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Express Tribune
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Grey's Anatomy renewed for season 22 as Ellen Pompeo continues recurring role
ABC has officially renewed Grey's Anatomy for a 22nd season, according to multiple entertainment outlets. The long-running medical drama will continue its historic run as the network's longest-running primetime scripted series. The renewal comes alongside several other ABC lineup decisions. 9-1-1, The Rookie, Will Trent, and Shifting Gears have also been picked up for new seasons. Meanwhile, Abbott Elementary and High Potential were previously renewed in January, leaving Doctor Odyssey, starring Joshua Jackson, as the only major ABC drama still awaiting confirmation. The announcement comes amid ongoing shifts within the series, most notably the reduced presence of longtime lead Ellen Pompeo. The actress, who portrayed Meredith Grey for nearly two decades, scaled back her role in 2022. Appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show that December, Pompeo explained she wanted a change after years in the spotlight, describing the move as a chance to 'mix it up a little bit.' She compared the transition to sending a child off to college, adding that stepping back would give her more time with her three children. Pompeo has also spoken out about her fight for pay equity on the show. In a March 2025 episode of Call Her Daddy, she revealed that she was paid less than co-star Patrick Dempsey for years. While not resentful toward Dempsey, she criticized the network for undervaluing her contributions. She credited Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes for backing her efforts and emphasized the importance of advocating for other women. 'Once you get to a certain level,' she said, 'you can use your platform to lift others up.' Season 22 will return to Grey Sloan Memorial, with Pompeo expected to continue in a recurring role.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ellen Pompeo says her daughter quit 'Grey's Anatomy' after T.R. Knight's George O'Malley died: 'I'm done'
Dedicated Grey's Anatomy fans have seen every possible second of Ellen Pompeo's journey as Meredith Grey — but things are a little different under the actress' own roof. On Wednesday, the longtime star of the hit medical drama paid a visit to the Jennifer Hudson Show, where she told the titular host that her family members are not among the die-hard fanbase. When Hudson pointed out the show's reputation for steamy scenes and asked about her husband's reaction, Pompeo quipped, "He doesn't watch Grey's Anatomy. That's how I've been married so long." Related: Ellen Pompeo recalls 'crying' during 'uncomfortable' Grey's Anatomy sex scene with T.R Knight: 'It was so bad' She added that her husband, music producer Chris Ivery, is "too busy watching sports" to check in on the patients and doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial. But her eldest daughter, Stella, 15, has dipped her toes into the Grey's drama. "It gets to a point where they get to be 10 or 11 and all the classmates start watching it and she says 'Mommy, can I watch it?,'" Pompeo explained. "And I can't believe it sometimes, that 10 and 11 year olds watch the show, because I know what was going on in those early years… and still goes on, I guess." Pompeo then recalled watching "a few seasons" with Stella, before a certain character death made her tap out. "I think she had it, and a lot of people do, when they see 007," she said. "When they see that George O'Malley died they say, 'I'm done, I just can't do it anymore.' So I think she made it as far as that." Related: I'm Still Not Over... George O'Malley's death on 'Grey's Anatomy' The death of T.R. Knight's George was a defining moment for the show. The season 5 finale saw an unrecognizable patient admitted to the hospital after saving a stranger, and getting hit by a bus in the process. Fans — and the show's doctors — don't realize that the John Doe is fan-favorite character George until he uses his finger to trace "007," a nickname he earned in the first season, into Meredith's palm. The twist sent such powerful ripples of shock through the show's fanbase that even new viewers like Stella can't celebrating the show's legacy in conversation with Entertainment Weekly, Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes said she went to great lengths to keep big moments like George's death under lock and key. "Nobody knew who George was. Nobody," she said, then amended herself, explaining that "certain members of the crew" were aware for logistical reasons. "T.R. was determined that he would be the body lying on the operating table. He would be the