Station 19’s Season 6 finale signaled some challenges ahead for the firefighters, as a main character was killed off and Jack Gibson’s fate was left unknown. The big changes aren’t just happening on the screen, though, with plenty going on behind the scenes as well, following Krista Vernoff’s announcement that she was stepping away as showrunner from both Grey’s Anatomy and its firefighter spinoff. Taking over as co-showrunners on Station 19 for Season 7 will be Peter Paige and Zoanne Clack, and Paige just got me really excited about the stories that are to come, as he explained why he’s the right man for the job.
Peter Paige joined the Station 19 family as the director of Season 4’s “Comfortably Numb,” and he began serving as an executive producer during Season 6. He talked about the opportunity he has to continue his career of inclusive storytelling in an interview with EW, saying:
