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<ul><li><strong>From The Simpson to <keyword id="343" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Friends">Friends</keyword>, here are all the shows that will take atleast a week to watch if you go on a binging marathon. <br /></strong></li><li><strong>Business Insider picked up all the longest-running shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar and other streaming services that will keep you occupied for at least a week.</strong></li></ul><br />As we stay home, we’ve got plenty of time to binge series and shows. However, we often end up finishing them in a day or two. Business Insider picked up all the longest-running shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar and other streaming services that will keep you occupied for at least a week. <br /><strong><br /><keyword id="6483447" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-simpsons">The Simpsons</keyword><br /><br />  <div type="image" title="TheSimpsons_3015_WooHooDunnit_Sc1004AvidColorCorrected" msid="75173248" hostid="261"></div></strong><br />Through the years, the yellow family of five - Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie have emerged as pop-culture icons and have tackled numerous subjects in their own humorous way. The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life, epitomized by the Simpson family and parodies everyday society, television, and the human condition.<br /><br />Created by cartoonist Matt Groening, The Simpsons made its debut in 1989 and is the longest-running primetime scripted show in television history with a collection of over 675 episodes spanning 31 seasons – all of which will be available on Disney+ Hotstar Premium.<br /><br /><strong>F.R.I.E.N.D.S on Netflix <br />  <div type="image" title="friends-coverimg.png.2017-11-10T14_07_23+13_00" msid="75173252" hostid="261"></div></strong><br />Friends in an American sitcom and one of the most popular classics of all time. It follows the life of six living in Manhattan New York. Not only does it have ten seasons, but it also became one of those timeless shows which are enjoyed by millennials and GenZ alike. <br /><br /><strong>The <keyword id="506666" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Big-Bang-theory">Big Bang Theory</keyword> on Netflix <br />  <div type="image" title="43051d76d4b1990ed41" msid="75173261" hostid="261"></div></strong><br />The Big Bang theory is yet another American classic which shows the everyday life of four geeky awkward friends and their attractive neighbour Penny. How these brilliant but socially awkward men ride through life is a story that is told with innumerable science trivia scrunched in. <br /><strong><br />Grey’s Anatomy on Disney+ Hotstar <br />  <div type="image" title="Grey&amp;#39;s Anatomy" msid="75173269" hostid="261"></div></strong>Grey’s Anatomy is an American medical drama where <keyword id="1366088" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Meredith-Grey">Meredith Grey</keyword>, <keyword id="8241934" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Alex-Karev">Alex Karev</keyword>, <keyword id="9061287" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cristina-Yang">Cristina Yang</keyword> and others start their medical journey as surgical interns and learn the skill of how to become the finest surgeon in New York City. <br /><br /><strong>How I met your mother on Disney+ Hotstar<br />  <div type="image" title="GTY_himym_spinoff_jtm_131118_16x9_992" msid="75173275" hostid="261"></div></strong><br />How I met your mother is a story of Ted Mosby and four of his friends living in New York City. The show starts as the flashback when Mosby decides to tell his children in the year 2030 about how he met their mother. <br /><br /><strong>The office on Amazon Prime Videos<br />  <div type="image" title="1offarn04_copy_-_h_2017" msid="75173280" hostid="261"></div></strong><br />Working from home and missing office? Well, the office might be the best show to watch then. The British documentary-style comedy show that depicts how employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company are dealing with everyday office life. <br /><br /><strong>Gossip Girl on Netflix<br />  <div type="image" title="AAAABUlt6y1E-5g95Zf6_TAq4FSqlS0Ak6aZUvMDI8-LyPdYyispWtZuiTHaMJb3Csd7sNhEK9MhUiTht8eBNk3KQXAGyYkT" msid="75173301" hostid="261"></div></strong><br />Someone from the highschool starts a blog named Gossip Girl to reveal all the secrets of the students living on the Upper East side in New York City. There are teen billionaires, beauty queens, and future heiresses who still live a student life. And, then there is the famous outsider who is a writer, and all the secrets are all set to come out. <br /><br /><strong><keyword id="16441" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="suits">Suits</keyword> on Netflix <br />  <div type="image" title="tv-suits-1a" msid="75173319" hostid="261"></div></strong><br />Suits is the story of Mike Ross, a student with a photographic memory whose scholarship to Harvard is revoked after he leaks a question paper to the dean's daughter. Ross is later hired by Harvey Specter, one of the most popular lawyers in the New City. Specter earned his reputation as a lawyer who never loses a case. But recruitment is based on fraud, and will they be able to cover it up? <br /><br /><strong>Two and a half men on Amazon