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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.

Shonda Rhimes gave the world what would become a hit television series known as the medical drama,  . And now, the fandom couldn't be bigger — or more loyal.first debuted in 2005.

Shonda Rhimes gave the world what would become a hit television series known as the medical drama,  . And now, the fandom couldn't be bigger — or more loyal.first debuted in 2005.

Camilla Luddington is sharing a sweet snap of her 6-month-old son, Lucas. The Grey's Anatomy star took to Instagram to share a photo of her baby boy, dressed in a bright red sweater, gazing down at a large picture book he had propped in his hands.

Ellen Pompeo, the show's star and executive producer, admitted that both her character's fate and that of the show is up in the air.«I can't say. We honestly have not decided.

Jesse Williams is crossing his fingers for a Japril reunion. ET's Katie Krause spoke to the 39-year-old star, and he revealed that he's hoping for his character, Jackson Avery, to reunite with his ex-wife, April Kepner. Sarah Drew, who played April, left the show in 2018 after nine seasons.«They are incredible together,» Williams told ET of Jackson and April.

Jesse Williams has anything to say about it.The actor addressed whether season 17, which has put Meredith Grey through the wringer as she battles COVID and seen the returns of Patrick Dempsey and T.R. Knight, could be the long-running ABC medical drama's final chapter.

pushed back slightly, but Jesse Williams promises it's worth the extra week of waiting.«It's pure madness,» Williams tells ET's Katie Krause of the March 11 return, while recently promoting his new ad campaign for Old Spice, of which he's a spokesperson. «I've got to say, we have found a way to have really highly concentrated, dense episodes towards the middle of the season with a lot of this incredible combination of loss and joy and progress in these characters' lives.

Rob Lowe doesn't regret turning down the role of Dr. Derek Shepherd.

Katherine Heigl is speaking out about the impact her reputation has had on her life. In an interview with , the 42-year-old actress opens up about the backlash she received earlier in her career.Heigl has drawn ire for such things as deeming her 2007 film «a little sexist» and withdrawing herself from Emmy consideration while on because she felt she wasn't «given the material this season to warrant» a nomination.

Katherine Heigl is finally reacting to that shocking  ending with Alex and Izzie.When original cast member Justin Chambers abruptly exited the series midway through season 16, the question was raised about how he would be written out of the show.In the March 5, 2020 episode, Grey's stunned viewers when it was revealed Alex had left Seattle to reunite with his former flame, Izzie, and they were happily raising their two young twins on a horse farm in Kansas.

, which is currently on its usual months-long hiatus, will resume its 17th season one week later than initially planned. Instead of returning March 4, the medical drama will now be back on Thursday, March 11 at 8 p.m.

Bridgerton on Netflix, the Shondaland universe is about to welcome a new cast of complex, scandal-prone characters that we can't get enough of.Shondaland — the unstoppable production company powered by director, producer and screenwriter Shonda Rhimes — has developed Julia Quinn's bestselling novels into one of the most highly anticipated television series of the year.

2020, shows grappled with the question of whether it’s better to depict our current reality of social distancing and mask-wearing — or to gloss over it for the sake of escapism. Some handled it better than others. Here, the most “meh” pandemic renditions on the small screen this year.The long-running medical drama has dug into coronavirus, giving it to lead Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo).

, the second hour of a two-part crossover with , ended with the beloved doctor in far worse shape than before. Still feeling the effects COVID-19, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) appeared to be on the mend after waking up from being in and out of consciousness, during which she'd transport herself to the beachy dreamscape (the same place she reunited with Derek and George).

Chandra Wilson's Miranda Bailey, where she's heard giving life to a handful of names of those who have died from the coronavirus. A scroll of names also plays for several seconds before the screen fades to black. In the episode, «Fight the Power,» Bailey's mother is admitted into the ER at Grey Sloan after testing positive for COVID-19 following a recent move to a Seattle nursing home.

Patrick Dempsey and T.R. Knight in her unconscious state — many fans have speculated that this very well could be the final chapter of But not so fast.

Patrick Dempsey and T.R. Knight's surprising returns, there could be more blasts from the past in store for Meredith Grey, whose condition has been worsening since being infected with COVID.

another shocking return in the latest season 17 episode, welcoming back T.R. Knight's George O'Malley for a fitting reunion with Meredith Grey.In Thursday's episode, George -- one of the original interns who started at then-Seattle Grace alongside Meredith — reappeared in Meredith's COVID dream at the same sandy beach where she previously reunited with her late husband, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey).

