The medical series “Grey’s Anatomy” has now reached 19 seasons and, with each new renewal, it is speculated whether actress Ellen Pompeo, who plays the series’ main character, Meredith Gray, will continue in the role. Now it’s finally time to say goodbye.
“Grey’s Anatomy” has been on the air since 2005 on the American ABC network. Pompeo has played the lead role in the show since the very first episode, which premiered on March 27, 2005. The vast majority of the original cast’s actors have left the production over the years. Only Pompeo (Meredith), Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey) and James Pickens Jr. (Richard Webber) have participated in all seasons of the series so far.
Now, as reported by Deadline, the premiere of the second part of the nineteenth season, which will take place in the United States on February 23, will mark the episode in which Meredith Gray will leave the series.
The information was confirmed by a promotional video of the return of “Grey’s Anatomy” after the hiatus. It highlights that “Meredith leaves Seattle”, with images of an apparent farewell party for the doctor.
Meredith’s departure from the series will seem less dramatic than that of some characters in the series, such as her husband, Derek Shepherd, who died in the story after Patrick Dempsey wished to leave the medical series. Many other characters have had similar fates with the actors leaving the production.
Others, like Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), have followed the same path that Meredith must follow: leave Seattle behind and continue her career elsewhere. In Meredith’s case, apparently this will happen in Boston, where she will have to move with her daughter Zola (Aniela Gumbs), after receiving an offer to work with Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams), another character who left the main list. to look just like a guest in the end.
The episode will be titled “I will follow the sun”, or “I will follow the sun”, in free translation. Pompeo’s departure is motivated by the actress’s desire to reduce her appearances in season 19 to just eight episodes, which includes an appearance in the season finale.
Despite the departure, Pompeo will not completely leave the series behind. While Pompeo stars and produces an eight-episode Hulu limited series about a Midwestern couple adopting a child with a rare form of dwarfism, he will continue to narrate every episode of season 19 and may continue to do so in future seasons.
Pompeo will also remain in production as an executive producer. With other characters appearing after their departure throughout the series, including Williams, it may be likely that Meredith may return in future seasons as well.
But with the passing of Ellen Pompeo, “Grey’s Anatomy” continues? The answer could be yes. Recently, the series began to focus on the new group of inmates introduced at the start of the season. While renewal talks have yet to begin for the 20th season of television’s longest-running medical drama, the positive reception for the new characters could soon see another season in development.
If that happens, contracts will need to be renewed by ABC Signature for many of the actors as well, including the last two remaining original cast members, Chandra Wilson (Dr. Miranda Bailey) and James Pickens Jr. (Dr. Richard Webber).
The first 18 seasons of “Grey’s Anatomy” are available on Star +. The nineteenth season arrives in Brazil exclusively on Sony Channel in January 2023, with a premiere on Star + with a date yet to be defined.
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