Is “Grey’s Anatomy” on tonight? Yes. ABC’s long-running medical drama airs its 429th episode, titled “I Carry Your Heart,” on Thursday night. Here is the official synopsis: “Just as Amelia comes to a realization, Teddy encourages her and Meredith to speed up their Alzheimer’s research over fear of Catherine finding out; Mika finds herself caught in the middle of Link and Jo; Lucas receives bad news.” Watch the promo video above for Season 20 Episode 9, and read on for everything to know about “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Note that the new season was delayed until mid-season due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes of 2023. Because of the late start, the 20th season will be the shortest since the first season with only 10 episodes total. Behind the scenes, Meg Marinis has taken over as showrunner from Krista Vernoff, who departed after Season 19.
Only three original cast members from the first season in...
Note that the new season was delayed until mid-season due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes of 2023. Because of the late start, the 20th season will be the shortest since the first season with only 10 episodes total. Behind the scenes, Meg Marinis has taken over as showrunner from Krista Vernoff, who departed after Season 19.
Only three original cast members from the first season in...
- 5/23/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Twenty years is a long time -- for a relationship or a TV series like Grey's Anatomy. Just when you think there's nothing more to do, surprise!
Fans continue to tune into Grey's every season for the latest medical cases, relationship drama, and robust storytelling.
We don't get as much Meredith these days, but there is still enough to satisfy viewers, including the relationship mishaps with her new love interest.
While the show doesn't have the same pizzazz and character compatibility as it did in the early years, there is plenty of relationship messiness to entice fans.
But no matter how great -- or bad -- things get at Gsm, some relationships have happened in the last 20 years that fans will never forget. And some never got the ending they deserve.
Here is a list of our favorite on-screen Grey's Anatomy 'ships of all time.
Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd...
Fans continue to tune into Grey's every season for the latest medical cases, relationship drama, and robust storytelling.
We don't get as much Meredith these days, but there is still enough to satisfy viewers, including the relationship mishaps with her new love interest.
While the show doesn't have the same pizzazz and character compatibility as it did in the early years, there is plenty of relationship messiness to entice fans.
But no matter how great -- or bad -- things get at Gsm, some relationships have happened in the last 20 years that fans will never forget. And some never got the ending they deserve.
Here is a list of our favorite on-screen Grey's Anatomy 'ships of all time.
Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd...
- 4/24/2024
- by Sara Trimble
- TVfanatic
A new era is dawning at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Or is it a rehash of an earlier era?
As of the close of Grey's Anatomy Season 20 Episode 1, Bailey is the new head of the internship program. Again.
Yes, Bailey is a true icon, and great cheers erupted across the internet when she began her famous opening line - "I have five rules."
While all long-time Grey's viewers love an excellent callback, are the writers relying on nostalgia and semi-recycled storylines to maintain that level of success?
And if they are, is that a bad thing?
We've seen several intern classes over the years, and to be honest, a lot of them are forgettable. This is the first class where the writers attempt to recapture the magic or, in this case, M.A.G.Y.K.
Yes, the original Magic used first names, and this one uses last names, so...
As of the close of Grey's Anatomy Season 20 Episode 1, Bailey is the new head of the internship program. Again.
Yes, Bailey is a true icon, and great cheers erupted across the internet when she began her famous opening line - "I have five rules."
While all long-time Grey's viewers love an excellent callback, are the writers relying on nostalgia and semi-recycled storylines to maintain that level of success?
And if they are, is that a bad thing?
We've seen several intern classes over the years, and to be honest, a lot of them are forgettable. This is the first class where the writers attempt to recapture the magic or, in this case, M.A.G.Y.K.
Yes, the original Magic used first names, and this one uses last names, so...