«another person from Meredith's past» would resurface as she continued her battle against COVID -- and it was a doozy. The latest episode, which aired Thursday, saw the long-awaited return of T.R. Knight's George O'Malley, who had a heroic but devastating death in the season 6 premiere.

«another person from Meredith's past returns» after Patrick Dempsey's McDreamy shocker, and the ABC medical drama wasn't playing around with its latest cast surprise. As Meredith's (Ellen Pompeo) COVID-19 battle continued, she was reunited in her beachside dreamscape with George O'Malley (T.R.

Ellen Pompeo is continuing to toy with fans' emotions as it was teased following Thursday night's episode that «another person from [Meredith's] past returns.»Ahead of Thursday's episode, Pompeo tweeted a GIF of herself in character as Meredith Grey goofing off with Katherine Heigl in character as Dr.

Kate Walsh's Dr. Addison Montgomery may be the only person who's delighted by Meredith and Derek's recent  reunion.Walsh first appeared on 's season 1 finale, when Addison and Derek (Patrick Dempsey) were revealed to be married, even though McDreamy had already begun a relationship with Meredith (Ellen Pompeo).Throughout much of Walsh's tenure on the show, Addison and Meredith were in a love triangle with Derek, before he chose Meredith and Addison moved to California.

only scratched the surface for what was to come between Meredith and Derek's long-awaited reunion.On Thursday's, titled «My Happy Ending,» Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) — confirmed to be COVID-19 positive — was transported to the same beach where she first saw her late husband, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), waving at her from afar during her dream sequence after she collapsed again four days after she was initially found unconscious.

surprise.With Meredith Grey's (Ellen Pompeo) bout with coronavirus worsening by the minute, the next episode, titled «You'll Never Walk Alone,» reveals that Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) isn't the one from her past to pay a visit in her beachside dreamscape. As her life hangs in the balance (literally), a new promo released after Thursday's episode teases that «another person from her past returns.»Meredith, still dressed in a flowy white top and blue jeans, notices a figure — who's never

Thursday's episode, 's Dr. Levi Schmitt (Jake Borelli) and Dr.

's drama doesn't end with its scripts.

Patrick Dempsey's return brought some light to these oftentimes dark days. The 54-year-old actor appears on Wednesday's episode of , and tells the host how he and Ellen Pompeo hoped to bring comfort with the return of Derek Shepard, Dr.

Patrick Dempseyshowed up on the beach in Malibu, California, to film his secret return in season 17, there was a lot of worry that the surprise would be ruined by a random jogger or someone in a boat off in the distance. The fact that that never happened was a feat in itself, something star Kevin McKidd — who directs Thursday's episode, which features another appearance by Dempsey as Meredith's late husband, Derek Shepherd -- was truly stunned by. «It was amazing.

It’s been well over a decade since Isaiah Washington was fired from Grey’s Anatomy for hurling a homophobic slur at T.R. Knight on set, but the actor hasn’t let it go. Isaiah, 57, randomly reignited his feud with former Grey’s co-star Katherine Heigl, who publicly supported Isaiah being let go from the ABC drama, in a November 16 tweet. Isaiah posted a red carpet photo of the Suits star, accusing her of blocking his “free speech.”

Katherine Heigl, on Monday. The two starred alongside each other in the early seasons of the ABC series.Washington, 57, posted a photo of Heigl, 41, in a tweet accusing the actress of declaring that he should never be allowed to speak publicly.«This woman once proclaimed that I should ‘never’ be allowed to speak publicly again,» he wrote.

Patrick Dempsey posted a selfie with Ellen Pompeo of the former TV couple smiling to Instagram on Friday, one day after his shocking return to in the final seconds of Thursday's season 17 premiere.Dempsey, 54, reprised his role as Derek Shepherd, aka McDreamy, for the first time since he was dramatically killed off in a season 11 episode in April 2015. In the waning moments of the episode, which hinted at a «shocking, jaw-dropping ending,» Meredith — who had been found unconscious in the Grey

COVID-19 shifts, and the audience is taken to a dream sequence she’s having.

Ellen Pompeo knew Patrick Dempsey's return would bring some much-needed joy to fans amid a challenging year.

*SPOILERS ALERT* Grey's Anatomy Season 17 started off with a bang as the central focus of the storyline was the coronavirus pandemic. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) struggled to cope with the rising COVID-19 deaths along with not having enough PPE kits mirroring the real-life difficulties faced by frontline workers.

of the Season 17 premiere, and many fans were not prepared.The final seconds of the two-hour, coronavirus-driven episode provided the shocking return of a beloved character — Patrick Dempsey's Derek Shepherd, a.k.a.