Prime Video<br />  <div type="image" title="two-and-a-half-men" msid="75173206" hostid="261"></div></strong><br />Charlie Sheen, a jingle writer, is living an incredibly awesome life with an over paid job and girlfriends. But his good for nothing brother shows up at his Malibu house with his 10 year old son. <br /><br /><strong>Still want more shows to watch? <br /><br />Star Wars on Disney+ Hotstar </strong><br />  <div type="image" title="star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-theatrical-poster-1000_ebc74357." msid="75173184" hostid="261"></div><br />If you are a big fan of space, then the Star Wars series can become your favourite time pass. The story begins with the imperial forces - who are following orders from Darth Vedar - abducting Princess Leia to rebel against the Galactic empire. <br /><br />

Lockdown Watchlist: Want to binge-watch a show that lasts a week? Try these long-running shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar and others

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"XO, Kitty" is a Netflix teen drama spun off of  the "To All The Boys" series.</li><li>The series stars Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey, as she attends high school in Seoul.</li></ul><p>In 2023, Netflix decided to take the "To All the Boys" franchise in a new direction — by following Lara Jean's younger sister, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/netflix-teaser-all-the-boys-spinoff-xo-kitty-korea-seoul-2023-4">Kitty, to high school in Seoul.</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/xo-kitty-netflix-to-all-the-boys-recap-2023-5">"XO, Kitty"</a> follows the youngest Covey sister (Anna Cathcart) as she finally casts aside her matchmaker role, chasing romance for herself in South Korea. Intending to surprise her long-distance boyfriend Dae, who she met on a family trip to Seoul, she enrolls in his international high school — coincidentally, the same one that her mother attended as a teenager. Upon arrival, she's promptly shuffled into romantic shenanigans befitting of any teen drama, and spends a semester learning both about herself and her family history.</p><p>There's plenty to love about "XO, Kitty," from its bangers-only <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/xo-kitty-k-pop-songs-soundtrack-netflix-good-2023-5">K-pop soundtrack</a> to its colorful cast of characters. While you're waiting for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/xo-kitty-season-2-renewed">season two of the series</a>, here are some other shows that you can check out in the meantime.</p><h2><strong>1. "Never Have I Ever"</strong></h2><div type="image" title="devi in never have i ever, smiling optimistically and wearing a red jacket" height="2400" width="3200" msid="105482737" hostid="261" sizebytes="542932"></div><p><strong>Summary</strong>: "Never Have I Ever" stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar, a high schooler living out some of her messiest years before college. Like any healthy teen drama, it features a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/never-have-i-ever-jaren-lewison-darren-barnet-love-triangle-interview-2020-5">love triangle</a> between Devi, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/never-have-i-ever-paxton-shirtless-montage-darren-barnet-interview-2021-8">Paxton Hall-Yoshida</a> (Darren Barnet) and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/never-have-i-ever-jaren-lewison-first-season-breakdown-interview-2020-5">Ben Gross</a> (Jaren Lewison). The series concluded with a fourth and final season that premiered in June. That means it's fully bingeable at your leisure, without having to wait around on any <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/never-have-i-ever-maitreyi-ramakrishnan-final-season-netflix-interview-2023-2">cliffhanger endings</a> — and yes, there's at least one of those.</p><p><strong>Why you'll like it</strong>: If you liked the off-the-walls teen drama in "XO, Kitty," you'll probably like it in "Never Have I Ever" too.</p><p>"Never Have I Ever" is streaming on Netflix.</p><h2><strong>2. "Business Proposal"</strong></h2><div type="image" title="business proposal kdrama still" height="720" width="960" msid="105482739" hostid="261" sizebytes="46894"></div><p><strong>Summary</strong>: Netflix's Korean-language series "Business Proposal," based on the webtoon series of the same name, follows Shin Ha-ri (Kim Se-jeong), a corporate worker. Ha-ri fills in for her friend Jin Young-seo (Seol In-ah) on an arranged date, intending to behave so poorly that the mystery guy rejects her and moves on. However, her date turns out to be Kang Tae-moo (Ahn Hyo-seop), the CEO of the food company where Ha-ri works — and even worse, he's determined to marry her to get his meddling grandfather out of his dating life.</p><p><strong>Why you'll like it: </strong>For a healthy dose of trope-y, K-drama goodness (this time with a cast of adults), this is your pick. "Business Proposal" is slightly more mature than "XO, Kitty," but it has the same goofy spirit — on top of, frankly, one of the hottest kisses (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL59Hs7x5tI">spoilers</a>!) ever seen on television. Its 10 episodes are well-worth your time, if you're looking to while away a weekend with some delightful, soapy drama.</p><p>"Business Proposal" is streaming on Netflix.