- 3/26/2024
- by Lucy Peel
- TVfanatic
It took a surgeon’s scalpel to excise the must-see episodes out of the 420 that Grey’s Anatomy has aired. But you don’t have to stop with these: Hulu now carries the run of the medical drama, plus new episodes starting March 15, the day after they air on ABC. 1. “A Hard Day’s Night” (Season 1 Episode 1) The first shift at Seattle Grace for surgical interns Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), George O’Malley (T.R. Knight), Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) sets the tone for the instantly addictive series. The hour is marked by competition, anxiety, lust and bad decisions—like Meredith unwittingly bedding her new boss, skilled neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). 2. “As We Know It” (Season 2 Episode 17) Everett Collection This iconic conclusion of a nail-biting two-parter finds Meredith with her hand inside a patient’s chest cavity, trying to stem his bleeding and keep an embedded explosive from detonating.
- 3/10/2024
- TV Insider
Grey’s Anatomy is one of the most popular TV shows of all time and it’s approaching season 20 on ABC.
Ellen Pompeo, the long-running star of the series, left the show in the middle of season 19.
Throughout the last two decades, there have been more than 20 series regular actors who have left the series after spending many years at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Head inside to see all of the series regular actors who have left Grey’s Anatomy…
Keep scrolling to see all of the series regular actors who have left Grey’s Anatomy…
Isaiah Washington
Character: Preston Burke
Seasons on Show: 3
Left After: Season 3
Kate Walsh
Character: Addison Montgomery
Seasons on Show: 2 as series regular
Left After: Season 3 (returned for guest appearances through season 8)
Brooke Smith
Character: Erica Hahn
Seasons on Show: 2 as series regular
Left After: Season 5
T. R. Knight
Character: George O’Malley
Seasons on Show: 5
Left...
Ellen Pompeo, the long-running star of the series, left the show in the middle of season 19.
Throughout the last two decades, there have been more than 20 series regular actors who have left the series after spending many years at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Head inside to see all of the series regular actors who have left Grey’s Anatomy…
Keep scrolling to see all of the series regular actors who have left Grey’s Anatomy…
Isaiah Washington
Character: Preston Burke
Seasons on Show: 3
Left After: Season 3
Kate Walsh
Character: Addison Montgomery
Seasons on Show: 2 as series regular
Left After: Season 3 (returned for guest appearances through season 8)
Brooke Smith
Character: Erica Hahn
Seasons on Show: 2 as series regular
Left After: Season 5
T. R. Knight
Character: George O’Malley
Seasons on Show: 5
Left...
- 11/21/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The second episode of Lessons in Chemistry‘s double-episode premiere was brutal — even for fans of the book who saw it coming.
The Apple TV+ series, based on the 2022 novel by Bonnie Garmus, kicked off on Friday by making us fall in love with the science community’s newest power couple before tearing our hearts out and running them over with an oversized vehicle.
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The Apple TV+ series, based on the 2022 novel by Bonnie Garmus, kicked off on Friday by making us fall in love with the science community’s newest power couple before tearing our hearts out and running them over with an oversized vehicle.
More from TVLine<em>Lessons in Chemistry</em> Team Breaks Down Harriet’s Major Diversion From the Book: ‘It Felt Like an Opportunity’<em>Lessons in Chemistry</em>: 5 Things to Know About Apple TV+’s Adaptation Starring Brie LarsonThe...
- 10/13/2023
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
“It’s just a show,” is the common response from someone seeing a person crying at the death of a fictional person on screen. But TV acolytes will know that it can be hard to rein in the emotions when your favourite character for the past seven years has just been killed off.
In the battle of TV versus cinema, the former has always packed more of a punch when it comes to impactful deaths – probably because we’ve come to know the character better over a longer period of time. And when someone who you’ve grown used to seeing day-in and day-out suddenly vanishes from your life forever, there are going to be some emotional ramifications.
Sometimes, in the saddest of circumstances, the demise of a character even marks the demise of the show itself, with creators and writers failing to keep us interested beyond their death blow.