body that you saw every single time, which is why you got to see his beautiful blue eyes." She added, "But he was wearing a lot of makeup. I do think we kept it really secret." While Pompeo's eldest daughter still needs time to recover from the emotional loss of George, the actress previously revealed that her younger daughter, Sienna May, 10, is beginning to take an interest in the show, too. "My 10-year-old wants to see it, which, she's not ready," the actress told Jimmy Kimmel earlier this year. "But a lot of kids in her class have seen it." While Pompeo doesn't judge parents who do let their preteens check out the show, she explained, "I don't want my daughter to see me in my underwear on television just yet. But all her classmates have. So, that makes for great conversation at pick-up." Watch Pompeo's full Jennifer Hudson Show interview above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
USA Today
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Why Ellen Pompeo feared her latest television role could be 'Cancel City'
For 21 seasons, Ellen Pompeo has been the heart-rate monitor of ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy.' Now the Golden Globe-nominated actress is (temporarily) trading the comfort of Grey Sloan Memorial for what she feared could be the end of her career: the role of Natalia Grace's adoptive mother in Hulu's limited series inspired by the saga. 'I said, 'This seems like walking through a landmine field; this seems like Cancel City,'' Pompeo shares candidly in an interview, where she seems unguarded and full of interesting observations about the human condition. 'How are we going to do this? What version of this story are we telling? And are we going to portray someone with dwarfism as evil?' Even if you've heard of Grace, you might not fully grasp her story, or all of the "they said, she said." Over eight episodes, 'Good American Family' (streaming weekly on Wednesdays) tells a dramatized version of Grace's journey, first from the perspective of Kristine (Pompeo) and Michael Barnett (Mark Duplass) and then from that of the Ukrainian immigrant-born with dwarfism (Imogen Faith Reid). The Barnetts hoped Grace would be the perfect complement to their family when they adopted her in 2010. Instead, they claim she terrorized them, placing thumbtacks on the stairs for her family to step on, and trying to kill Kristine, Michael said in a 2019 interview with 'Good Morning America.' The Barnetts successfully petitioned Grace's birth year to be amended from 2003 to 1989 in 2012, moved her into an Indiana apartment and relocated to Canada. But a more recent DNA test concluded that Grace is much closer to her original birth year, meaning she would've been just a child when she was forced to fend for herself. With such varying accounts, co-executive producer Sarah Sutherland says, she and series creator Katie Robbins 'did a tremendous amount of research.' Before becoming a TV writer, Robbins 'was a journalist and a documentarian,' Sutherland says. 'And I used to work in economics research. So the way in which we're nerds actually services this kind of project really well.' Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Robbins noticed that perception of the events was influenced by whose point of view was being shared. 'It was this roller coaster going through the articles, and it became this Rorschach test: How you saw it depended on who was telling the story and what biases and background you were bringing to the story,' she says. 'That was really fascinating to me, and so I wanted to try to bring that into the experience of watching the show and really use it as a way of talking about perspective and bias and the elusive nature of truth.' Speaking with Robbins put Pompeo more at ease, and so did the actress's agent, she says, who encouraged, 'This is the turn to take," she recalls. "Really turn things on its head and show people a completely crazy side of you.' But the key for the miniseries was Reid. The onscreen mother-daughter duo met on a Zoom call that lasted hours, Pompeo says. They had that electrifying chemistry. Reid 'walked me through what this project meant to her,' Pompeo says, 'and her perspective and how important she felt like it was to tell her version of this story.' Pompeo welcomed the responsibility of making a mindful, watchable TV show inspired by true events. ''Grey's' has other challenges,' she says. 'But I really wanted something that really challenged me and to see if I have what it takes." 'I've been doing the same thing for 20 years,' she adds. 