</p><h2>3. "Heartstopper"</h2><div type="image" title="Kit Connor and Joe Locke Heartstopper" height="720" width="960" msid="105482740" hostid="261" sizebytes="61910"></div><p><strong>Summary</strong>: This British coming-of-age series, which is based on Alice Oseman's comic series of the same name, follows gay teenager Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and his budding relationship with rugby star Nick Nelson (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/heartstopper-star-kit-connor-forced-to-out-himself-as-bisexual-2022-11">Kit Connor</a>). The show features an ensemble cast of queer characters as well, each exploring their own identities and relationships.</p><p><strong>Why you'll like it: </strong>If you want more teen drama, but perhaps not quite as fast-paced, you should check out <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/heartstopper-scenes-vs-original-comic-netflix">"Heartstopper."</a> It's much less chaotic than "XO, Kitty" — but if you're looking for some good pop-music needle drops, and a heavy pour of teenage whimsy, it's a safe bet.</p><p>"Heartstopper" is streaming on Netflix.</p><h2><strong>4. "So Not Worth It"</strong></h2><div type="image" title="carson and se-wan in so not worth it. carson is cradling se-wan's face, who is smiling" height="1378" width="1837" msid="105482741" hostid="261" sizebytes="439436"></div><p><strong>Summary</strong>: "So Not Worth It" follows a group of college students living together in an international dorm at a Korean university. Resident advisor Se-wan (Park Se-wan), leads a cast that includes (G)I-dle member Minnie, South Korea-based American actor Carson Allen, and Korean-Nigerian model and variety personality Han Hyun-min.</p><p><strong>Why you'll like it: </strong>For more international school drama set in Seoul, check out this Netflix Korean-language sitcom. The stakes in "So Not Worth It" aren't particularly high, but if you're looking for a similarly diverse cast, school shenanigans, and laughs, it'd be a good one to check out.</p><p>"So Not Worth It" is streaming on Netflix.</p><h2>5. "Ouran High School Host Club"</h2><div type="image" title="haruhi fujioka in ouran high school host club. she's an animated teenager with short cropped brown hair and a blue suit, with roses behindher" height="600" width="800" msid="105482742" hostid="261" sizebytes="33806"></div><p><strong>Summary</strong>: A classic that any anime fan should watch or read in their lifetime, "Ouran High School Host Club" follows Haruhi, a new scholarship student at an academy for rich kids. After breaking an expensive vase while looking for a quiet place to study, she's forced to pay back her debt by working for the school's host club — a group of idle young men who politely host and chatter with the school's girls. The twist? The host club members, by virtue of Haruhi's short hair and masculine clothing, assume she's a boy — and she begins working off her debt as a host before they realize she's not.</p><p><strong>Why you'll like it</strong>: The shenanigans on "XO, Kitty" are a delightful match for the rambunctious energy of 2000s anime comedy "Ouran High School Host Club." The show also features some thoughtful ruminations on gender and adolescent friendship — but at it's core, it's just a ton of fun.</p><p>"Ouran High School Host Club" is available to stream on Hulu and Crunchyroll.</p><h2>6. "Grey's Anatomy"</h2><div type="image" title="Ellen Pompeo in navy blue scrubs" height="800" width="1067" msid="105482744" hostid="261" sizebytes="38376"></div><p><strong>Summary</strong>: Watching the first season of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-13-biggest-behind-the-scenes-controversies-2022-3">"Grey's Anatomy,"</a> which has starred Ellen Pompeo for most of its 19-season run, is a bit like reading a textbook. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-meredith-grey-derek-shepherd-relationship-timeline-merder-ellen-pompeo">Meredith Grey</a> (Pompeo), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), George O'Malley (T.R. Knight), and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) muddle their way through their medical internship at Seattle Grace Hospital, it's hard not to feel like creator Shonda Rhimes is laying down the law for romantic dramas for years to come.</p><p><strong>Why you'll like it</strong>: If "XO, Kitty" nailed soapy, romantic tropes, it was "Grey's Anatomy" that made those tropes part of the television canon. You don't have to watch all of "Grey's" to appreciate the brilliance of its early seasons — or to get sucked into the delightful, trope-y romance. That said, it's also quite a bit more mature than "XO, Kitty," and probably not a great bet if you can't stomach at least a bit of on-screen medicine.</p><p>"Grey's Anatomy" is streaming on Netflix.</p><h2><strong>7. "The Summer I Turned Pretty"</strong></h2><div type="image" title="Lola Tung in &quot;The Summer I Turned Pretty&quot; season two." height="2000" width="2667" msid="105482748" hostid="261" sizebytes="94406"></div><p><strong>Summary</strong>: Adapted from Jenny Han's trilogy of the same name, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-ending-season-two-plot-summary-2023-7">"The Summer I Turned Pretty"</a> follows follows Isabel "Belly" Conklin (Lola Tung), a teenager whose family spends the summers with her mother's friend — and her two sons. As Belly approaches her 16th birthday, her relationships with the boys change, and she starts to come into her own.