In the battle of TV versus cinema, the former has always packed more of a punch when it comes to impactful deaths – probably because we’ve come to know the character better over a longer period of time. And when someone who you’ve grown used to seeing day-in and day-out suddenly vanishes from your life forever, there are going to be some emotional ramifications.
Sometimes, in the saddest of circumstances, the demise of a character even marks the demise of the show itself, with creators and writers failing to keep us interested beyond their death blow.
- 4/13/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
“Grey’s Anatomy” cast members and outgoing showrunner Krista Vernoff on Sunday shared a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the show’s new intern class and teased the trajectory of Season 19’s relationships.
The conversation took place during the “Grey’s Anatomy” panel at PaleyFest LA, held in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre and moderated by Emmy nominee T.R. Knight — who portrayed Dr. George O’Malley on the show for 15 years. Besides Vernoff, the talk included cast members Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Kevin McKidd, Caterina Scorsone, Camilla Luddington, Kelly McCreary, Kim Raver, Jake Borelli, Chris Carmack, Anthony Hill, Alexis Floyd, Harry Shum Jr., Adelaide Kane, Midori Francis and Niko Terho. Debbie Allen, who stars and also serves as EP, was not in attendance despite being scheduled to appear.
PaleyFest attendees were treated to an advance screening of Thursday night’s episode, titled “Cowgirls Don’t Cry.” Airing April 6, the installment’s synopsis...
The conversation took place during the “Grey’s Anatomy” panel at PaleyFest LA, held in Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre and moderated by Emmy nominee T.R. Knight — who portrayed Dr. George O’Malley on the show for 15 years. Besides Vernoff, the talk included cast members Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Kevin McKidd, Caterina Scorsone, Camilla Luddington, Kelly McCreary, Kim Raver, Jake Borelli, Chris Carmack, Anthony Hill, Alexis Floyd, Harry Shum Jr., Adelaide Kane, Midori Francis and Niko Terho. Debbie Allen, who stars and also serves as EP, was not in attendance despite being scheduled to appear.
PaleyFest attendees were treated to an advance screening of Thursday night’s episode, titled “Cowgirls Don’t Cry.” Airing April 6, the installment’s synopsis...
- 4/3/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This essay contains spoilers from “I’ll Follow the Sun,” the Feb. 23 episode of “Grey’s Anatomy.”
From her first episode as Dr. Meredith Grey on March 27, 2005 — when “Grey’s Anatomy” premiered on ABC and became a once-in-a-generation pop-culture sensation — to what’s being billed as a goodbye episode on Feb. 23, 2023, Ellen Pompeo could forge chemistry with anyone. Along with its lexicon-changing writing and intricate yet rowdy plotting by Shonda Rhimes, what’s made “Grey’s Anatomy” a phenomenon was watching Meredith just live her life. She was a character network television never seen before: a brilliant woman whose life had been marred by tragedy, yet who wasn’t going to let her dark and twisty past get in her way. Meredith had a lot of fun; she saved a lot of lives; she had a lot of sex.
And it was her relationships that made “Grey’s Anatomy” stand out at first.
From her first episode as Dr. Meredith Grey on March 27, 2005 — when “Grey’s Anatomy” premiered on ABC and became a once-in-a-generation pop-culture sensation — to what’s being billed as a goodbye episode on Feb. 23, 2023, Ellen Pompeo could forge chemistry with anyone. Along with its lexicon-changing writing and intricate yet rowdy plotting by Shonda Rhimes, what’s made “Grey’s Anatomy” a phenomenon was watching Meredith just live her life. She was a character network television never seen before: a brilliant woman whose life had been marred by tragedy, yet who wasn’t going to let her dark and twisty past get in her way. Meredith had a lot of fun; she saved a lot of lives; she had a lot of sex.
And it was her relationships that made “Grey’s Anatomy” stand out at first.
