‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Showrunner Krista Vernoff and Giacomo Gianniotti Explain Reasoning Behind Shocking Midseason Premiere

EXCLUSIVE: The UK government is “monitoring what further action is needed” to help commercial insurers return to market and provide commercially viable rates when the £500M ($680M) Film & TV Production Restart Scheme ends on April 30.

Tributes are being paid this morning to SBTV founder and entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, who died yesterday aged just 31. 

Jamal Edwards was an extremely influential figure in the music industry having founded SBTV, a platform specifically for emerging artists, back in 2006. The star's work saw him help launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran and Jessie J, and he went on to pen his own book, become a director, and more. News of Jamal's passing broke on 2 February 2022, with the talented music pioneer passing away unexpectedly at the age of 31.

Gabby Allen has revealed the romantic surprise her boyfriend Brandon Myers arranged for her 30th birthday.The former Love Island star, who turned 30 on 6 February, has been busy celebrating her milestone birthday over the past couple of weeks alongside her model beau Brandon, 25. Having enjoyed several lavish date nights and outings, Brandon then presented Gabby with her final birthday surprise - a trip to Italy.

COUNTRYFILE viewers have been left devastated after Adam Henson revealed the fate of his beloved dog Peg. Adam, 56, regularly features his sheep dog on the BBC show as he goes about his farming duties.

Brenda Edwards has spoken out for first time since the passing of her son Jamal and said she is completely devastated.

For Michael Mosley, fast weight loss involves eating eggs for breakfast to help shed the pounds.

EASTENDERS star Jack Derges has revealed his fiancée Yasmin Alamiri has given birth to their second child, a son named Raffi Jack. The soap actor took to his Instagram yesterday to announce the joyous news with an adorable photo of the sleeping newborn.

A huge residential development in Hamilton has been approved by councillors this week.

In-form Giorgos Giakoumakis did his talking on and off the park after his treble downed Dundee at Parkhead on Sunday.

Loose Women stars Christine Lampard and Ruth Langsford have expressed their sorrow following the news of Jamal Edwards' death. The music entrepreneur passed away aged 31 on Sunday following a "sudden illness".MORE: Loose Women's Brenda Edwards breaks silence on devastating death of sonHis heartbroken mother, Brenda Edwards, released a statement on ITV the following day, which read: "It is with the deepest heartache that I confirm that my beautiful son Jamal Edwards passed away yesterday morning after a sudden illness. Myself, his sister Tanish and the rest of his family and friends are completely devastated.

JAMAL Edwards paid tribute to his friend Ed Sheeran in his final Instagram post two days before his death. The entrepreneur, 31, helped launch superstar Ed's career on his SB.TV YouTube channel over a decade ago, and the pair were firm friends.

ESCAPE to the Chateau's Dick Strawbridge has revealed he tried to break up with his wife Angel before they tied the knot in 2015. The pair, who shot to fame on the Channel 4 show in 2016, met 12 years ago at a party and knew there was "something special" between them.

CALL The Midwife fans were in floods of tears as TWO beloved characters were killed off in the brutal series 11 finale. Viewers were on the edge of their seats after a train crashed as it travelled from Chelmsford to Liverpool Street.

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane believes Jadon Sancho is starting to grow into his role at Old Trafford following his performance in Sunday afternoon's 4-2 win over Leeds.

Rail operator Northern has announced ALL its train services in the North West and Greater Manchester have now been cancelled.

Warzone developer Raven Software has announced that as part of the battle royale’s anti-cheat system, PC players who encounter hackers will be given a “Damage Shield” that prevents hackers from hitting them with critical damage.As detailed in a progress report for Ricochet anti-cheat, Raven Software has shared that it is looking to apply more “in-game mitigations” to prevent cheaters from ruining games while they’re in them.One of these mitigations involves a “Damage Shield”, which has finished testing and is now live on Warzone servers.As to what the Damage Shield entails, the developer explains that “when the server detects a cheater is tampering with the game in real-time, it disables the cheater’s ability to inflict damage on other players,” which essentially sounds like a God Mode.“This mitigation leaves the cheater vulnerable to real players and allows [Ricochet] to collect information about a cheater’s system,” adds the blog.The article also outlines that there is “no possibility” the game will accidentally apply a Damage Shield outside of a scenario involving a cheater, and says “we will never interfere in gunfights betweeen law-abiding community members.”Looking ahead, the Ricochet team has shared that there are further mitigations “live and in development,” and confirmed that Warzone has seen “a decline in cheat reporting” since launching some of them in the last few weeks.On some of the mitigations that have not yet been detailed, the blog teases that “you might start seeing clips of our new tricks soon, but we won’t ruin the surprise.”In other Warzone news, Season Two of Warzone launched last week and has brought NPC enemies and a Chemical Factory.

