The characters of “Grey’s Anatomy” will experience COVID-19 like the rest of the world. Showrunner Krista Vernoff confirmed there will be a coronavirus pandemic storyline in the upcoming 17th season of the Ellen Pompeo-led medical drama.
Vernoff touched on the subject in a Television Academy panel, streaming Tuesday night. RELATED: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Stars Talk Pregnancy & Representation “We’re going to address this pandemic for sure.
There’s no way to be a long-running medical show and not do the medical story of our lifetimes,” she said, via TV Line. “The doctors come in, and we’re the first people they’re talking to about these types of experiences they’re having. “They are literally shaking and trying not to cry, they’re pale and they’re