- 2/24/2023
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Since Grey’s Anatomy first premiered in 2005, it has aired 19 seasons, 406 episodes, and birthed 3 spinoffs. Naturally the show has had to adapt as cast members come and go throughout the years. This sometimes makes it hard to recall what exactly went on in season 1. Although who can forget Addison Montgomery (then Shepherd) saying the iconic line, “I’m Addison Shepherd … and you must be the woman who’s been screwing my husband.”
With every new intern class that Grey’s introduces viewers to, it always throws in a few Easter eggs to remind fans what made them fall in love with the show in the first place. However, it seems season 19 wanted to take this even further. Grey’s Anatomy season 19 launches a soft reboot that allows the series to ground itself in its season 1 roots. If the “begin again” tagline of the season 19 poster wasn’t a giveaway, season 19 throws back...
With every new intern class that Grey’s introduces viewers to, it always throws in a few Easter eggs to remind fans what made them fall in love with the show in the first place. However, it seems season 19 wanted to take this even further. Grey’s Anatomy season 19 launches a soft reboot that allows the series to ground itself in its season 1 roots. If the “begin again” tagline of the season 19 poster wasn’t a giveaway, season 19 throws back...
- 2/20/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
In March 2005, ABC premiered a medical procedural as a midseason replacement for “Boston Legal.” It featured no huge names and wasn’t helmed by an auteur writer: “Grey’s Anatomy” came out of nowhere to become a primetime phenomenon. The series about a group of surgical interns learning their craft, falling in and out of love, and working at a hospital that is a hotbed for large-scale crises has been on the air for 19 seasons and is the longest-running drama series ABC has ever aired.
“Grey’s Anatomy” was applauded for its “blind-casting” which generated an organically diverse cast. Whether you loved Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), a hyper-competitive surgeon with no stomach for bullshit; Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), the original class bully with a soft interior; Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), a former lingerie model who feels she has something to prove; George O’Malley (T.R. Knight), the lovable pushover with a heart of...
“Grey’s Anatomy” was applauded for its “blind-casting” which generated an organically diverse cast. Whether you loved Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), a hyper-competitive surgeon with no stomach for bullshit; Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), the original class bully with a soft interior; Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), a former lingerie model who feels she has something to prove; George O’Malley (T.R. Knight), the lovable pushover with a heart of...
- 2/17/2023
- by Radhika Menon
- Indiewire
Au revoir, dignity. Bonjour, trauma hair. On Emily in Paris, our American naif abroad is the latest character to submit to TV’s most reliable, relatable cliché: a new fringe, snipped in a moment of emotional distress.
“Oh, look, that shih tzu has bangs like you,” her pal Mindy says, gently negging Emily, played by Lily Collins, for the bathroom mirror haircut she gave herself on an insomnia-addled, rosé-soaked whim. Now in her third season roaming the 5th arrondissement in block heels, Emily still couldn’t pass Gcse French. But her fringe – delicate and feathery, so long that the edges graze her cheekbones – is très moderne, even if Mindy’s zinger lands, too. She’s right: it is giving Tibetan lap dog. “Are those trauma bangs, too?” she calls after the pup.
Emily is far from the first TV character to chop it all off in service of a storyline.
“Oh, look, that shih tzu has bangs like you,” her pal Mindy says, gently negging Emily, played by Lily Collins, for the bathroom mirror haircut she gave herself on an insomnia-addled, rosé-soaked whim. Now in her third season roaming the 5th arrondissement in block heels, Emily still couldn’t pass Gcse French. But her fringe – delicate and feathery, so long that the edges graze her cheekbones – is très moderne, even if Mindy’s zinger lands, too. She’s right: it is giving Tibetan lap dog. “Are those trauma bangs, too?” she calls after the pup.
Emily is far from the first TV character to chop it all off in service of a storyline.
- 12/21/2022
- by Amanda Whiting
- The Independent - TV
Yes, Grey’s Anatomy is still running. And no, you haven’t missed anything. In fact, ABC’s once fan-favourite Emmy-adorned medical series – which premiered its 19th season last month – has only continued its steady decline since Sandra Oh’s heartbreaking exit signified its expiration nine seasons ago.
