Shonda Rhimes on Bridgerton Season 2 and Whether It’s Time to End Grey’s Anatomy

Plus, why she won’t turn her new Inventing Anna limited series into an ongoing anthology

In this week’s digital cover story, Shonda Rhimes—Adweek’s Media Visionary—talks about how she rewrote the rules of TV, on both broadcast and streaming. But we also know that Shondaland fans had other pressing questions for the creator, like what’s coming up next on Bridgerton and how much longer she’ll keep Grey’s Anatomy, now in Season 18, on the air.

Bridgerton Season 2 won’t debut until next year (though in the cover story, Rhimes promises that there will be a shorter wait for Seasons 3 and 4), and while Season 1 breakout Regé-Jean Page won’t be returning, Rhimes says the Season 2 love story will be as compelling as Page’s fairytale romance with Daphne Bridgerton (played by Phoebe Dynevor).

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