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T10 WHATS UP! February 19 - 25, 2023 "Grey's Anatomy" "until the wheels come off." Wilson went on to add, "I keep showing up when they call me and tell me that we're doing another one." Pickens Jr. is Richard Web- ber, MD, a surgeon who main- tains his position of chief of surgery throughout most of the series. Webber had a close rela- tionship with Meredith's moth- er, surgeon Ellis Grey, por- trayed by Kate Burton ("Big Trouble in Little China," 1986). While his character has talked about retirement being on the horizon several times over 19 seasons, Pickens Jr. hasn't said anything about putting "Grey's Anatomy" and Dr. Webber be- hind him. With prolific, 400-plus epi- sode regulars out of the way, it would be a disservice to talk about "Grey's Anatomy" with- out mentioning some of its most memorable past cast members. Former series regu- lar Justin Chambers ("The Of- fer") portrayed Dr. Alex Karev in over 350 episodes of the se- ries, beginning as a fellow in- tern alongside Meredith and exiting the series in Season 16, having reached the career high of chief of surgery, to be with Dr. Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl, "Firefly Lane"). Current cast member Kevin McKidd ("Trainspotting" 1996) has di- rected over 30 episodes of the series in addition to starring as Dr. Owen Hunt, a surgeon with a past life in the Army and who has now served for 15 seasons of "Grey's Anatomy." As for Pompeo, she will re- main part of the show as execu- tive producer and voiceover narrator for all of Season 19, but there has been no word yet from ABC about whether "Grey's Anatomy" will contin- ue on for a 20th season without the titular Grey. In recent years, series creator and super-pro- ducer Shonda Rhimes has tak- en a step back from the show that started it all for her, as she develops more projects for Netflix after landing a massive deal in 2017. Rhimes has already had massive successes on the streamer, with the smash hit ro- mantic drama series "Bridger- ton" and the grifter drama miniseries "Inventing Anna." But when it comes to the series finale of "Grey's Anatomy," Rhimes told Variety in Novem- ber 2021, "Am I the person who decides when the show is over? Yes. And I take full responsibil- ity for that when or if every- body gets mad at me." Don't miss one of the biggest moments in TV history as Mer- edith waves goodbye to Grey- Sloan Memorial Hospital when Season 19 of "Grey's Anatomy" resumes Thursday, Feb. 23, on ABC. continued from page T2 Final round: Longtime lead leaves 'Grey's Anatomy' TV FEATURE 5 x 5 Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey in "Grey's Anatomy"