When Shonda Rhimes’s serial drama began in 2005 with its core cast of Seattle-based surgical interns, including determined Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), caustic Cristina Yang (Oh), irritating Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), innocent George O’Malley (Tr Knight) and underdog Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), it shattered viewing records. With its harmonious balance between fascinating medical mysteries and the consistently chaotic personal lives of the doctors, Grey’s Anatomy was simply brilliant.
I was 13 when I first binged its initial six seasons. Immediately, I was in love. Between its impressive character development and captivating surgical cases, the show even had me considering a career in medicine. Thereafter,...
When Shonda Rhimes’s serial drama began in 2005 with its core cast of Seattle-based surgical interns, including determined Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), caustic Cristina Yang (Oh), irritating Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), innocent George O’Malley (Tr Knight) and underdog Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), it shattered viewing records. With its harmonious balance between fascinating medical mysteries and the consistently chaotic personal lives of the doctors, Grey’s Anatomy was simply brilliant.
I was 13 when I first binged its initial six seasons. Immediately, I was in love. Between its impressive character development and captivating surgical cases, the show even had me considering a career in medicine. Thereafter,...
- 11/18/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
When Grey’s Anatomy debuted in 2005, the world had no idea what it was in for. The dramatic show began on a high note and has continued for a shocking 19 seasons (so far). It is proving yet again that medical dramas are long-lasting because the world loves to see them. When the show first aired, there was a core group of characters everyone fell for. This includes George O’Malley, a young surgical intern who bumbled everything he touched. Actor T.R. Knight plays the character. He seemed like the most obvious choice for not making it through med
The Truth Behind George O’Malley’s Death on Grey’s Anatomy...
The Truth Behind George O’Malley’s Death on Grey’s Anatomy...
- 10/25/2022
- by Tiffany Raiford
- TVovermind.com
Through 18 seasons of Grey's Anatomy, there have been plenty of changes.
Some of the biggest changes come from the cast, as any show that has been on as long as Grey's has surely seen plenty of cast exits.
Luckily, the cast that departed early in the series (or even more recently) can still be seen in other projects. So where are they now?
Isaiah Washington -- Dr. Preston Burke
Isaiah Washington portrayed Dr. Preston Burke for the first three seasons of Grey's Anatomy.
Washington also returned as a guest on Grey's Anatomy Season 10 after Cristina left Grey Sloan.
Since leaving Seattle Grace, the actor has remained steady in both TV and film, having been in the main cast of The 100 through The 100 Season 5.
He's also appeared in shows such as Blue Bloods, Bull, Law & Order: LA, and was recurring during Survivor's Remorse Season 4.
On the film side, Isaiah...
Some of the biggest changes come from the cast, as any show that has been on as long as Grey's has surely seen plenty of cast exits.
Luckily, the cast that departed early in the series (or even more recently) can still be seen in other projects. So where are they now?
Isaiah Washington -- Dr. Preston Burke
Isaiah Washington portrayed Dr. Preston Burke for the first three seasons of Grey's Anatomy.
Washington also returned as a guest on Grey's Anatomy Season 10 after Cristina left Grey Sloan.
Since leaving Seattle Grace, the actor has remained steady in both TV and film, having been in the main cast of The 100 through The 100 Season 5.
He's also appeared in shows such as Blue Bloods, Bull, Law & Order: LA, and was recurring during Survivor's Remorse Season 4.
On the film side, Isaiah...
- 6/22/2022
- by Megan Behnke
- TVfanatic
Ahhh, the sun is shining, the birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming. What does that call for? Staying in and binge-watching old episodes of Grey's Anatomy, of course. Have you been McDreaming about what Patrick Dempsey has been doing since his time on the show? How about T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl? Well, luckily so have we—and we did all the digging around so that you don't have to. One alum we've especially missed has been Knight, who played the lovable George O'Malley a.k.a. "007." We said goodbye to George at the end of season five. Since his time on Grey's he has appeared on HBO Max's The Flight Attendant with Kaley Cuoco, among...
