Meredith Gray is not leaving “Grey’s Anatomy,” Krista Vernoff says about Ellen Pompeo’s future

For more than 10 years, actress Ellen Pompeo starred in the story of Meredith Gray in the hit series “Grey’s Anatomy’, so it wasn’t a big surprise when it was revealed that in season 19 she will only be participating in 8 episodes of the 20+ scheduled, but showrunner Krista Vernoff confesses that that doesn’t mean she’ll be leaving the show.

Thousands of fans are wondering when the “Grey’s Anatomy” series will end, as it has brought more than 400 chapters to the television screen, and the truth is that at the moment the ABC network has no plans for that to happen, so there will be medical drama for it. a longer period, but with the 19 season the protagonist has questioned her participation in the future.

In an interview for Deadlinethe showrunner, Krista Vernoff has confessed that Meredith Gray is returning in a possible season 20it will depend entirely on Ellen Pompeo, who currently: “She has new projects on the horizon that she’s very excited about, but Grey’s Anatomy is her heart, she keeps saying it’s her heart, so we’ll see.”

In particular on the possible dismissal of Meredith Gray at the end of season 19, the showrunner stated: “The end of this season? No“, when asked if her story arc will come to a definitive conclusion to say goodbye to the show forever, which means that if another season is confirmed, Ellen Pompeo will definitely be back.

It has been known for many years, thanks to Shonda Rhimes the creator of the show, that ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ will end the day Ellen Pompeo decides to leave the show that has made her career so successful, even if for her part the actress has confessed that the story could continue even without Meredith Gray, something that will be put to the test in season 19.

Far from ending, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ starts its story all over again

The plot of “Grey’s Anatomy” begins in the first season when interns enter the hospital to become great surgeons and, for years, the story has followed Meredith Gray on her path that ended up becoming the head of surgery, but far from ending. to the series, it has reinvented itself to introduce a new group of interns for a smooth restart of production.

Many theories and alleged rumors point to the possible demise of “Grey’s Anatomy” now that Elena Pompeo works on another series, however ABC has no plans to end this successful medical drama, so there is a possibility that there will be more seasons in the following years, we will have to watch out for news about it.