- Rhimes, 54, served as executive producer on Station 19 through her Shondaland company
- The executive producer – who made headlines for throwing some subtle shade towards Barbie – took to Instagram to commemorate the series
- ‘To the extraordinary cast, writers and crew, communities have not only been built but forever changed by your talent, dedication and commitment!’ Rhimes began
Just ahead of the series finale for her Grey’s Anatomy spin-off Station 19, executive producer Shonda Rhimes bid the show a fond farewell.
Rhimes, 54, served as executive producer on the show through her Shondaland company, with Stacy McKee – who served as a writer and producer on Grey’s since its debut in 2005 – creating the spin-off.
The executive producer – who made headlines for throwing some subtle shade towards Barbie – took to Instagram to commemorate the series.
‘To the extraordinary cast, writers and crew, communities have not only been built but forever changed by your talent, dedication and commitment!’ Rhimes began.
‘Thank you. These beloved characters will continue to hold space, reminding us of our humanity and the transformative power of storytelling,’ she concluded.
Just ahead of the series finale for her Grey’s Anatomy spin-off Station 19, executive producer Shonda Rhimes bid the show a fond farewell
Rhimes, 54, served as executive producer on the show through her Shondaland company, with Stacy McKee – who served as a writer and producer on Grey’s since its debut in 2005 – creating the spin-off.
Station 19 centered on the lives of the men and women who inhabit Seattle Fire Station 19.
The show was given a rather rare straight-to-series order back in May 2017, with the main characters introduced in a February 2018 episode of Grey’s Anatomy.
That episode introduced two main characters from Station 19 – Ben Warren (Jason George) and Andy Herrera (Jaina Lee Ortiz) – who arrive at Grey Sloan after rescuing two boys that are injured in a house fire.
A month later in March 2018, Station 19 debuted on ABC to strong ratings, leading to a Season 2 pickup that May.
Series creator Stacy McKee served as showrunner for the first two seasons, before stepping down, paving the way for Grey’s showrunner Krista Vernoff to step in.
There would frequently have highly-anticipated crossover events, with a two-hour block that would feature back-to-back episodes with characters crossing over from each show.
It was revealed in December 2023 that the seventh season would be it last, debuting March 14.
The show was still delivering in the ratings, with an ABC press release earlier this month revealing the show was particularly strong in multi-platform viewing.
Rhimes made headlines earlier this month when asked about the Barbie movie, last year’s highest-grossing film.
Station 19 centered on the lives of the men and women who inhabit Seattle Fire Station 19
The show was given a rather rare straight-to-series order back in May 2017, with the main characters introduced in a February 2018 episode of Grey’s Anatomy
A month later in March 2018, Station 19 debuted on ABC to strong ratings, leading to a Season 2 pickup that May
She at first said, ‘no comment’ when asked her thoughts on the Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling blockbuster before letting rip at the film’s ‘feminist manifesto.’
She told Variety: ‘OK, here’s what I’ll say. If you’re expecting a Barbie movie, then I thought it was great.’
‘But I think a lot of people were expecting so much more, and then tried to make it so much more. There was nothing wrong with the movie; I thought it was totally delightful. But the weight people put on a movie about Barbie was very interesting to me.
‘I’ve heard the song I’m Just Ken in my house every single day because one of my kids sings it all the time. But, yeah, I think that people wanted it to be sort of this feminist manifesto that it doesn’t need to be.’