</p><p><strong>Why you'll like it</strong>: This is another show in the broader Jenny Han-verse (Han wrote "To All The Boys" and is the showrunner of "XO, Kitty"). For another romance-savvy coming-of-age story, "The Summer I Turned Pretty" is a good bet.</p><p>"The Summer I Turned Pretty" is streaming on Prime Video.</p>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12265695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="katherine-heigl" source="Orion">Katherine Heigl</keyword> abruptly left "<keyword id="11995413" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="greys-anatomy" source="Orion">Grey's Anatomy</keyword>" on season six of the show. </li><li>In a new book, a former writer on the show admits he doesn't know "why we didn't kill Izzie."</li></ul><p>"Grey's Anatomy" has been on ABC for 18 seasons and counting, so by now any fan of the medical drama knows that <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-fan-called-writer-yelled-when-denny-duquette-died-2021-10">no matter how beloved a character is</a> - no one is safe from a very dramatic death. </p><p>Katherine Heigl exited the show in 2010 after playing Dr. Izzie Stevens for six seasons. Izzie made it out of Seattle alive, but according to a new book, the character's fate could have been different. </p><p>"I don't know why we didn't kill Izzie, I really don't," Mark Wilding told <keyword id="11896019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment" source="Orion">Entertainment</keyword> Weekly's editor at large Lynette Rice in <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-ellen-pompeo-cut-shonda-rhimes-off-while-speaking-racism-2021-9">"How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy."</a></p><div type="image" title="Katherine Heigl and Justin Chambers on &quot;Grey's Anatomy.&quot;" height="1998" width="2664" msid="87032217" hostid="261"></div><p>He said that there might have been "hope" in his colleagues' minds that Heigl would reprise the role one day. "Katie subsequently talked about wanting to maybe come back to the show to wrap things up a couple years later, but that never happened," Wilding continued. </p><p>But another former "Grey's" writer, Jenna Bans, said in the book that the decision not to kill Izzie was a strictly narrative choice made by <a href="https://www.insider.com/katherine-heigl-wanted-out-greys-anatomy-shonda-rhimes-2021-10">creator and then-showrunner Shonda Rhimes</a>. Bans said that she remembers the decision being made because "Shonda felt like that was more of an unexpected way to go."</p><div type="image" title="Katherine Heigl and Sandra Oh on &quot;Grey's Anatomy.&quot;" height="2000" width="2666" msid="87032218" hostid="261"></div><p>Long-time fans will remember that Izzie survives cancer in season six only to then get fired from Seattle Grace-Mercy West for a mistake she believes her husband Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) is responsible for.</p><p>Izzie married Alex on season five of "Grey's Anatomy" when <a href="https://www.insider.com/izzie-prom-dress-greys-anatomy-custom-made-by-amsale-2021-10">she thought she was dying</a>. She only makes sporadic appearances on season six and eventually serves Alex divorce papers. </p><p>The ending doesn't provide much closure, but <a href="https://ew.com/article/2010/04/07/greys-anatomy-katherine-heigl-cover-story/">Heigl told Entertainment Weekly</a> in her 2010 exit interview that the character's sudden departure "felt like the right thing to do" because she felt that continuing show up in Seattle and then leave again was "manipulative" to the audience.</p><div type="image" title="Katherine Heigl on &quot;Grey's Anatomy.&quot;" height="1998" width="2664" msid="87032220" hostid="261"></div><p>On season 16, ten seasons after her original exit, we learn that Izzie (off-screen) is raising Alex's twins in Kansas. She used the embryos they had frozen while she had cancer to get pregnant.</p><p>When Chambers left the show on the season 16 episode titled "Leave a Light On," his character Alex reveals he has gone to Kansas to be with Izzie and the kids. Heigl didn't appear in that episode.</p><p>"How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy" gives readers new insight on the most surprising character exits. It's available now.</p>

Former 'Grey's Anatomy' writer admits he doesn't know 'why we didn't kill Izzie' when Katherine Heigl left the show, according to a new book

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11995416" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="shonda-rhimes" source="Orion">Shonda Rhimes</keyword> wanted Izzie's prom dress to be "bigger" on the "<keyword id="11995413" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="greys-anatomy" source="Orion">Grey's Anatomy</keyword>" season-two finale.</li><li>According to a new book, the rose-pink dress ended up being custom-made by Amsale. </li></ul><p>One of the most heartbreaking scenes in <a href="https://www.insider.com/tr-knight-family-isaiah-washington-homophobic-slur-2021-10">"Grey's Anatomy" history</a> is also the most visually stunning thanks to an iconic pink "prom" dress that almost never saw the light of day.