to do that.
Grey’s Anatomy is so much more than a television show, it has a really big global impact. So that’s what I’m also going to be missing, being a part of that, being a small part of how many people’s lives are changed because of the show. The other part is that so many people, especially now because the show has been on for 17 seasons, the amount of people that have told me that they started in the medical profession because of Grey’s Anatomy is tremendous.
Deadline: What are you going to miss about DeLuca and how did you feel about portraying his struggles with mental illness?
Gianniotti: Ever since last season, towards the end when DeLuca had his big meltdown, which ended in an intervention from his friends and fellow co-workers where he finally admitted to seeking treatment and getting help, I think that was a big episode for mental health and a big PSA for mental health. It was an honor to be a part of telling a story where I got to interpret a character who was struggling with those battles. So many people wrote me that they were touched by that, that they are bipolar, either 1 or 2, and/or they have a family member that is bipolar or had someone in my life who was struggling from a different kind of mental illness.
It made them feel seen, and that meant the world to me, that something that we did made people feel seen. Maybe helped start a conversation between them and a mental health professional. So, it was an enormous sense of responsibility I felt like I had with that character, and I’m sad I won’t be able to continue that storyline, but I know Grey’s Anatomy will do a fantastic job continuing that mental health story in some way, keeping DeLuca’s story alive and other people talking about it on the show.
Deadline: Is there anything else you’ll miss about playing DeLuca?
Gianniotti: Anything else I’ll miss about DeLuca? It was just a great time. He was so focused and career-driven but was so troubled at the same time due to his mental health issues that he was dealing with. So he was just so brave to me, I always thought he was so brave. Everything that he took on, despite what he was battling inside, just made him such a brave soul, and I’ll never forget him. I love the guy. I’m sad to not play him anymore.
See below a gallery of Gianniotti as DeLuca through his six years on Grey’s Anatomy:...
- 3/12/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Season 17 has thrown Grey's Anatomy fans for a loop for many reasons, and the grief-heavy installment has had us asking one big question: is this the last chapter of our favorite medical drama? On March 9, an interview for The Hollywood Reporter with showrunner Krista Vernoff proved that our fears might be right: the end is (probably) near. "I'm planning a season and a finale that could function as either a season finale or a series finale," Vernoff revealed. "I'm planning for both contingencies and it's hard and it's not ideal. It's not where I wish we were."
The Nov. 12 premiere of the current season started with plenty of drama, as it reflected the real-world pandemic. The doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital were emotionally wrought with the chaos and death Covid-19 brought into the hospital and the utter hopelessness they felt as they worked to save their dying patients. Then...
The Nov. 12 premiere of the current season started with plenty of drama, as it reflected the real-world pandemic. The doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital were emotionally wrought with the chaos and death Covid-19 brought into the hospital and the utter hopelessness they felt as they worked to save their dying patients. Then...
- 3/10/2021
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
“Grey’s Anatomy” will return with new episodes of its 17th season next week — and as of right now, the star of the Shonda Rhimes-created ABC medical drama doesn’t know if these installments are going to be the show’s final.
“I can’t say. We honestly have not decided. We’re really trying to figure it out right now,” Ellen Pompeo, who has played Meredith Grey on the series throughout its entire run, said Sunday in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning.”
She continued: “It’s, ‘What story do we tell?’ To end a show this iconic, how do we do it? I just want to make sure that we do this character and this show and the fans, I wanna make sure we do it right.”
“Grey’s Anatomy” was renewed by ABC through its currently airing Season 17 back in May 2019, when it was picked up for Seasons 16 and 17 at once.
“I can’t say. We honestly have not decided. We’re really trying to figure it out right now,” Ellen Pompeo, who has played Meredith Grey on the series throughout its entire run, said Sunday in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning.”
She continued: “It’s, ‘What story do we tell?’ To end a show this iconic, how do we do it? I just want to make sure that we do this character and this show and the fans, I wanna make sure we do it right.”
“Grey’s Anatomy” was renewed by ABC through its currently airing Season 17 back in May 2019, when it was picked up for Seasons 16 and 17 at once.
