During the first 10 seasons of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ the rumors about the toxic environment that is lived in the filming of the series were recurrent. However, as of season 11 that changed and many attribute it to the incorporation of the actress and director Debbie Allen, who plays Dr. Catherine Avery / Fox on the series.
Allen was in charge of bringing “joy” and “optimism” to a set that was characterized by being “very toxic”. This was confirmed by own Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Gray), the main protagonist of the series.
Fans often miss the few where the original cast of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, but those who were part of the cast did not miss that time in the least. It should be remembered that actor Isaiah Washington (Preston Burke) was fired in 2007 amid a scandal after insulting TR Knight (George O’Malley) in a homophobic way.
Knight and Katherine Heigl (Izzie Stevens) also decided to leave some time later due to conflicts that occurred behind the camera. Fans mourned George’s death on the show, but Knight was glad to leave the show. toxic environment to live on the set of filming the show.
Segn cont Pompeo a Variety, “There was a lot of stress and drama with actors competing with each other and with much envy in between “. Writer and showrunner Krista Vernoff agreed with Pompeo and said that every time an actor asked to leave they had to rewrite every episode.
“There was a lot of drama on and off the screen. A lot of young people were managing stardom for the first time in his life“Vernoff explains.
Pompey He also blamed the long hours of filming, as they filmed “16 hours a day for 10 months of the year.” “We were tired, angry, sad and depressed. He was a very unhealthy model,” the actress complained.
Debbie Allen She joined the series as an actress, but also as an executive producer starting in season 12 and drove many changes. Among them add more African American directors and more female directors to direct the chapters. With the departure of Patrick Dempsey (Derek Shepherd) In season 11, Allen and Pompeo set out to move the series forward without a male lead.
“Debbie came to the show at a time when we needed change and positive energy. She brought a spirit to the show that she had never had. We could see optimism, celebration, joy,” she explained. Pompey.
In addition, Allen He changed work hours and gave the cast Fridays off, who could only film for 12 hours a day. That changed the mood in the cast in a formidable way and decompressed the toxic atmosphere so criticized.
– .
