Ellen Pompeo

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Ellen Pompeo will only appear in eight episodes of Grey's Anatomy ... (PopBuzz)

Grey's Anatomy season 19 will be the first season where Meredith Grey has a limited role on the show.

It's currently unclear how Grey's Anatomy will explain Meredith's prolonged absence in season 19. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly back in 2018, Ellen revealed that she was "looking for a change" in her career. That being said, in recent years, Ellen has said that she's ready to leave Grey's Anatomy and move on.

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Ellen Pompeo Says 'Grey's Anatomy' Needs to Change How It ... (Variety)

Ellen Pompeo says "Grey's Anatomy' should be "less preachy" with how it handles social issues.

“I think if I had any desire honestly it would be to be less sort of preachy in one episode about certain things,” Pompeo said. Pompeo is set to play one half of a Midwestern couple who adopts what they believe is an 8-year-old girl with a rare form of dwarfism. However, Ellen Pompeo said on the latest episode of her “Tell Me” podcast that the long-running ABC medical drama series needs to change the way it approaches stories about social issues.

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Ellen Pompeo Would Like 'Grey's Anatomy' To Be “Less Preachy ... (Deadline)

Grey's Anatomy star and executive producer Ellen Pompeo says she believes Grey's Anatomy should adjust the way it tackles social issues.

Created and written by Katie Robbins (The Affair), the Hulu limited series is inspired by the true story of Ukranian-born Natalia Grace and her US adoptive parents who claimed that she was an adult “sociopath” pretending to be a child. She will continue to narrate (but may not do voiceover in every episode) and will remain an executive producer on the show, which remains ABC’s top scripted series. As we reported Wednesday, Pompeo is scaling back her work on Grey’s after taking on a starring role in Hulu’s Orphan limited series.

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Ellen Pompeo wants Grey's to be less "preachy," more consistent in ... (The A.V. Club)

"Less sort of hit you over the head for just one hour and then we never talk about it again," Pompeo said on her podcast.

(Although we should also point out that Grey’s Anatomy has racked up a lot of executive producers over the years.) Specifically, Pompeo ( as quoted by Variety) gave a podcast interview this week, on her own show Tell Me, in which she stated that she wants the show to be less “preachy.” Grey’s Anatomy star (and executive producer) Ellen Pompeo has already announced one major change she’ll be implementing in the show’s upcoming 19th season—i.e., having quite a bit less Ellen Pompeo hanging around.

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How Ellen Pompeo Wants Grey's Anatomy To Change The Way It ... (Cinema Blend)

To that end, the hit ABC medical drama has tackled a number of social issues, including sexual assault, racism, addiction, and the COVID pandemic, to name just ...

It’s hard to argue that Grey’s Anatomy isn't on the right path in giving light to a number of diverse stories, but it’s also good to know that star and executive producer Ellen Pompeo continues to look at how to evolve the show for however many seasons we have left. In speaking on what she’d like to see in the future, rather than picking a specific issue, Ellen Pompeo said she’d like to change how those issues are presented. Ellen Pompeo may be taking a smaller role in Grey’s Anatomy’s 19th season when it comes to her role as Meredith Grey, but she is still an executive producer on the series who has shown that she cares about the stories they tell.

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Ellen Pompeo Thinks 'Grey's Anatomy' Needs to Change How They ... (Us Weekly)

Calling for change at Grey Sloan Memorial. Grey's Anatomy has been known for its willingness to tackle important social issues, but as the show gears up for ...

Variety reported earlier this month that the show is still untitled but will span eight episodes and follow a midwestern couple who adopts someone they believe is an 8-year-old girl with a rare form of dwarfism. She will, however, continue to narrate the story and serve as an executive producer behind the scenes. I think I’d like to see things happen a little more subtly and over time.”

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Ellen Pompeo Prefers For 'Grey's Anatomy' To Be 'Less Preachy ... (ETCanada.com)

On the latest episode of Ellen Pompeo's podcast, "Tell Me With Ellen Pompeo", the actress answered a fan question on which issue she'd like to see "Grey's ...

I wish we could sort of touch on these social issues that are important and relevant and sort of have them be threads throughout.” let’s see, Asian hate crimes is one that we did this past season that was really moving,” Pompeo continued. “The truth is we’ve covered a lot of very important topics…

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Ellen Pompeo Says 'Grey's Anatomy' Could Be 'Less Preachy' on ... (TV Insider)

Across its 18 seasons, the characters at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital have tackled issues such as gun violence, domestic abuse, abortion, mental health, ...

Earlier this week, it was reported that Pompeo would be scaling back her work on Grey’s, appearing in only eight episodes in the upcoming season. Asian hate crimes is one that we did this past season that was really moving. Expanding on what she means, Pompeo explained, “It’s like, we do one episode about let’s see…

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Grey's Anatomy's Ellen Pompeo says show needs to better handle ... (digitalspy.com)

Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo says that the series needs to tackle social issues in a more "subtle" way. Ellen plays Meredith Grey on the Shondaland ...

"And listen, the show speaks to a lot of people, and the young people love the show." [But] I think I'd like to see things happen a little more subtly and over time." "Trying to reinvent the show and continually trying to reinvent the show is the challenge at this point," she said.

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Ellen Pompeo Thinks Grey's Anatomy Should Be 'Less Preachy' (Glamour)

Ellen Pompeo will be featured less in season 19 of 'Grey's Anatomy,' but she still has thoughts about the way the show should move forward.

But as they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, they slowly start to believe she may not be who she says she is. This extra time off will allow Pompeo to focus on a new, untitled project for Hulu. Here is the description of the eight-episode limited series: “a Midwestern couple adopts what they believe is an 8-year-old girl with a rare form of dwarfism. I think I'd like to see things happen a little more subtly and over time."

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Ellen Pompeo Wants 'Grey's Anatomy' to be 'Less Preachy' When ... (PEOPLE.com)

Ellen Pompeo explained if she could change one thing about Grey's Anatomy, it would allow for threads of advocacy to be found in each episode.

In a December interview with Insider, Pompeo said she's endorsed the series' ending to nearly everyone involved. "I've been trying to focus on convincing everybody that it should end," she said. I think I'd like to see things happen a little more subtly and over time."

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Ellen Pompeo Thinks Grey's Anatomy Could Improve Its Discussion ... (E! Online)

Ellen Pompeo is being honest about her thoughts on Grey's Anatomy's handling of social issues, including Asian discrimination, sexual assault and more.

"Asian hate crimes is one that we did this past season that was really moving," she said. "I think if I had any desire, honestly, it would be to be less sort of preachy in one episode about certain things." "We've covered a lot of very important topics and we do talk a lot about things," she said on her podcast Tell Me Aug. 3.

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