Grey's Anatomy renewed for 18th season, may actually run forever
Grey’s Anatomy has been on a weird run this season, with it openly acknowledging the pandemic, dramatically cranking up the amount of ghosts who appear in a given episode, and even sending off yet another long-term cast member. Before long, the show will just be Meredith Grey’s “What might have been?” dream fantasies for an hour and then maybe there will be some doctor stuff thrown in as a treat. That hasn’t quite happened yet, but the show just inched even closer to making it happen: According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC has renewed Grey’s Anatomy for an 18th season, with original cast members Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, and James Pickens Jr. all getting new deals to return as well. THR says Pompeo’s deal includes a salary increase, allowing her to keep her title as the highest-paid woman in a primetime network drama series (here’s a good opportunity to remind all actors to try and get their character’s name in the title of the show they’re on).