- 3/1/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
“Grey’s Anatomy” has been tackling coronavirus for the entirety of Season 17, and although the pandemic has inspired intense storytelling that mirrors the real state of the world, the medical drama also had a major boost of brightness recently with the return of Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd.
The beloved character, who was killed off in Season 11 after a fatal car crash, appeared in Meredith Grey’s (Ellen Pompeo) dreams, as she was fighting Covid-19 from her hospital bed.
Shepherd, better known as “McDreamy,” surprised fans with the appearance earlier in the season, showing up on a beach in Meredith’s dreams. But, good news for “Grey’s Anatomy” fans: McDreamy will be back again.
“You will see McDreamy again in the back half of the season,” showrunner Krista Vernoff tells Variety.
Other than confirming Derek’s return in the episodes airing in 2021, Vernoff is staying mum on who else might make an appearance.
The beloved character, who was killed off in Season 11 after a fatal car crash, appeared in Meredith Grey’s (Ellen Pompeo) dreams, as she was fighting Covid-19 from her hospital bed.
Shepherd, better known as “McDreamy,” surprised fans with the appearance earlier in the season, showing up on a beach in Meredith’s dreams. But, good news for “Grey’s Anatomy” fans: McDreamy will be back again.
“You will see McDreamy again in the back half of the season,” showrunner Krista Vernoff tells Variety.
Other than confirming Derek’s return in the episodes airing in 2021, Vernoff is staying mum on who else might make an appearance.
- 12/18/2020
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
First Derek Shepherd, now George O'Malley. After Thursday night's episode of Grey's Anatomy, fans are eager to know what other actors aside from Patrick Dempsey and T.R. Knight could return to the hit medical drama during season 17. Yes, Ellen Pompeo's Meredith has Covid-19 and as a result is experiencing lucid dreams where she heads to the beach and finds comfort characters from her past. And while the guesses and theories continue, let's reflect on why, exactly, Meredith is having these experiences. In an extensive interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Dr. Zoanne Clack, a writer, executive producer and real-life doctor on Grey's Anatomy, opened up about the show's portrayal of...
- 12/4/2020
- E! Online
“Grey’s Anatomy” is fighting the coronavirus with nostalgia and that course of treatment is working on fans who were thrilled to see the return of another beloved “Grey’s” character on Thursday’s episode.
Last night, T.R. Knight’s George O’Malley met Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) on a beach during her ongoing Covid-induced dreams. He is the second alum of the Shonda Rhimes-created ABC medical drama to pop up in Mer’s head as she battles the novel coronavirus, with the first having been her late husband Derek Shepherd (played by Patrick Dempsey).
And fans might have been even more ecstatic to see Mer reunite with George — who died in the Season 5 finale after sacrificing himself to save a woman from being hit by a bus — than they were to see her back with McDreamy.
“Everybody Shut Up Im In My Feels,” one user tweeted.
Another fan tweeted crying...
Last night, T.R. Knight’s George O’Malley met Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) on a beach during her ongoing Covid-induced dreams. He is the second alum of the Shonda Rhimes-created ABC medical drama to pop up in Mer’s head as she battles the novel coronavirus, with the first having been her late husband Derek Shepherd (played by Patrick Dempsey).
And fans might have been even more ecstatic to see Mer reunite with George — who died in the Season 5 finale after sacrificing himself to save a woman from being hit by a bus — than they were to see her back with McDreamy.
“Everybody Shut Up Im In My Feels,” one user tweeted.
Another fan tweeted crying...
- 12/4/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Grey's Anatomy is bringing people back from the dead in Meredith's mind.
We've had Patrick Dempsey back as Derek Shepherd, and more recently, T.R. Knight as George O'Malley.
And while Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 4 hinted at Meredith slowly recovering from Covid-19, it may have sealed the fate of her co-worker, Tom Koracick (Greg Germann).
The episode in question found Tom at home after a positive Covid-19 test, but he continued to try to save everyone, even from the confines of his own home.
Unfortunately, symptoms of the virus started to appear during the episode, and after the latest trailer for Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 5, airing December 10, it's not looking good for him.
Just as everyone is celebrating the fact that Meredith's vitals are improving, they are greeted with another one of their own at death's door.
Say what you will about the series, but it's handled the pandemic very well,...
