Grey's Anatomy

American medical drama television series

Grey's Anatomy is an American television series. It is a story about surgeons at the fictional Seattle Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital (previously Seattle Grace-Mercy West Hospital and Seattle Grace Hospital). The show was created by Shonda Rhimes. It has been on ABC (American Broadcasting Company) since March 2005.[1]

Grey's Anatomy
Genre
Created byShonda Rhimes
Starring
Narrated byEllen Pompeo
and other actors
Theme music composerPsapp
Opening theme"Cosy in the Rocket"
(seasons 1–3, 7, 14)
Ending theme"Cosy in the Rocket" (instrumental)
ComposerDanny Lux
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons21
No. of episodes438
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locationSeattle, Washington
Cinematography
  • Herbert Davis
  • Tim Suhrstedt
  • Jeffrey Jur (pilot only)
Editors
  • Susan Vaill
  • David Greenspan
  • Edward Ornelas
  • Justin Chinn
  • Briana London
  • Sarah Boyd
  • Stacy Katzman
  • Brandi Bradburn
  • Bjorn Myrholt
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time43–53 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMarch 27, 2005 (2005-03-27) –
present
Related
Shonda Rhimes in 2008

About the series

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This successful television series is about surgeons in a hospital in Seattle. They do surgeries on patients with different health issues which are hard to solve. Even with their busy lives, the doctors become good friends and sometimes even fall in love with each other.

The American show was created by Shonda Rhimes. It was mostly filmed in Los Angeles, California and has been shown on ABC since March 27, 2005.[2]

The series has had much success with 19 seasons and 421 episodes. A new twentieth season started showing on March 14, 2024.[3] The TV show won a Golden Globe Award in 2007 for the best dramatic TV series, and it also has been awarded two nominations at the Emmy Awards for the same reason.[4] This dramatic medical comedy has been produced in many languages and countries, like Belgium, France, and Switzerland.

Grey’s Anatomy got its name from a textbook by Henry Gray, written in 1858, which reached its 40th edition in 2008. The title of the text is Anatomy of the Human Body. It has many surgical applications and is a medicinal classic of the human anatomy.[5]

Actor Role Functions Starring Image
Ellen Pompeo Meredith Grey Started as a surgical intern, became a surgical resident, was head of general surgery, and now is the chief of surgery Season 1 - present  
Sandra Oh Christina Yang Started as a surgical intern, then as a surgical resident, and finished as a heart surgeon Season 1 - 10  
Katherine Heigl Isobel "Izzie" Stevens Started as a surgical intern and finished as a third-year surgical resident Season 1 - 6  
Justin Chambers Alex Karev Started as a surgical intern, then as a surgical resident, and is currently a pediatric surgeon Season 1 - 16  
T.R. Knight George O'Malley Started as a surgical intern and finished as a third-year surgeon resident Season 1 - 5 and 17  
Chandra Wilson Miranda Bailey Started as a surgical resident and is now chief of surgery Season 1 - present
James Pickens, Jr. Richard Webber Began as Chief of Surgery and is now a general surgeon Season 1 - present
Kate Walsh Addison Montgomery She is an obstetrics surgeon Season 2 - 3 and 18  
Sara Ramirez Callie Torres Started as a surgical resident and was head of orthopedic surgery Season 2 - 12  
Eric Dane Mark Sloan He was a plastic surgeon Season 2 - 8 and 17  
Chyler Leigh Lexie Grey She was a surgical intern and then a surgical resident, focusing on neurosurgery before her death Season 4 - 8 and 17  
Kevin McKidd Owen Hunt Started as a trauma surgeon and is currently head of trauma surgery Season 5 - present
Jessica Capshaw Arizona Robbins Started as a pediatric surgeon and is currently head of pediatric surgery Season 5 - 14
Kim Raver Teddy Altman She was head of cardiothoracic surgery and left to run MEDCOM in Germany. She is returning though Season 6 - 8 and 15 - present  
Jesse Williams Jackson Avery Started as a surgical resident and is now the head of plastics. Season 6 - 17 and 18
Sarah Drew April Kepner Started as a surgical resident and is now a trauma surgeon Season 6 - 14 and 18
Brooke Smith Erica Hahn She is a cardiac surgeon Season 3 - 5
Isaiah Washington Preston Burke He is a cardiac surgeon Season 1 - 3 and 9  
Patrick Dempsey Derek Shepherd He is head of neurosurgery Season 1 - 11 and 17  
Caterina Scorsone Amelia Shepherd The Current head of neurosurgery Season 10-present

References

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  1. "Delicate Surgery on 'Grey's Anatomy' - WSJ.com". Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Grey's Anatomy DVD news: Release Date for Grey's Anatomy - The Complete 6th Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  3. "Here's when 'Grey's Anatomy' and more ABC shows are coming back". EW.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  4. "Grey's Anatomy". Emmy Awards. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  5. "Gray's Anatomy: an iconic medical textbook". Medicographia. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  1. also credited as The Mark Gordon Company (2005–2018) and Entertainment One (2018–2024)
  2. also credited as Touchstone Television (2005–2007) , ABC Studios (2007–2020) and ABC Signature (2020–2024)

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