</p><p>On the show's season-two finale, "Losing My Religion," Izzie (<keyword id="12265695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="katherine-heigl" source="Orion">Katherine Heigl</keyword>) and the other interns are attending the prom they planned for the niece of Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) at the hospital when Izzie's fiancé, Denny Duquette (<keyword id="11932017" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jeffrey-dean-morgan" source="Orion">Jeffrey Dean Morgan</keyword>), dies of an apparent stroke caused by complications after heart-transplant surgery.</p><p>Upon finding him dead in his hospital bed, Izzie climbs in to be with him, huge, rose-pink dress and all. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) has to gently lift her to extract her from her place beside Denny's body, gathering all of the layers in his arms.</p><p>According to "<a href="https://www.insider.com/isaiah-washington-ellen-pompeo-uncomfortable-mcdreamy-casting-greys-anatomy-2021-9">How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy</a>" by the <keyword id="11896019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment" source="Orion">Entertainment</keyword> Weekly editor at large Lynette Rice, the show's costume designer Mimi Melgaard struggled to find the perfect dress for Izzie to wear during the tragic moment because the series creator and then-showrunner, Shonda Rhimes, had a specific vision in mind.</p><div type="image" title="Katherine Heigl and Justin Chambers." height="2194" width="2926" msid="86922677" hostid="261"></div><p>"That year in Los Angeles, all the dresses were very gauzy and long and soft," Melgaard said, according to the book. "I'd fit Katie in dresses and Shonda would be like: 'No, no. I want bigger.'"</p><p>Melgaard was pressed for time and couldn't find anything to Rhimes' liking on her own. She ended up having to call the famed wedding-dress brand Amsale and asked it to make the dress in a week.</p><p>But the time crunch and the stress of securing the pink gown with the stunning broach accent were worth it for the art it helped create, according to the costume designer. "When you see the shot of Izzie in the elevator, and then Izzie lying across Denny, and then the shot of Alex holding her with her dress hanging down ... those are the shots that Shonda saw in her head," Melgaard said.</p><p>Melgaard said Rhimes wanted a "beautiful princess dress" that "had its own voice" to create a "Cinderella" moment for Izzie.</p><div type="image" title="Katherine Heigl" height="3000" width="2000" msid="86922680" hostid="261"></div><p>They couldn't have known it at the time, but Melgaard, Rhimes, and Amsale together created a dress that's <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-sarah-drew-wrote-letter-change-april-ending-2021-9">had a life beyond "Grey's Anatomy."</a> "It went to Disney World in Florida for a long time," Melgaard said, according to the book. "It goes on tour. That dress tours places!"</p>

Izzie's iconic pink prom dress on 'Grey's Anatomy' had to be custom-made by a wedding-dress designer because Shonda Rhimes kept wanting it to be 'bigger'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="118885" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jesse-Williams">Jesse Williams</keyword>, who played Jackson Avery on "<keyword id="21899" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Greys-Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</keyword>," is leaving the show after 12 seasons. </li><li>His character's last episode is set to air May 20 and was planned in advance to be his final plot.</li><li>Actor Justin Chambers, who played Alex Karev for 15 years, <a href="https://www.insider.com/stars-who-left-successful-tv-shows-2018-8">left the show last year</a>. </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/facts-about-greys-anatomy-2018-8">"Grey's Anatomy"</a> has surprised viewers again with a surprising exit from another main character - Dr. Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams).</p><p>After 12 seasons on ABC's hit medical drama, Williams <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-actors-who-left-2018-10">is leaving the show</a> at the end of the month. </p><h2>Williams has been on the show since season 6, and his final appearance is set to be next week</h2><p>The actor announced his departure in a statement to <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/05/jesse-williams-leaving-greys-anatomy-jackson-avery-12-seasons-1234750666/">Deadline</a>.</p><p>"I will forever be grateful for the boundless opportunities provided me by Shonda, the network, studio, fellow castmates, our incredible crew, Krista, Ellen and Debbie," Williams said in his statement.</p><p>He continued, "As an actor, director and person, I have been obscenely lucky to learn so much from so many and I thank our beautiful fans, who breathe so much energy and appreciation into our shared worlds."</p><p>"The experience and endurance born of creating nearly 300 hours of leading global television is a gift I'll carry always. I am immensely proud of our work, our impact and to be moving forward with so many tools, opportunities, allies and dear friends."</p><p>Williams' character first appeared on season six of "Grey's Anatomy" during the hospital merger with Mercy West. He quickly became popular with fans and even won an NAACP Image Award in 2019 for best supporting actor in a drama for his role. </p><p>His final episode as Avery is set to air on Thursday, May 20 - just two weeks ahead of season 17's finale.