We've had Patrick Dempsey back as Derek Shepherd, and more recently, T.R. Knight as George O'Malley.
And while Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 4 hinted at Meredith slowly recovering from Covid-19, it may have sealed the fate of her co-worker, Tom Koracick (Greg Germann).
The episode in question found Tom at home after a positive Covid-19 test, but he continued to try to save everyone, even from the confines of his own home.
Unfortunately, symptoms of the virus started to appear during the episode, and after the latest trailer for Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 5, airing December 10, it's not looking good for him.
Just as everyone is celebrating the fact that Meredith's vitals are improving, they are greeted with another one of their own at death's door.
Say what you will about the series, but it's handled the pandemic very well,...
- 12/4/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
We knew it was coming, folks, but Grey's Anatomy keeps the hits coming! In the Nov. 19 episode titled "My Happy Ending," Meredith comes across another person in her Covid-induced beach vision, and many fans theorized that the next character to return would be Lexie Grey, Meredith's younger half-sister. But to the surprise of many, the returning character turned out to be T.R. Knight's lovable George O'Malley, whom Meredith came across leaning against the railing of the beach's lifeguard tower!
Like Patrick Dempsey, who kicked off the potential parade of returning characters during season 17's premiere episode, Knight is one of the original cast members of Grey's and a certified fan-favorite before his departure in season five. George met his end after jumping in front of a bus to rescue a stranger, with Knight explaining that he was leaving because he felt that the character "had expired" after getting less screen time.
Like Patrick Dempsey, who kicked off the potential parade of returning characters during season 17's premiere episode, Knight is one of the original cast members of Grey's and a certified fan-favorite before his departure in season five. George met his end after jumping in front of a bus to rescue a stranger, with Knight explaining that he was leaving because he felt that the character "had expired" after getting less screen time.
- 12/4/2020
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
Spoiler Alert: The story includes details about the Dec. 3 episode of Grey’s Anatomy.
Once again this season, Grey’s Anatomy mixed tragedy and joy in tonight’s episode as the staff at Grey Sloan Memorial continues to grapple with the grim reality of the coronavirus pandemic in its early days. It is killing way too many patients and is now threatening to take away one of their own, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). Yet, through her illness, Meredith’s Covid dreams have provided light as, walking on a beach, she gets to meet some of her favorite people.
The beach motif kicked off in the season premiere with the jaw-dropping return of Grey’s original male lead Patrick Dempsey as Meredith’s late husband Derek Shepherd, who has appeared in her dreams ever since. Tonight, someone else was waiting for her by the ocean, George O’Malley (T.R. Knight), who died after he...
Once again this season, Grey’s Anatomy mixed tragedy and joy in tonight’s episode as the staff at Grey Sloan Memorial continues to grapple with the grim reality of the coronavirus pandemic in its early days. It is killing way too many patients and is now threatening to take away one of their own, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). Yet, through her illness, Meredith’s Covid dreams have provided light as, walking on a beach, she gets to meet some of her favorite people.
The beach motif kicked off in the season premiere with the jaw-dropping return of Grey’s original male lead Patrick Dempsey as Meredith’s late husband Derek Shepherd, who has appeared in her dreams ever since. Tonight, someone else was waiting for her by the ocean, George O’Malley (T.R. Knight), who died after he...
- 12/4/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
[This story contains spoilers from the Dec. 3 episode of Grey’s Anatomy.]
Grey’s Anatomy has delivered a second blast from its past.
Original series star T.R. Knight returned to the ABC medical drama a whopping 12 seasons after his beloved character, George “007” O’Malley, was shockingly killed off.
In continuing with coronavirus-focused 17th season, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) saw her friend and former intern classmate in a dream as the beloved character continued her battle with Covid-19. As Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd did before him, George appeared to Meredith during a beach sequence designed to symbolize ...
Grey’s Anatomy has delivered a second blast from its past.
Original series star T.R. Knight returned to the ABC medical drama a whopping 12 seasons after his beloved character, George “007” O’Malley, was shockingly killed off.
In continuing with coronavirus-focused 17th season, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) saw her friend and former intern classmate in a dream as the beloved character continued her battle with Covid-19. As Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd did before him, George appeared to Meredith during a beach sequence designed to symbolize ...
- 12/4/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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