Everything to Know About ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Ellen Pompeo’s Untitled Orphan Show

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Stepping out from behind the stethoscope. Ellen Pompeo will star in and executive produce a new limited series for Hulu, marking her first significant role since landing Grey’s Anatomy in 2005.The eight-episode show is still untitled but follows a midwestern couple who adopts someone they believe is an 8-year-old girl with a rare form of dwarfism, Variety reported in August 2022, but the family quickly realizes all is not what it seems.“As they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, they slowly start to believe she may not be who she says she is,” the synopsis said. “As they question her story, they’re confronted with hard questions of their own about the lengths they’re willing to go to defend themselves, falling into a battle that’s fought in the tabloids, the courtroom, and ultimately their marriage.”Pompeo and will executive produce along with Laura Holstein and the actress’ Calamity Jane production company for ABC Signature Studios.This is Pompeo’s first major TV role since 2005 outside of playing Dr.

Meredith Grey on Grey’s Anatomy, also an ABC Signature Studios production. The order for her limited series follows news that she’ll have a reduced presence on the medical drama in season 19.The Boston native will reportedly only appear in eight episodes of Grey’s Anatomy season 19, which is expected to have 20 to 24 episodes total.

She’ll continue to narrate every episode and executive produce.In May 2022, the actress — who has publicly said she debated leaving the show — hinted that instead of trying to end Grey’s Anatomy, she and creator Shonda Rhimes was trying to figure out how the franchise could survive without Meredith.“Shonda and I, I think — we’ll see, we’ll see,” told Entertainment