Ellen Pompeo’s future on Grey’s Anatomy was a huge question mark in Season 19, as the star insisted that her exit was more of a “see you later” than a “goodbye” to Meredith. After appearing in only about half of the season’s episodes, Pompeo returned for the finale, seemingly setting up a story that would continue into the upcoming season. Now, with Season 20 being reduced to just 10 episodes because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, will the Seattle medical drama still be able to make room for her Boston-centric storyline? Thankfully, Debbie Allen was able to answer that question.
Executive producer Debbie Allen — who also stars as Catherine Fox — discussed the upcoming season of the ABC hit, as the cast recently returned to the Grey’s Anatomy set to prep for the March 14 premiere. Despite Ellen Pompeo’s exit as a series regular, we haven’t seen the last of Meredith Grey, Allen said, and in fact her return will come sooner than we may have expected. When asked about Pompeo, Allen told ET:
