How long will Grey’s Anatomy go on? Shonda Rhimes answers
Next fall Grey’s Anatomy inaugurates its twentieth television season: when will it go on again? After the departure of its titular protagonist – Ellen Pompeo is attached as executive producer and narrator, but has considerably limited her appearances on screen starting from the second half of season 19 – there were those who were willing to bet that Grey’s Anatomy she couldn’t survive Meredith Grey’s goodbye.
That was not the case: the series continues to be the most watched title of the ABC network programming, proving that the entry of the new class of residents has renewed the storylines of the series. At this rate, for Grey’s Anatomy there is no end in sight.
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Ellen Pompeo has previously said the series would wrap up when she and Shonda figured it was time to stop, but that seems to have changed. Ellen Pompeo is dedicating herself to other projects – her involvement in a miniseries that will go on the Hulu platform is confirmed – and the planet of Grey’s Anatomy it keeps going even without her.
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At this point, what could stop the medical longer-lived than television? Shonda Rhimes herself was asked about it. Currently busy promoting Queen Charlotte – the series that he created for Netflix with his production company Shondaland -, Rhimes answered the question of AND! News who wondered if there was an end in sight for Grey’s Anatomy, which Shonda is still – of course – executive producer.
“I may be quite old by the time we get to the final season, because Grey’s Anatomy doesn’t seem to be nearing its endRhimes said, adding: “which is wonderful and I feel like the world really belongs to the fans and the fans have been very clear about what they want. It’s a great show and it’s been doing so well as it continues to be renewed. Team that wins doesn’t change, and we will remain on the air as long as (the cast) wants to continue being part of it and as long as the fans want to continue watching it”.
