Grey’s Anatomy fans were shocked at the news that came out in August that Ellen Pompeo was taking a dramatically reduced role in the upcoming 19th season.
As Ellen Pompeo begins to phase her character out of the show, Grey’s Anatomy is welcoming in a handful of new characters.
Despite rumblings over the past year that the actress was trying to convince everybody the show should end, Pompeo had already renewed her contract for the upcoming season, and many couldn’t even picture the ABC hit outliving Meredith Grey.
The questions surrounding Grey’s Anatomy’s future — and Ellen Pompeo’s participation in it — seemed to even make its way into her character’s storyline this past season.