'And if I fall on my face, I fall on my face. This was something that I could put 200% of my effort into and let's just see what happens.' When does 'Grey's Anatomy' return in 2025? Season 21 midseason premiere date, time Pompeo says she's in preliminary discussions to appear in seven episodes of "Grey's" next season, the same number as this season. 'I absolutely am so privileged to be able to say that I get to be a part of it, still, and the fans love that, and with a commitment that works for me and makes me able to fill my life with other things,' she says. 'I don't know if there's been a next-season pickup or not. But they know that I love that show and that's 20 years of my life and that I always will pop in and out and make appearances.' But after decades of playing Grey, it's the mad roles that provide Pompeo's world more color. 'I would love to have more opportunities to keep playing crazy characters,' she says.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Grey's Anatomy' Star Adelaide Kane Says Jules Is ‘in a State of Shock' After Mika's Exit
Note: This story contains spoilers from 'Grey's Anatomy' Season 21, Episode 9. 'Grey's Anatomy' returned with some big moments, a bonkers case and more than a few emotionally scarred doctors. The midseason premiere, titled 'Hit the Floor,' resolved many big cliffhangers for the doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial, who we had last seen dealing with a record-breaking heat wave in Seattle in the aftermath of Dr. Mika Yasuda's heartbreaking exit. Dr. Jules Millin (Adelaide Kane) was impacted the most by her fellow doctor's departure from the hospital, as the pair had been exploring a blossoming romantic relationship up until Mika's sister showed up asking for help with a cancer diagnosis — which resulted in her dying in a car accident and Mika leaving Seattle so she could heal from the grief away from where all fell apart. In Episode 9, Jules is very much 'in a state of shock' from recent events and shutting all of her friends out, Kane said in an interview with TheWrap, which results in her making a mistake in surgery that leads to a patient falling off of the surgical table. 'This episode is a really beautiful exploration of what happens when you don not give yourself the time or the space to process your feelings,' Kane told TheWrap. 'We all do it to some extent when things are difficult … fake it till you make it a little bit, pretend everything is fine. But Jules is fooling nobody, except for herself, and in a hospital that sort of dissociation or distractedness can be incredibly dangerous.' Jules' mistake came on the heels of her first lashing out at Bailey (Chandra Wilson), blaming her for not trying hard enough to keep Mika at the hospital, as well as her fellow classmate Simone (Alexis Floyd). To make matters worse, a misunderstanding in the OR leads the higher-ups to believe it was Simone who made the mistake with the patient. 'I don't think she's even there [at that moment]. She's not even processing what happens,' Kane said. 'She is a good person and does not want somebody else to take the fall for her mistakes, but apologizing when you are already feeling miserable and hate yourself, and you have made all these mistakes, is very difficult.' Near the end of the episode, Jules starts to make things right. She admits to Richard (James Pickens Jr.) that she made the mistake. Though he admires her intention of setting things right so it does not affect Simone's career, he tells her the person Jules really needs to be talking to in that moment is her friend. When she eventually finds Simone, she chickens out of the apology. She finds Simone reuniting with Lucas (Niko Terho) after surviving getting shot in a convenience store hours earlier. The rest of the season will see more challenges for Jules, Kane teased, as she tries to shift her focus back into her career. We also should not expect her to jump into a new relationship any time soon, with Kane saying the sudden end of her relationship with Mika will steer Jules away from getting too emotionally involved, given her history. Whether or not she will be able to fix her relationship with her friends remains to be seen. The midseason premiere had plenty more story to tell, with Lucas and Jo (Camilla Luddington) surviving the convenience store shooting — though Jo had to undergo a procedure to keep her pregnancy safe after the trauma. Blue (Harry Shum Jr.) appeared to rekindle things with his ex-fiancée, who resurfaced earlier in the season. Teddy (Kim Raver) and Owen's (Kevin McKidd) faced yet another hurdle, as Owen confessed to developing feelings for his childhood friend Nora (Floriana Lima). 'Grey's Anatomy' airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. The post 'Grey's Anatomy' Star Adelaide Kane Says Jules Is 'in a State of Shock' After Mika's Exit appeared first on TheWrap.
