Amelia Shepherd is taking some time away from Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
The Grey’s Anatomy character, played by Caterina Scorsone, shared during the Oct. 16 episode of the show that she was going to take a sabbatical following the tragic explosion at the hospital in the season 21 finale that killed Dr. Monica Beltran (Natalie Morales) in the season 22 premiere.
However, the actress’ absence won’t be too long as E! News has learned that following a brief hiatus, her character will return to the operating room in 2026.
The series revealed that Amelia would be taking a sabbatical from her neurosurgery role during the drama’s milestone 450th episode.
And as the show continues to prosper, creator Shonda Rhimes has gotten candid about how she never imagined it would get this far—and now, she’s not sure how or when it will ultimately wrap up.
“I’d say back around episode 150 I knew how it was gonna end,” Shonda, who stepped down as showrunner in 2015, told Today’s Craig Melvin on the Oct. 13 episode of the NBC morning show. “Now we’re at 450—I have no idea. I mean, I wasn’t sure we’d get past season four or five. So the fact that we’re here in 22, season 22, is insane.”
