Jesse Williams & Sarah Drew Returning To ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ As Jackson & April
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Japril will be back on Grey’s Anatomy. Jesse Williams and Sarah Drew are set to reprise their roles as Jackson and April in the Season 18 finale of the ABC medical drama, which airs May 26.Williams departed Grey’s Anatomy last spring after 12 seasons.
His character Jackson Avery’s exit was revealed in the May 6 episode, “Look Up Child,” which also featured Grey’s alumna Drew who returned as April Kepner to help give Jackson a proper sendoff by reuniting one of the show’s most popular couples, “Japril.” Jackson visited his ex to tell her that he was moving to Boston to take over the family foundation.
April agreed to follow him there so he can be close to their daughter, while dropping a bombshell of her own, that she had recently separated from her husband, giving fans hope that Japril may be back on.
As April and Jackson put it, “Fingers crossed for new horizons,” reigniting calls from Grey’s devotees for a Jackson-April spinoff.This will be Drew’s first Grey’s episode since then.
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