 and Adelaide Kane (This Is Us), possibly to fill the hole that Pompeo could potentially be leaving behind. Her departure means that only Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey) and James Pickens Jr. (Richard Webber) remain from the original 2005 cast. The move comes after Pompeo signed on to executive produce and star in an unknown limited Disney series. It emerged shortly after that news broke that Pompeo would only be appearing in eight episodes of Grey's Anatomy's 19th season. The winter premiere, featuring the goodbye party, is titled I'll Follow the Sun, and will count as Pompeo's seventh appearance of the season. This means that Pompeo isn't completely finished just yet, with many fans anticipating her return in the season finale in the spring. Not only that, but Pompeo will continue to perform Meredith's signature voiceover and is still attached as an executiv){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
*Warning: Contains spoilers for Grey’s Anatomy.*
Grey’s Anatomy has been teasing actress Ellen Pompeo’s big exit for some time now, and a new preview has revealed when her exit will happen.
The long-running medical drama began in 2005 and has followed the lives of Pompeo’s Dr. Meredith Grey and her colleagues ever since.
And now Pompeo, 53, who has starred as Dr. Meredith for 19 seasons, looks as though she’ll be leaving when the show returns in 2023.