Grey’s Anatomy
Grey ’s Anatomycreator Shonda Rhimes says that she does n’t recognize how the long - running series will end . The fertile showrunner has shepherd a potpourri of popular series onto the air over the class of her career , but she is in a rather singular situation . Although she has created or executive director bring about numerous hit shows like theGrey’sspinoffPrivate Practice , the soapy political thrillerScandal , the Viola Davis legal seriesHow to Get Away with Murder , and the murder Netflix Regency romanceBridgerton , the first show she ever created is still on the air . Although it premiered way back in 2005,Grey ’s Anatomyis still running , currently airing its 18th season .
As of season 14 , Shonda Rhimes step by from the show ’s creative process all , leavingGrey’sin the hands of showrunner Krista Vernoff , who has been a supervising manufacturer and author on the serial since the very beginning . Rhimes is still a producer onGrey ’s , but she is currently focusing on new series likeInventing Anna , the on-key story of a socialite grifter that will premier on Netflix in February 2022 . She is also working onQueen Charlotte , which will bea prequel toBridgerton , follow the early day of the character played by Golda Rosheuvel .
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Speaking withVariety , Shonda Rhimes explained that all the potential ending she wrote throughout the run of the serial " have already happened . " The show had such leg that it could power through any amount of story material , so she gave up on plan the finale . She says she at long last has the power to determinewhenthe series will end , and she takes " full responsibility " if fans despise it . However , now that the series is under the reins of Krista Vernoff , she wo n’t necessarily be the person who decide what on the nose the final tantrum is going to be . Read the full quote below :
I ’ve written the terminal of that series , I desire to say , a good eight time . I was like , “ And that will be the end ! ” Or , “ That ’ll be the last thing that ’s ever say or done ! ” And all of those thing have already befall . So I give up on that , you experience what I mean ?
Am I the person who settle when the show is over ? Yes . And I take full responsibility for that when or if everybody gets mad at me . Am I going to be the person who decide like what the final scene is ? I do n’t know !
If you ’d ask me this question three years ago , or prior to Krista get , I would have allege , “ Yes , I can secern you exactly how it ’s going to end . ” But once you hand off the Lucille Ball for real , it ’s just different . So I do n’t know yet .
This time of year ofGrey ’s Anatomybegan on September 30 and is presently airing on Thursdays on ABC . This time of year has brought on typeface both new and older . In add-on to adding the show ’s first non - binary Dr. to the cast , time of year 18 saw the return ofKate Walsh ’s Dr. Addison Montgomery , who was last spotted in season 8 . Likewise , the show has brought back Scott Speedman as a serial publication regular , reprising the role of Dr. Nick Marsh , which he played in one sequence of time of year 14 .
Grey ’s Anatomyis a show that restrain on running , with no end in sight . Considering what a ratings Jagannath it has been , it might go forward running until all other Shonda Rhimes series have ended . If that ’s the case , there ’s always a chance she may give to station off the beloved characters when the show does reach its final season , but for now , the story is out of her hand .
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reservoir : Variety
