{"id":244208,"date":"2026-06-04T10:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/jason-george-reveals-if-hes-returning-for-greys-anatomy-season-23-after-multiple-cast-exits\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:16:27","slug":"jason-george-reveals-if-hes-returning-for-greys-anatomy-season-23-after-multiple-cast-exits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/jason-george-reveals-if-hes-returning-for-greys-anatomy-season-23-after-multiple-cast-exits\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason George Reveals If He\u2019s Returning for \u2018Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019 Season 23 After Multiple Cast Exits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Jason George<\/strong> revealed if there are plans for him to return to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/greys-anatomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em><\/a> for season 23 after the show went <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/shocking-tv-exits-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">through multiple cast exits.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I can confirm that Ben is coming back,\u201d George, 54, exclusively told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> at the MPTF NextGen Summer Party on Sunday, May 31, confirming his involvement in the hit show\u2019s next season. \u201cI\u2019m pretty certain I\u2019m coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>George, who has played Ben since season 2010, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/shocking-tv-exits-of-2026-sullivans-crossing-virgin-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised the show\u2019s creative team<\/a> for knowing when to help the story evolve, adding, \u201cThey\u2019re not afraid to make the hard decisions in terms of story to keep the story as fresh and alive as possible. But they do it with respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor broke down the process of a cast exit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs early as possible \u2014 as soon as you\u2019re thinking about it \u2014 you\u2019ll get a call and a conversation,\u201d he explained. \u201cI remember when I got called to do the spinoff for Station 19. I thought it was a call to [say], \u2018Sorry, man, we\u2019re writing Ben off the show.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>George continued: \u201cI\u2019m thankful because there are shows in Hollywood \u2014 you hear the stories \u2014 where you find out that you\u2019re leaving the show at the table read. You\u2019re completely notably blindsided. I love the fact that my bosses try to give as much respect as possible in that regard.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Disney\/Anne Marie Fox<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Going into season 23, George is \u201cnot worried\u201d about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/most-shocking-tv-exits-of-2025-so-far-rhony-general-hospital-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> a potential looming exit.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery show that gets on the air gets canceled someday,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s just a matter of if people treat it with respect while you\u2019re going along the path. So that\u2019s what I have and that\u2019s a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/abc-renews-greys-anatomy-for-season-23-after-cast-exits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Season 22 of Grey\u2019s Anatomy faced plenty<\/a> of cast shakeups as the show reduced the minimum guarantees for its veteran cast members to 14 out of its 18 episodes per season. <strong>Kim Raver<\/strong> and <strong>Kevin McKidd<\/strong>, meanwhile, surprised viewers when they exited the show.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/greys-anatomy-the-reasons-behind-the-biggest-cast-changes\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TCDGRA2_EC173.jpg?crop=0px%2C126px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"GREY'S ANATOMY\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/greys-anatomy-the-reasons-behind-the-biggest-cast-changes\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019s Biggest Exits Over the Years<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKatherine Heigl, Patrick Dempsey, Justin Chambers and more stars have left Grey\u2019s Anatomy \u2014 for various reasons. Created by Shonda Rhimes and starring Ellen Pompeo, Grey\u2019s Anatomy debuted on ABC in 2005. Pompeo (Meredith Grey) left the show as a series regular following season 19 but continued to provide voiceover narration and make special guest [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re going to make a move in the first few episodes. But Kim and Kevin are some of the best people I\u2019ve met my entire time in Hollywood,\u201d George continued during his interview with Us. \u201cWe\u2019re dear friends off camera. \u2026 I\u2019m sad to see them go. But the fun part is that they\u2019re always gonna be my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, George showed support for the idea of Ben taking a break at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital to appear on the new ABC spinoff slated for a 2027 debut, adding, \u201c[He] should visit Texas at some point in time because he has the skill sets of an EMT, firefighter, anesthesiologist and a surgeon. What else do you need? He\u2019s an entire department unto himself so he should pop into Texas for a heartbeat. I want Ben to keep exploring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> is streaming on ABC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/greys-anatomys-jason-george-addresses-return-after-exits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason George revealed if there are plans for him to return to Grey\u2019s Anatomy for season 23 after the show went through multiple cast exits. \u201cI think I can confirm that Ben is coming back,\u201d George, 54, exclusively told Us Weekly at the MPTF NextGen Summer Party on Sunday, May 31, confirming his involvement in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":244209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-244208","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}