The news about Ellen Pompeo executive producing the new series comes amidst talks that the current 17th season of Grey’s Anatomy could be the last.
Both Pompeo and showrunner Krista Vernoff have spoken out about it, and they’re both unsure of the future of the long-running medical drama.
However, if ABC were to renew the series and Deeds scores a series order, Pompeo would presumably be able to work on Grey’s and Deeds at the same time with her work on the HBO Max show in a producing capacity.