After her emotional exit last season, Meredith Grey is officially returning to our screens very soon! When does Ellen Pompeo return for Greys Anatomy Season 20? Heres what episodes shell appear in this upcoming season.

Greys Anatomy is ABCs long-running medical drama that focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents and attendings at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in Seattle, Washington. Created by Shonda Rhimes, the show debuted in 2005 and earned over 38 Primetime Emmy nominations after almost two decades. Ellen Pompeo played Dr. Meredith Grey, the surgical intern turned former chief of surgery, from the shows inception until her exit in 2023.

After 17 years as a series regular,Deadline confirmed in August 2022 that Pompeo had a reduced role in the medical drama for Season 19 and would only appear in eight episodes. I am eternally grateful and humbled by the love and support you have all shown me, Meredith GREY and the show for 19 seasons! Pompeo penned on Instagram in November 2022. Through it all.none of it would have been possible without the best fans in the world.

Pompeo left Greys to star in the upcoming Hulu series titled The Orphan. The working title is The Orphan. Thats going to be a very interesting role to play. I havent played another character in 18 years. Thats crazy crazy town, crazy town, Pompeo told her former Greys co-star Katherine Heigl (aka Izzy Stevens who left in Season 6) in their Variety Actors on Actors interview.

The actress also mentioned to Heigl that she would try to make some appearances in Greys Anatomy in Season 20. I will be making some appearances hopefully next year, if I can find some time, Pompeo said before the actors strike. Its not a complete goodbye. And I think weve got an interesting story to tell, she said before the actors strike back in June 2023.

So, when does Ellen Pompeo return forGreys Anatomy Season 20? We have the answer below.

When does Ellen Pompeo return for Greys Anatomy Season 20? Her co-star Debbie Allen, who plays Catherine Fox, revealed in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight that well see Meredith at least two times in Season 20, including in the season premiere.

Shes in the first episode and shes in the one Im gonna direct, so she wont be too far, Fox said. We have to let her go and do some other things shes still our queen. Shes still our number one on the call sheet.

We last saw Meredith in theGreys Anatomy Season 19 finale, which aired on Thursday, May 18, 2023. In the two-part finale, Meredith is deep in the trenches trying to find a cure for Alzheimers. Pompeos character also presented the coveted Catherine Fox Award to Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) and patched things up with her boyfriend Nick Marsh (Scott Speedman).

Season 20 was initially supposed to air this fall, but due to the actors and writers strikes, ABC pushed all of its scripted content to 2024. After the SAG-AFTRA strike ended, Deadlinereported that the medical drama planned to produce 10 episodes for Season 20, half the episodes Season 19 had.

Greys Anatomys last two original cast members, James Pickens Jr. and Chandra Wilson, as well as Kim Raver, Kevin McKidd, Camilla Luddington, and Caterina Scorsone, are all slated to return for Season 20. At the time, Deadline couldnt confirm negotiations for the new intern class but said that they are all expected to return, including Harry Shum Jr., Adelaide Kane, Alexis Floyd, Niko Terho, and Midori Francis.

Greys Anatomy Season 20 will premiere on March 14, 2024, at 9:00 p.m. on ABC.

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