Ellen Pompeo will return in Grey's Anatomy Season 19. However, fans are wondering if she's staying longer in case the series will be renewed again due to her limited appearances in the next season.
Ellen Pompeo Sparks Rumors She's Leaving Grey's Anatomy After Reducing Appearance In Season 19
Ellen Pompeo is one of the three original cast members who will reprise their roles in Grey's Anatomy Season 19. However, the 52-year-old actress will appear in a "limited capacity" to pursue other opportunities, TV Line reported.
Pompeo will reportedly play the fan-favorite character Meredith Grey for eight episodes only. Usually, every season has 20-23 episodes, suggesting that she will only show up one-third of the entire season. Pompeo reportedly has a new series, which she stars in and executive produces on Hulu.
The report immediately prompts the netizens to speculate that she's about to leave the series.
"I knew @EllenPompeo was ready to leave but I didn’t think it would be this soon. I’m sad that she’s leaving like sad, sad but I’m so excited for her on this new Hulu series. Wishing her all the best on this new journey #GreysAnatomy #ellenpompeo," one fan tweeted.
"Ellen Pompeo is leaving greys anatomy so there is no point in watching after she leaves," another wrote.
"Ellen Pompeo leaving Grey’s Anatomy has me in tears ngl," a third person added.
One has to take note that Pompeo just reduced her appearances in the upcoming season. She will continue to executive produce and narrate each episode.
Ellen Pompeo Has Wanted To End Grey's Anatomy After Season 18
Pompeo has played Meredith in the last 16 years. The actress has been open about her interest in bidding goodbye to the series. She even wanted it to end after Season 18.
"I've been trying to focus on convincing everybody that it should end," Pompeo told Insider in December last year. "I feel like I'm the super naive one who keeps saying, 'But what's the story going to be, what story are we going to tell?' And everyone's like, 'Who cares, Ellen? It makes a gazillion dollars.'"
Since many love the show, including the young people in the medical field, she decided to change her approach. Pompeo said she wanted the show to survive without her.
"t’s inspired so many generations of healthcare workers, so, I think for for the young people, it’s a really good piece of content and we’re going to try to keep it going for the young people, not necessarily with me, but keep it going beyond me,” she told Entertainment Tonight.
Ellen Pompeo Accepts New Project, Her First Role Away From ABC After Nearly 20 Years
Pompeo accepted a new series with Hulu. According to Express, it's her first lead role away from ABC's Grey's Anatomy after nearly 20 years.
Her Hulu series was referred to as Untitled Orphan Project, TV Line reported. It has a similar plot to the horror movie Orphan but is inspired by a true story of a Midwestern couple who adopts an 8-year-old girl with a rare form of dwarfism. They reportedly raise her alongside their three biological children, only to realize later that she's not who she says she is.
As they question her story, they will be confronted with more difficult questions about the length they are willing to go to defend themselves, fall into battles in the tabloids and courtroom and even face a marital crisis.
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