- 3/19/2022
- E! Online
Grey's Anatomy has been on the air for 16 years.
In that time, the series has had a revolving door of cast members.
Fans get excited at the prospect of bringing original stars back into the fold, as evidenced by Grey's Anatomy Season 17.
Earlier this month, original star T.R. Knight was spotted on the ABC medical drama's set, fueling speculation that he is returning once more.
If you watch Grey's Anatomy online, you know that George was killed off early in the show's run, but he did return last year for a big episode.
The photo linking Knight to the set was actually shared by James Pickens Jr., who plays Richard Weber.
It also included Addison Montgomery, who returned on Grey's Anatomy Season 18 for a two-episode arc.
Chandra Wilson was also a part of the photo, and get this:
Bailey and Richard looked dressed up as though they were preparing to shoot some scenes.
In that time, the series has had a revolving door of cast members.
Fans get excited at the prospect of bringing original stars back into the fold, as evidenced by Grey's Anatomy Season 17.
Earlier this month, original star T.R. Knight was spotted on the ABC medical drama's set, fueling speculation that he is returning once more.
If you watch Grey's Anatomy online, you know that George was killed off early in the show's run, but he did return last year for a big episode.
The photo linking Knight to the set was actually shared by James Pickens Jr., who plays Richard Weber.
It also included Addison Montgomery, who returned on Grey's Anatomy Season 18 for a two-episode arc.
Chandra Wilson was also a part of the photo, and get this:
Bailey and Richard looked dressed up as though they were preparing to shoot some scenes.
- 12/8/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“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 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
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
Patrick Dempsey played Dr. Derek Shepherd on “Grey’s Anatomy” for a decade, winning praise from fans and broad mainstream fame by starring in the hit ABC drama. But one plaudit always eluded the show’s male lead: an Emmy nomination for his performance as the wildly successful surgeon. Now, thanks to his unexpected return to the show, that could all change.
Dempsey shocked longtime fans when he appeared on “Grey’s Anatomy” last fall as Dr. Shepherd, who died on the show but came back to visit Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) as she drifted in and out of consciousness while battling coronavirus symptoms. As a result of his surprise appearance, Dempsey is on the 2021 Emmy Awards ballot in the Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series category.
Dempsey isn’t the only dearly departed “Grey’s Anatomy” character who featured in the show’s 17th season: T.R. Knight, who played George O’Malley...
Dempsey shocked longtime fans when he appeared on “Grey’s Anatomy” last fall as Dr. Shepherd, who died on the show but came back to visit Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) as she drifted in and out of consciousness while battling coronavirus symptoms. As a result of his surprise appearance, Dempsey is on the 2021 Emmy Awards ballot in the Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series category.
Dempsey isn’t the only dearly departed “Grey’s Anatomy” character who featured in the show’s 17th season: T.R. Knight, who played George O’Malley...
- 6/18/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
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
Mark your calendars, “Japril” fans: Sarah Drew will return to Grey’s Anatomy in the May 6 episode (ABC, 9/8c), the actress revealed on Twitter on Friday.
Drew, who will reprise her role as Dr. April Kepner on the long-running ABC medical drama, also shared a first-look photo from her guest appearance, which you can see in full below. And if our eyes don’t deceive us, it looks like she’s having a moment with her ex-husband Jackson, played by Jesse Williams. (The exes still share custody of their daughter Harriet.)
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Drew, who will reprise her role as Dr. April Kepner on the long-running ABC medical drama, also shared a first-look photo from her guest appearance, which you can see in full below. And if our eyes don’t deceive us, it looks like she’s having a moment with her ex-husband Jackson, played by Jesse Williams. (The exes still share custody of their daughter Harriet.)
