Ellen Pompeo stars as Meredith Grey and Patrick Dempsey is Derek Shepherd (aka McDreamy) on ABC’s critically acclaimed, popular medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. Season eight of the award-winning series will premiere on September 22, 2011.
The one-hour drama also stars Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torrez, and Eric Dane as Mark Sloan (aka McSteamy). Chyler Leigh plays Lexie Grey, Kevin McKidd is Owen Hunt, Jessica Capshaw is Arizona Robbins, Kim Raver plays Teddy Altman, and Jesse Williams is Jackson Avery.
Season Premiere Dates:
Series Premiere: March 27, 2005
2nd Season: September 25, 2005
3rd Season: September 21, 2006
4th Season: September 27, 2007
5th Season: September 25, 2008
6th Season: September 24, 2009
7th Season: September 23, 2010
8th Season: September 22, 2011
The Synopsis: The doctors of Seattle Grace Hospital deal with life-or-death consequences on a daily basis – it’s in one another that they find comfort, friendship and love. Together they’re discovering that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white. Real life only comes in shades of grey.