</p><div type="image" title="april and jackson grey's anatomy" height="2004" width="3000" msid="82459254" hostid="261"></div><h2>The actor and showrunners planned Avery's final episodes in advance</h2><p>Williams and <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-season-16-where-everyone-ends-up-season-recap-2020-4">"Grey's Anatomy"</a> showrunner Krista Vernoff had multiple conversations about how to end Jackson's story, according to Deadline. </p><p><em><strong>Warning: Spoilers ahead for Williams' second-to-last episode, "Look Up Child," which aired on Thursday. </strong></em></p><p>His final arc involves a reunion of Japril, the <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-couples-ranked-2018-10">fan-favorite couple</a> composed of Avery and April Kepner (Sarah Drew). Kepner, Avery's ex-wife and the mother of his child, was written off of the series ahead of season 15.</p><p>On Thursday's episode, Avery visited Kepner and also revealed he would be taking over his family's foundation to create "real racial equality in medicine."</p><p>Avery intends to move to Boston and asks Kepner and her husband, Matthew (Justin Bruening), to follow him so he can continue to see his daughter. Kepner then <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-cast-then-and-now-2018-10">reveals she has split up with Matthew</a>. </p><p>The season has <a href="https://www.insider.com/worst-movies-greys-anatomy-cast-2020-1">built up to Avery's departure</a> by showing his character becoming increasingly more frustrated with the inequities in the healthcare system. In previous episodes, he used his credit card to book hotel rooms for low-income patients and started to question why he didn't attend activist protests as a child or teen.</p><p>"Grey's Anatomy" has not yet been renewed for season 18.</p><h2>Williams is not the first 'Grey's' star to leave the show after over a decade</h2><div type="image" title="Jackson Avery and Alex Karev Grey's Anatomy" height="1735" width="2314" msid="82459259" hostid="261"></div><p>Justin Chambers, who played Alex Karev since 2005 left the show in January 2020. </p><p>"There's no good time to say goodbye to a show and character that's defined so much of my life for the past 15 years," <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/justin-chambers-is-leaving-greys-anatomy-after-playing-dr-alex-karev-for-15-years/">Chambers said in a statement</a> obtained by The Wrap. "For some time now, however, I have hoped to diversify my acting roles and career choices. And, as I turn 50 and am blessed with my remarkable, supportive wife and five wonderful children, now is that time."</p><p>The character's final episode aired in November, though fans didn't know at the time. Chambers' <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-season-16-where-everyone-ends-up-season-recap-2020-4">official farewell</a> was done over a voiceover a few episodes later in what many fans call the <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/03/greys-anatomyl-alex-karev-farewell-surprise-twist-wrap-story-izzie-shocker-showrunner-krista-vernoff-lvideo-1202875717/">worst goodbye a character on "Grey's" has ever had</a>.</p><p>Representatives for ABC didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.</p>

Jesse Williams is leaving 'Grey's Anatomy' after 12 years, and his final episode is next week

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Neither Ellen Pompeo or Patrick Dempsey are series regulars on "Grey's Anatomy" anymore.</li><li>But Meredith Grey's relationship with Derek Shepherd still remains an iconic part of TV history. </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/ellen-pompeo-greys-anatomy-impact-medicine-betr-remedies-2021-12">Ellen Pompeo</a>'s final episode as a series regular on "Grey's Anatomy" aired on February 23, marking the official end of the love story between her character, Meredith Grey, and Meredith's late husband Derek Shepherd (<a href="https://www.insider.com/patrick-dempsey-wife-children-family-jillian-fink-2023-11">Patrick Dempsey</a>).</p><p>Dempsey exited the series in season 11, but Meredith and Derek's story continued after Derek's death. </p><p>Below is a complete timeline of one of the most iconic relationships in television history. </p><h2>Season 1, episode 1: It started as a one-night stand</h2><div type="image" title="Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey on the &quot;Grey's Anatomy&quot; pilot." height="1500" width="2000" msid="98131919" hostid="261"></div><p>Viewers first met <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-pilot-almost-had-ellen-pompeo-naked-on-couch-2021-9">Meredith (Ellen Pompeo)</a> and Derek (Patrick Dempsey) on the floor in the living room of her mother's house. They had met at Emerald City Bar (aka Joe's Bar) the night before and hooked up. </p><p>On her first day as a surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital, Meredith learned that Derek was a neurosurgery attending and her boss. They couldn't resist each other and eventually started dating.</p><h2>Season 1, episode 9: Meredith learned she was the 'other woman' </h2><p>On the "Grey's Anatomy" season one finale, <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-addison-meets-dereks-kids-ultimate-forgiveness-2021-10">Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh)</a> arrived at Seattle Grace to let Derek know she was going to fight for their marriage. She memorably told Meredith that Derek was married by calling Meredith "the woman that's been screwing my husband."