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- 4/17/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
(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
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
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
Just as Grey’s Anatomy says goodbye to a series regular, it welcomes back an old friend.
Sarah Drew, who played Dr. April Kepner on the long-running ABC medical drama, will reprise the role in a guest appearance later this season, our sister site Deadline reports. No details yet on what brings her back to Grey Sloan, or when it might air, but several familiar faces have already returned to Grey’s this season via beach dream sequences, including Patrick Dempsey as Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd and T.R. Knight as George O’Malley. (Unlike those two, though, Drew’s character April is still alive,...
Sarah Drew, who played Dr. April Kepner on the long-running ABC medical drama, will reprise the role in a guest appearance later this season, our sister site Deadline reports. No details yet on what brings her back to Grey Sloan, or when it might air, but several familiar faces have already returned to Grey’s this season via beach dream sequences, including Patrick Dempsey as Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd and T.R. Knight as George O’Malley. (Unlike those two, though, Drew’s character April is still alive,...
- 3/12/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
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
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
It has been 30 years since The Silence of the Lambs premiered on the silver screen.
Since then, the film has been tremendously influential on pop culture -- especially TV.
You may have never seen it, but chances are you know everything about The Silence of the Lambs just from watching your favorite TV shows.
Clarice (a TV series about what happened to the protagonist of The Silence of the Lambs after the film's events) just premiered.
Less than 10 years before Clarice began airing, Hannibal (a prequel series about the infamous Dr. Hannibal Lecter) ran for three seasons on NBC.
Even when a TV series doesn't directly connect to The Silence of The Lamb, many have taken inspiration from it.
The Silence of the Lambs popularized the idea of consulting a convicted serial killer to catch another serial killer. Just about every investigative procedural has done that plot.
The Rookie Season...
Since then, the film has been tremendously influential on pop culture -- especially TV.
You may have never seen it, but chances are you know everything about The Silence of the Lambs just from watching your favorite TV shows.
Clarice (a TV series about what happened to the protagonist of The Silence of the Lambs after the film's events) just premiered.
Less than 10 years before Clarice began airing, Hannibal (a prequel series about the infamous Dr. Hannibal Lecter) ran for three seasons on NBC.
Even when a TV series doesn't directly connect to The Silence of The Lamb, many have taken inspiration from it.
The Silence of the Lambs popularized the idea of consulting a convicted serial killer to catch another serial killer. Just about every investigative procedural has done that plot.
The Rookie Season...
- 3/5/2021
- by Becca Newton
- TVfanatic
“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
George O'Malley returned!
Mer and George's reunion was the best part about Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 4, but the hour also ended with a scary cliffhanger.
Join Meaghan Frey, Berea Orange, Jasmin Pettie, and Jasmine Blu as they discuss the hour.
Did you predict George as the next ghost from her past Mer would see on the beach? How do you feel about the return of T.R. Knight and George's time spent with Mer?
Meaghan: I knew it would be Lexie or George going into yesterday, but about a half-hour before the episode, I knew it in my bones, it would be him and started gathering clips for a video I wanted to post after the installment.
I didn't think it would be possible to top Derek's return for me, but this did it. It has been so long since George died, and seeing him was such a breath of fresh air.
Mer and George's reunion was the best part about Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 4, but the hour also ended with a scary cliffhanger.
Join Meaghan Frey, Berea Orange, Jasmin Pettie, and Jasmine Blu as they discuss the hour.
Did you predict George as the next ghost from her past Mer would see on the beach? How do you feel about the return of T.R. Knight and George's time spent with Mer?
Meaghan: I knew it would be Lexie or George going into yesterday, but about a half-hour before the episode, I knew it in my bones, it would be him and started gathering clips for a video I wanted to post after the installment.
I didn't think it would be possible to top Derek's return for me, but this did it. It has been so long since George died, and seeing him was such a breath of fresh air.
