After starring in the spin-off Station 19, Ben Warren’s interpreter will return to wearing the lab coat in the mother series.
The news has been in the air for a while but it’s finally official: Jason George come back in Grey’s Anatomyhe reveals Deadline. After the parenthesis of Station 19which lasted seven seasons, the interpreter of Ben Warren will be involved full time, therefore in the regular cast, of the twenty-first season of the medical drama (in Italy both TV series are available in streaming on Disney+). The character, husband of Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson), will return to the mother series where he initially acted before moving to the spin-off.
Grey’s Anatomy 21: The Return of Ben Warren
Jason George starred in the medical drama starting in season six and had a regular role in seasons 12 through 14 before moving full-time to the Seattle Fire Department spinoff. Ben Warren’s return to the wards of Gray Sloan Memorial contrasts with the farewells of two other actors – Jake Borelli And Midori Francis – who in the next cycle of episodes will return only to conclude the narrative arcs of their characters, Levi Schmitt and Mika Yasuda.
We still don’t know if other actors will also arrive from Station 19, such as Stefania Spampinato who started playing Carina DeLuca in the medical drama. The showrunner was asked about it Meg Marinis she said she was open to all possibilities. “How their stories end in Station 19 will help me determine whether or not I see those characters on Grey’s,” Martinis said a few months ago. And in the finale of Station 19 Ben has expressed his intention to return to Gray Sloan to finish once and for all the surgery specialization he had started.
The cast and the contracts of the other actors
These changes in the cast of Grey’s Anatomy are part of a cost reformulation plan and budget cuts for the series. Second DeadlineHowever, the separation between Francis and the production would also have been a “consensual separation”, as the actress would be interested in exploring other work opportunities. By next season, meanwhile, almost all the contracts of the stars of the series will have to be reformulated, including those of the veterans. New agreements will have to be made with other stars of the series as Chandra Wilson (Bailey) e James Pickens Jr. (Richard) but also with Kevin McKidd (Owen), Kim Raver (Teddy), Caterina Scorsone (Amelia) e Camilla Luddington (Jo). Only time will tell what other big changes the future holds for us Grey’s Anatomythe longest-running medical drama on American TV.