</p><h2>Season 2, episode 5: Meredith begged Derek to love her </h2><div type="image" title="Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey on &quot;Grey's Anatomy&quot; season two episode five." height="1619" width="2160" msid="98131920" hostid="261"></div><p>At the beginning of season two, Derek was caught between his relationship with Meredith and his marriage to Addison. Meredith was upset with him, but eventually realized she wanted to be with him. </p><p>To try and fight for him, she gave him one of the most memorable speeches in "Grey's Anatomy" history. </p><p>"Your choice, it's simple: her or me, and I'm sure she's really great. But Derek, I love you. In a really, really big, pretend to like your taste in music, let you eat the last piece of cheesecake, hold a radio over my head outside your window unfortunate way that makes me hate you, love you. So, <a href="https://www.insider.com/ellen-pompeo-greys-anatomy-watched-a-handful-of-episodes-2022-2">pick me. Choose me.</a> Love me," she said. </p><p>Ultimately, Derek decided not to sign his divorce papers and instead work on his marriage to Addison.</p><h2>Season 2, episode 27 and season 3 episode 1: Meredith loses her panties at the prom </h2><div type="image" title="Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo on &quot;Grey's Anatomy&quot; season two episode 27." height="1549" width="2066" msid="98131922" hostid="261"></div><p>At the hospital prom for Dr. Richard Webber's (Jim Pickens Jr.) niece, Meredith and Derek couldn't resist each other though they came with other people. <a href="https://www.insider.com/ellen-pompeo-terrified-watch-greys-anatomy-daughter-sex-ghost-2021-11">They had sex</a> in an exam room. When they were interrupted, Meredith hastily got dressed and lost her panties, which Addison found later in Derek's suit. She pinned them to the hospital bulletin board.</p><p>Also in season three episode one, Derek told Meredith he was in love with her even though he was with Addison and she was dating Finn, the vet (played by Chris O'Donnell).</p><h2>Season 3, episode 25: It was so over between Meredith and Derek</h2><h2><div type="image" title="Ellen Pompeo on &quot;Grey's Anatomy&quot; season three episode 25." height="1577" width="2103" msid="98131923" hostid="261"></div></h2><p>Meredith and Derek eventually left their respective partners and began dating during season three. But external pressures, like the deaths of <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-cool-things-to-know-about-meredith-grey-2021-9">Meredith's mother Ellis (Kate Burton)</a> and stepmother Susan (Mare Winningham), combined with Derek's desire to be chief of surgery caused a strain. </p><p>At her best friend Dr. Cristina Yang's (Sandra Oh) wedding, Meredith announced that Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) had left Cristina by saying "It's over, so over." She was also referring to her relationship with Derek. </p><h2>Season 4, episode 17: The house of candles </h2><div type="image" title="Ellen Pompeo candle house" height="2000" width="2666" msid="98131924" hostid="261"></div><p>The pair were dating other people while conducting a clinical trial to cure a specific type of brain tumor throughout season 4. Derek was going to sell the land he bought to build a house for him and Meredith because she wasn't ready to commit and start a family.</p><p>When their final clinical trial patient lived, Meredith showed Derek she was ready to commit by building the floor plan for their <a href="https://www.insider.com/mcdreamy-scented-candle-inspired-by-greys-anatomy-for-sale-etsy-2019-9">house out of candles on his land</a>. She told him they could be extraordinary together rather than ordinary apart.</p><h2>Season 5, episodes 17 to 19: The ring, the woods, and the engagement</h2><div type="image" title="Ellrn Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey on &quot;Grey's Anatomy&quot; season five episode 19." height="1619" width="2160" msid="98131926" hostid="261"></div><p>In the middle of season five, viewers learned that Derek had an engagement ring for Meredith. But after he made a mistake during surgery that killed a pregnant patient he had bonded with, Derek went into a deep depression. </p><p>When Meredith went to Derek's trailer to confront him about his state and the fact that he was going to propose to her, Derek got so angry he hit the ring into the woods with a baseball bat.</p><p>After he saved Izzie Stevens' (Katherine Heigl) life, Derek finally proposed to Meredith in an elevator at Seattle-Grace on season five episode 19, "Elevator Love Letter." He covered the walls with the CT scans of patients that represented milestones in their relationship and work together.</p><h2>Season 5, episode 24: The Post-it note wedding </h2><p>Meredith and Derek planned to get married at city hall on a random busy day at the hospital. When they realized they couldn't get away to sign papers, they wrote their vows down on Post-it notes and signed them. They <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-couples-ranked-2018-10">considered themselves married from that moment on</a>.