- 12/8/2020
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
After shocking fans with a Patrick Dempsey cameo earlier this season, “Grey’s Anatomy” pulled the same trick again on Thursday night, as T.R. Knight’s character George O’Malley returned to Meredith’s (Ellen Pompeo) dreams.
Last night’s surprising episode managed to win the broadcast ratings race, thanks in no small part to “Thursday Night Football” being benched. “Grey’s” came in with a 1.2 rating among adults 18-49 and 5.7 million total viewers. While that topped the night, it does also represent a slight tick down from the previous episodes this season, all of which scored a 1.3 and closer to 6 million viewers. Its spinoff “Station 19” saw a more dramatic decline, dropping 20% to a 0.8 rating and 5.4 million total viewers. “A Million Little Things” rounded off the night for ABC with a 0.6 and 3.8 million pairs of eyeballs.
CBS’ entire comedy lineup was even last night, with “Young Sheldon” leading the way at a 0.8 and 7.3 million viewers.
Last night’s surprising episode managed to win the broadcast ratings race, thanks in no small part to “Thursday Night Football” being benched. “Grey’s” came in with a 1.2 rating among adults 18-49 and 5.7 million total viewers. While that topped the night, it does also represent a slight tick down from the previous episodes this season, all of which scored a 1.3 and closer to 6 million viewers. Its spinoff “Station 19” saw a more dramatic decline, dropping 20% to a 0.8 rating and 5.4 million total viewers. “A Million Little Things” rounded off the night for ABC with a 0.6 and 3.8 million pairs of eyeballs.
CBS’ entire comedy lineup was even last night, with “Young Sheldon” leading the way at a 0.8 and 7.3 million viewers.
- 12/4/2020
- by Will Thorne
- 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 threw it all the way back on Thursday night.
Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 4 reunited Meredith with her dead best friend, George O'Malley.
Indeed, T.R. Knight reprised the role he held on the veteran medical drama from 2005-2009, and it was an insane episode.
Shortly after the episode aired, Knight took to Instagram to open up about the comeback.
"George O'Malley will always claim my heart," The actor, who currently stars on The Flight Attendant, wrote on the social media website.
"Thank you to Ellen, Chandra, Jim, Krista, and all the familiar faces for once again sharing your beautiful light."
He went on to address Ellen Pompeo directly, noting how much he enjoyed working with her and being her friend.
"Ellen is the kind of actor I’m endlessly grateful to act with," he wrote.
"She’s the embodiment of truth. George and Meredith love each other, for sure,...
Grey's Anatomy Season 17 Episode 4 reunited Meredith with her dead best friend, George O'Malley.
Indeed, T.R. Knight reprised the role he held on the veteran medical drama from 2005-2009, and it was an insane episode.
Shortly after the episode aired, Knight took to Instagram to open up about the comeback.
"George O'Malley will always claim my heart," The actor, who currently stars on The Flight Attendant, wrote on the social media website.
"Thank you to Ellen, Chandra, Jim, Krista, and all the familiar faces for once again sharing your beautiful light."
He went on to address Ellen Pompeo directly, noting how much he enjoyed working with her and being her friend.
"Ellen is the kind of actor I’m endlessly grateful to act with," he wrote.
"She’s the embodiment of truth. George and Meredith love each other, for sure,...
- 12/4/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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
Grey's Anatomy continues to pull out all the stops with its familiar faces joining Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) on the sand. After the long-running ABC medical drama kicked off season 17 last month with Patrick Dempsey's stunning return as Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd, it wasn't done with the surprises. On the Thursday, Dec. 3 episode, T.R. Knight was back as Meredith's close pal George O'Malley, who died in the season 5 finale that ran in 2009. In a Deadline interview that published after this week's episode aired, Knight joined showrunner and executive producer Krista Vernoff to explain how the episode came to be. As it turns out, George was the...
- 12/4/2020
- E! Online
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
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