Gray Sloan Memorial is saying goodbye to another key member of its staff in Season 19. Kelly McCreery, who joined the cast of “Grey’s Anatomy” as season 11 regular Meredith Grey’s half-sister Maggie Pierce, will be exiting ABC. series in season 19.
Maggie’s final episode as a series regular is set to air April 13, but like Ellen Pompeo’s Meredith, she’s set to return for visits in future installments this season.
“After nine seasons, I am saying goodbye to Maggie Pierce and her Gray Sloan family. It is an honor to be a part of such a legendary television institution as Grey’s Anatomy,” McCurry said in a statement. Forever grateful to Shonda Rhimes, Krista Vernoff and ABC for this opportunity and to the incredible fans for their passionate support. It is a rare gift to spend nine years exploring a character inside and out, while reaching a global audience with impactful stories. It has given me the opportunity to collaborate with, learn from, and be inspired by countless brilliant artists in front of and behind the camera. Playing Maggie Pierce has been one of the true joys of my life and I express my deepest gratitude for every step of the journey. I’m excited for this next chapter, and what the future holds.
With this comes news that Maggie faces a crossroads in her career and relationship with husband Winston (Anthony Hill) on the medical drama. The couple has been on and off for a few episodes, following a disagreement over how they see the importance of their careers over their personal lives. deadline McCurdy approached the producers about his interest in pursuing opportunities outside of “Greys”, which lead them to plan Maggie’s season 19 storyline as a launching pad for the character to exit the series. Is.
“Kelly McCurry is a writer’s dream come true; Brilliant, nuanced, thoughtful and kind. We will miss her and her beautifully drawn Dr. Maggie Pierce, showrunner and executive producer Krista Vernoff said in a statement.
Maggie was first introduced in the final episode of season 10 as the new chief of cardiothoracic surgery, as Sandra Oh’s Cristina Yang prepared to leave the hospital. In the closing moments of the Season 10 finale, she revealed to Richard (James Pickens Jr.) that she was Alice Gray’s biological daughter (the product of her affair with Richard). major plot point, to the point where Maggie became one of the pillars of the series. McCurry has been a series regular since season 11, and only took a short break at the beginning of season 18, when she gave birth to her first child with director Pete Chatmon, making her the main character of “Grey’s Anatomy”. Found on set.
The show is going through major changes in Season 19. Pompeo exited the series as a series regular after the February 23 episode, although she continued to serve as narrator for the show’s opening and closing monologues and as an executive producer for both “Greys” and Are. Sibling series “Station 19.” He is expected to return for an on-camera appearance in the season 19 finale.
Vernoff also shared his plans to exit his role as executive producer and showrunner at the end of the current seasons of both shows in January. The renewal order for both the shows is a near certainty.
“It has been the privilege of a lifetime to be assigned to run ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ for the past six years and ‘Station 19’ for the past four years,” Vernoff said in a statement at the time. “The passion of dedicated fans and the impact these shows have on the hearts and minds cannot be overstated. The amount of talent in the rooms of these two extraordinary artists and these two brilliant writers is beyond measure – and these crews work magic week after week.
“Grey’s Anatomy” airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