</p><h2>Season 6, episodes 23 and 24: A pregnancy, a shooting, a miscarriage, and a dangerous proposition</h2><div type="image" title="Ellen Pompeo on &quot;Grey's Anatomy&quot; season six episode 24." height="1619" width="2160" msid="98131927" hostid="261"></div><p>At the beginning of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-sarah-drew-nightmares-panic-attacks-filming-hospital-shooting-2021-11">hospital shooting on season six</a>, episodes 23 and 24, titled "Sanctuary" and "Death and All His Friends," respectively, Meredith found out she was pregnant. </p><p>A disgruntled widower named Gary Clark (Michael O'Neil), who believed that Derek was responsible for the death of his wife, shot Derek before Meredith could tell him. When Gary found the operating room where Cristina was trying to save Derek, Meredith ran in and told him to shoot her instead. </p><p>Then, while she was operating on Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd), who Gary had shot, Meredith had a miscarriage.</p><h2>Seasons 7 and 8: Legal marriage and Zola's adoption</h2><div type="image" title="Meredith Grey with Zola." height="668" width="892" msid="98131928" hostid="261"></div><p>After trying and failing to have a baby throughout season 7, <a href="https://www.insider.com/facts-about-greys-anatomy-2018-8">Meredith and Derek decided to adopt their daughter</a> Zola, an orphan with spina bifida at the hospital. They legally married each other on season 7 episode 20, "White Wedding," so they could begin the adoption process. </p><p>At the beginning of season eight, social services learned that Meredith lost her job for tampering with Derek's Alzheimer's clinical trial and removed Zola from their custody. Dr. Webber eventually took the blame for tampering with the clinical trial because Meredith was trying to help his wife. After an agonizing wait, Zola was returned to Meredith and Derek's custody and the adoption became official. </p><h2>Season 9: Derek Bailey Shepherd's birth and buying Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital </h2><p>After surviving the plane crash on the season 8 finale, Meredith and Derek discovered that Meredith was pregnant. Their son Derek Bailey Shepherd was born at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in the middle of a blackout. </p><p>Meredith, Derek, and the other survivors of the plane crash bought the hospital with the money they got from suing the former owners. Along with majority owner Jackson<a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-why-jesse-williams-left-hit-medical-drama-2022-3"> Avery, (Jesse Williams)</a> and the Avery Foundation, the new owners of the hospital decided to rename the hospital after the two plane crash victims who died, Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) and Mark Sloan (Eric Dane).</p><h2>Seasons 10 and 11: Tension rose because of their careers </h2><div type="image" title="Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo on &quot;Grey's Anatomy season 10 episode four." height="1619" width="2160" msid="98131929" hostid="261"></div><p>Meredith and Derek agreed that Derek would focus on childcare while Meredith focused on her career. But tension rose between them after Derek was offered a job working for the president at the White House. He eventually turned down the offer to keep his promise to Meredith and be with his family. </p><p>Derek became so resentful of Meredith because of his choice that on season 11, she told him to take the job and go to Washington D.C. They were estranged when he left but eventually made up.</p><h2>Season 11, episode 21 &amp; 22: Derek's death and Ellis Shepherd's birth </h2><div type="image" title="Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo on &quot;Grey's Anatomy&quot; season 11." height="1619" width="2160" msid="98131931" hostid="261"></div><p>Derek committed to Meredith, his kids, and staying in Seattle. He was on his way to the airport for a flight to Washington D.C. when he saw a car crash as it happened. He saved all of the victims, only to get hit by a semi-tractor trailer later.</p><p>He was rushed to Dillard Medical Center with life-threatening brain injuries that went undetected because doctors failed to order a CT. He was pronounced brain-dead in surgery and when Meredith got there she took him off life support. </p><p>After his death, Meredith learned she was pregnant. She took her kids and left her friends and family in Seattle to have the baby in a secluded town on the beach. Because of complications during labor, doctors called Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) who arrived to take <a href="https://www.insider.com/every-greys-anatomy-character-ranked-by-episodes-2020-11">Meredith and the kids home to Grey-Sloan</a>.</p><h2>Season 17: Their love story continued in Meredith's COVID-induced visions </h2><div type="image" title="greys anatomy season 17 derek return" height="1533" width="2045" msid="98131932" hostid="261"></div><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-season-17-where-everyone-ends-up-season-recap-2021-6">On season 17,</a> Meredith got COVID and would slip in and out of consciousness. While unconscious, she'd see visions of loved ones who had died, including Derek. The scenes were on a beach.</p><p>In one of her dreams, the couple had a traditional wedding, complete with spoken vows and Meredith in a white wedding dress. But instead of joining Derek in the afterlife, Meredith eventually woke up to continue caring for their three kids. </p>

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