Meredith Grey will be doing more rounds when returns. , who has starred as Dr. Meredith Grey since the -produced ABC series launched in 2005, will be back for more episodes when Viewers will see her onscreen in at least seven episodes in the forthcoming season, has confirmed.
Pompeo, who also exec produces and has an overall deal with ABC Signature, will continue her role as the show’s primary narrator. The news is welcome for viewers of TV’s longest-running primetime medical drama, since Meredith has been in and out of the last two seasons. She appeared in eight episodes of season 19 and only four episodes of the 20th season, which was shortened due to 2023’s writers and actors strikes.
Pompeo had reduced her role from series regular to recurring after signing on to produce and star in a in 2022. That series — titled and inspired by the true story of — will wrap filming before production begins on , leaving Pompeo open to possibly appear in even more than the seven planned episodes. After nearly two decades and more than 400 episodes of leading , Pompeo‘s for her family’s move to Boston in the season 19 winter premiere, “I’ll Follow the Sun.
” She later returned for , “Wedding Bell Blues/Happily Ever After,” but stayed on as the show’s voiceover despite her onscreen absence. In season 20, the finale left off with a happy ending for Meredith and Nick (Scott Speedman). After when Catherine Fox (Debbie Allen) attempted to take ownership over her and sis.