Japril fans rejoice! Sarah Drew and Jesse Williams reunited on the set of Grey’s Anatomy on Tuesday, March 16.

Ellen Pompeo is thanking Giacomo Gianniotti. Following 's shocking midseason premiere, in which Gianniotti's Dr.

Spoiler Alert: The following article contains spoilers from this week’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Station 19” crossover. 

On the evening of March 12, 2020, Grey’s Anatomy executive producers Krista Vernoff, Debbie Allen and James Williams sent out note to the series’ cast and crew, informing them that “Out of an abundance of caution, production is postponed effective immediately. We are going home now for at least two weeks and waiting to see how the coronavirus situation evolves.” Over the following 24 hours, virtually all Hollywood production shut down and stayed dark for months as the pandemic took hold and ravaged the world, until TV series started a return to filming in late summer-early fall with strict Covid protocols.

EXCLUSIVE: Amid the darkness of covering the coronavirus pandemic on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy this season, there have been bright moments, many of them tied to the return of beloved former cast members.

Grey's Anatomy has been an emotional roller coaster from the very start, and all these seasons later, the show is no different. While the show said goodbye to a fan favourite during the much-anticipated midseason premiere, now a new teaser for next week's episode has fans thrilled because of Patrick Dempsey aka Derek Shepherd’s return. The sudden and unprecedented death of Andrew DeLuca from a fatal stab wound had a life-changing impact on his sister, Carina, and his fellow doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

Warning: This story contains spoilers from the Thursday, March 11, episode of Grey’s Anatomy.

“Grey’s Anatomy” said goodbye to a fan favourite during Thursday’s midseason premiere, but a new teaser for next week’s episode promised return of Patrick Dempsey‘s Derek Shepherd.

Grey’s Anatomy fans are in shock following the unexpected death of a much loved character on the long-running medical drama.

goodbye to a fan favorite during Thursday's midseason premiere, but a new teaser for next week's episode promised return of Patrick Dempsey's Derek Shepherd.The aftermath of Andrew DeLuca's unexpected (and we'll say it, ) death following a fatal stab wound is bound to have a long-lasting, life-changing impact on his sister, Carina, and his fellow doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

met an unexpectedly tragic end.Thursday's two-hour midseason premiere event, a crossover between and saw Dr. Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) trying to trail and capture a sex trafficker and ultimately getting stabbed in the chest.At first, the injury seemed to be a brush with death, as DeLuca was saved in surgery and all seemed to be well.

Spoiler alert! Do not proceed if you have not watched Thursday’s two-hour crossover event for “Station 19″ and “Grey’s Anatomy”.

three-month hiatus, and picked up right where the action left off -- and unfortunately, it meant a devastating fate for one of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital's beloved doctors.The two-hour midseason crossover premiere event Thursday kicked off with Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) and his sister, Carina DeLuca (Stefania Spampinato), impulsively tailing Erin Banks, the sex trafficker who ruined lives last season and resurfaced when several young girls were abducted on .

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the March 11 episodes of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19.

SPOILER ALERT: This story includes details about the March 11 episodes of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19.

Kate Aurthur editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you haven’t watched the March 11 crossover episodes of “Station 19” (“Train in Vain”) and “Grey’s Anatomy” (“Helplessly Hoping”) on ABC.RIP, Andrew DeLuca: surgical attending at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, ex-boyfriend of Meredith Grey, brother of Carina DeLuca, and, as of ABC’s crossover episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Station 19″ on Thursday night, murder victim by the hand of a henchman in a trafficking ring. Yes, DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) was stabbed by one of the human traffickers he and Carina (Stefania Spampinato) had chased through Seattle, and despite receiving care at his own hospital, he died.

as season 17 resumes, and in a new interview, showrunner Krista Vernoff revealed she's approaching the end of the current season on dual tracks, which includes the potential end for ABC's biggest hit.«I'm planning a season and a finale that could function as either a  finale or a series finale,» Vernoff told . «I'm planning for both contingencies and it's hard and it's not ideal.

Whether or not “Grey’s Anatomy” returns next season is still an open question.