ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy it is about two thirds of the filming of the 17th season, with no definitive answer yet if it will be the last venerable medical drama.
“I do not know yet,” Gray executive producer / showrunner Krista Vernoff told Deadline in an interview this week on Grey’s Anatomy and spinoff Station 19return of tomorrow’s hiatus, March 11th. Grey’s Anatomy Star Ellen Pompeo was similarly evasive recently, saying in an interview t: “Honestly, we haven’t decided. We are really trying to find that out now. “
While Vernoff is planning a season and the end of series 17, sources are optimistic that deals would be made to extend television’s long-running medical drama. Talks are underway, with ABC considering renewals of one and two seasons for Grey’s Anatomy, I hear. A withdrawal from a season is considered more likely.
Pompeo previously closed a big two-year deal for seasons 16 and 17, which is coming to an end. It is negotiating a new extension and the negotiations seem promising recently. Separately, Vernoff has been negotiating a new agreement with Gray producer ABC Signature, which is doing well.
With so many pieces in motion, the future of Grey’s Anatomy is reaching its limit. Given the legacy of the series and the importance for ABC, where it continues to be the series with script No.1, the network and its sister studio are making a great effort to ensure a proper ending for Gray and a final chapter.
Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy are returning with a powerful crossover event tomorrow, March 11, which is being postponed on the East Coast by President Joe Biden’s television address.