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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Showrunner Teases New Details About Season 21 At D23 Expo

Grey’s Anatomy is the longest-running medical drama with over 20 seasons. People can’t get enough of the show and makers keep adding a new season to it. With the 20th anniversary of the show, the showrunner Meg Marinis shares details about the upcoming 21 season.

During the D23 celebration, the showrunner shared that the new season shall have some “shocking moments”, with messy fates for the characters in the show.

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New Interesting Details About Grey’s Anatomy New Season

Still from Grey's Anatomy (Image: ABC)
Ellen Pompeo in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (Image: ABC)

All the cast members of longest longest-running medical drama were present at the D23 panel, to celebrate the 2 successful decades of the show. Speaking about the new upcoming season, which is going to air in September, showrunner Meg Marinis said, “My favourite thing to do is to tie up our characters in the messiest knot possible in a finale, which I feel like we did pretty successfully”.

She added, “We have doctors who do not have jobs, and we pick up pretty close to where we ended after the finale, and we’re going to see how and if those doctors get their jobs back.” 

The showrunner also teased that there will be some fun relationships that will kick off the premiere of the show, alongside some “very Grey’s Anatomy shocking moments.”

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The Original Show Actors Talks About Their Memories Of The Show

Still from Grey's Anatomy (Image: ABC)
Ellen Pompeo in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (Image: ABC)

The original show lineup was led by actress  Ellen Pompeo, alongside Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr and they talked about their experience while shooting the 2005 pilot episode. “I was just happy to pay my credit card bill,” Chandra Wilson joked.

“My first day on Grey’s was the day that I gave the ‘I have five rules’ speech. I hadn’t met any of the babies, they didn’t meet me until I gave that speech“, she said referring to the character of interns played by Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Justin Chambers, Katherine Heigl, and TR Knight.

Moreover, Pickens Jr who plays the role of Richard Webber recalled meeting creator Shonda Rhimes during an audition call back before producer James Parriott told him. He said, “I’ll tell you something, you watch, this show is going to hit like nothing no one has ever seen. Our lives have never been the same after that.” Various other actors who portray a role in the show talked about their different experiences in the show.

Season 21 of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ premieres on September 26 on ABC in The USA, while for fans belonging to the UK, new episodes will be shown on Disney+ but no exact date for this region has been revealed yet.

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