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On Friday ABC opted not to renew five titles, but the most unexpected was Katey Sagal-starrer Rebel from Grey’s Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff. Now somewhat distanced from the news, Sagal and Vernoff broke their silence on the sudden cancellation, which came five episodes into Rebel‘s freshman run.

In Rebel, ABC/ Disney Television Studios’ freshman drama, we revisit a new version of a woman we’ve seen on screen before: Erin Brockovich. Starring Katey Sagal as Annie ‘Rebel’ Bello—a character loosely based on who Brockovich is today—the show follows the renegade underdog advocate as she negotiates the takedown of all things corrupt.

Five episodes into its freshman run, ABC’s Katey Sagal-starring drama Rebel has been canceled.

Grey’s Anatomy‘s record-breaking run will continue. ABC’s flagship scripted series has been officially renewed for an eighteenth season. Additionally, Grey’s spinoff, Station 19, which has emerged as ABC’s second highest-rated scripted series behind Grey’s with the help of frequent crossovers, has been renewed for Season 5.

Warning: This story contains spoilers from the Thursday, May 6, episode of Grey’s Anatomy.

What attracted you to “Rebel?”First and foremost, I was [creator] Krista Vernoff. I know a couple of people who have worked with her [on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Station 19’] and she’s just fantastic.

ABC on Thursday gaveled to order the series premiere of Rebel, the legal drama created by Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 showrunner Krista Vernoff and starring Katey Sagal. The debut drew a 0.5 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.56 million viewers in Nielsen Live+Same Day numbers in its 10 p.m.

Katey Sagal is .The star of ABC's newest drama, inspired by Erin Brockovich's life and created by Krista Vernoff (), is about to heat up TV screens as Annie «Rebel» Bello, an unapologetically messy, but funny, fearless and brilliant blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. In the first episode, Sagal's Rebel finds herself on the doorstep of a major case surrounding defective heart valves that are making people sick.

Very few people have ever called Erin Brockovich — her manner, her personal affect, her crusading approach — "subtle." Trust me. I googled.

Alyssa Milano and former castmate Holly Marie Combs defended their former show "Charmed" this week after one of the show’s ex-producers claimed she quit because she was worried the series was becoming "bad for the world." Milano tweeted Thursday that producer Krista Vernoff’s comments "broke my heart," adding she hoped "we didn’t make something that was ‘bad for the world’ for eight years." Vernoff said she joined the show because it was about "girl power" but claimed that she was soon asked to

ANOTHER Charmed fight? Damn, y’all, this show has given as much drama in the past couple years as it has in its entire original run!

Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs are responding to Krista Vernoff‘s explanation of why she left the original series as a producer.

Grey’s Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff got candid about her relationship with creator Shonda Rhimes in a new interview.

One of ABC Signature’s top showtunners, Krista Vernoff (Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19, Rebel) is staying put with a new multi-year overall deal for her company Trip the Light Productions. Closing a new big three-year pact with Vernoff represents a key piece of the complex effort to bring Grey’s Anatomy back for Season 18.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVABC’s new Krista Vernoff drama “Rebel” is generating a lot of buzz.According to numbers provided by the network, the trailer for the new show has been viewed more than 27 million times across multiple video and social media channels. That puts the “Rebel” promo well ahead of the network’s most watched trailers from the pre-pandemic era.

On the evening of March 12, 2020, Grey’s Anatomy executive producers Krista Vernoff, Debbie Allen and James Williams sent out note to the series’ cast and crew, informing them that “Out of an abundance of caution, production is postponed effective immediately.

Warning: This story contains spoilers from the Thursday, March 11, episode of Grey’s Anatomy.

as season 17 resumes, and in a new interview, showrunner Krista Vernoff revealed she's approaching the end of the current season on dual tracks, which includes the potential end for ABC's biggest hit.«I'm planning a season and a finale that could function as either a  finale or a series finale,» Vernoff told . «I'm planning for both contingencies and it's hard and it's not ideal.

Whether or not “Grey’s Anatomy” returns next season is still an open question.

ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy is about two-thirds into filming Season 17 with no definitive answer yet whether it will be the venerable medical drama’s last.

Kate Aurthur editorIn an interview this week about Thursday’s crossover episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Station 19,” Krista Vernoff, the showrunner of both ABC dramas, talked about the uncertain future of “Grey’s.”“Whether or not it’s the last season of ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ I don’t know,” Vernoff said. “And that’s the truth.”For a Variety for a cover story in October, the show’s star and producer, Ellen Pompeo, who has played Dr.

Abigail Spencer (Reprisal, Timeless) is set for a recurring role on Rebel, ABC’s new drama series starring Katey Sagal.

EXCLUSIVE: ABC is rounding out its recurring cast for its new Katey Sagal-starring series Rebel. Mary McDonnell, Adam Arkin, Matthew Glave and Jalen Thomas Brooks have joined the cast of the series created by Krista Vernoff inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich today.

EXCLUSIVE: Dan Bucatinsky is returning to ABC’s Thursday lineup. 

“Grey’s Anatomy” has been bringing back numerous characters from the show’s past for its current season, including Patrick Dempsey’s neurosurgeon Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd.

Spoiler alert. The story includes details about the Dec. 17 episodes of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19. 

T.R. Knight is opening up about his return to Grey’s Anatomy as George, over a decade after his character was killed off the series.

Patrick Dempsey confirmed speculation that Ellen Pompeo’s Grey’s Anatomy character is battling COVID-19 after he made an unexpected return to the series in a dream sequence during the season 17 premiere.“I was like, what a great opportunity for people and how great it would be for the fans, really, to see everybody reunited in this sort of bizarre way,” the 54-year-old actor said on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday, November 18.

When “Grey’s Anatomy” returned last week, viewers were quick to point out the use of KN95 on set.

"Grey's Anatomy" fans can rejoice: Dr. Derek Shepherd is returning a few more times, according to showrunner Krista Vernoff.

There was a huge surprise during the season 17 premiere of Grey’s Anatomy – the return of Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVSPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Season 17 premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy.The two-hour Season 17 premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy ended with a jaw-dropping moment five and a half years in the making. The series’ original male lead Patrick Dempsey made a return, with his character, Derek Shepherd, appearing in a beach dream sequence after Ellen Pompeo’s Meredith collapsed in the Grey Sloan parking lot.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVSPOILER ALERT: This story includes details about tonight’s Season 17 premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy.EXCLUSIVE: ABC’s promo for the Season 17 premiere of Grey’s Anatomy teased a “shocking, jaw-dropping ending.” That was an understatement.In one of the series’ biggest twists ever, a beloved character, Patrick Dempsey’s Derek Shepherd, whose tragic death in an April 2015 episode left fans heartbroken, came back.

Kate Aurthur editorWhen Krista Vernoff read the script of the “Grey’s Anatomy” pilot in 2004, she was coming off the “most difficult job” of her TV career, writing on “Wonderfalls.” In an interview for Variety’s cover story about “Grey’s Anatomy” for the magazine’s Power of Women issue, Vernoff said of the quirky Fox dramedy: “I just kept getting rewritten systematically.

“Grey’s Anatomy” and “Station 19” are tipping their caps to health care workers.

a new promo released Thursday featuring new and old footage from the ABC series, first responders, doctors and nurses are being honored with and  dedicating their upcoming seasons (17 and 4, respectively) to them.«This season, our work is dedicated to the healthcare workers who put their lives on the line every day to try to save ours,” said Krista Vernoff, showrunner and executive producer for  and G“Wear a mask, save someone else’s life.”The 30-second spot features voiceovers from Ellen