After a rocky start for MerDer, the pair eventually tied the knot before welcoming kids Zola, Bailey and Ellis together. Dempsey, after a well-known film career, portrayed Meredith Grey’s love interest, Derek Shepherd, for the first 11 seasons of the medical series. In addition to reliving the show’s success stories and memorable guest stars, there is also an entire chapter devoted to the eventual departure of Patrick Dempsey, who was written out during season 11. It was new to everybody, including Shonda. “We were all just doing our part to make this little thing we all believed in, to give it the best chance of moving forward. “No one thought it was going to be a phenomenon at that point,” show writer Stacy McKee recalled in EW’s excerpt. I offer new insight on some of the show’s most controversial departures, and share fresh intel on why the show was so headline-prone in the early days.”īefore the oral history’s release, both The Hollywood Reporterand EW have published excerpts in September 2021 via their websites, sharing bombshells about the show’s journey from the drawing board to the top of broadcast charts. “I can’t wait for fans to travel down memory lane with me and revisit some of the most mind-blowing moments on the show. “ Grey’s Anatomy remains the most popular, zeitgeist-cracking show on TV, but what went down behind the scenes was just as fascinating and dramatic as what viewers saw each week,” Rice told the outlet at the time. Rice aimed to cover the drama’s first scripts, filming experiences and the most infamous scenes and characters.

At the time, it was revealed that Entertainment Weekly’s editor-at-large conducted 80 new interviews with the series’ current and former cast, crew members and the musicians whose songs were featured on the show. The book - which features an illustrated version of the season 1 cast photo on the cover - was first announced in February. “This exhaustively enthusiastic book is one that no Grey’s Anatomy fan should be without.” “Lynette Rice’s How to Save A Life takes a totally unauthorized deep dive into the show’s humble start while offering exclusive intel on the behind-the-scenes culture, the most heartbreaking departures and the more polarizing plotlines,” a summary from MacMillan Publishers read.

Rice’s unauthorized account (currently available for preorder) tells the “first inside story” of one of ABC’s most beloved medical dramas. The drama isn’t just on screen! Author Lynette Rice recounted Grey’s Anatomy’s 16-year tenure with the cast and crew in her forthcoming book, How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey’s Anatomy, which is set for a Tuesday, September 21, publication date.

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