Grey's Anatomy boss teases return for spinoff Private Practice

Grey's Anatomy spinoff Private Practise could make a comeback, if creator Shonda Rhimes has her way.

Broadcast between 2007 and 2013 on ABC, this six-season medical drama was a vehicle tailor-made for Kate Walsh's Dr Addison Montgomery, who moved from Seattle to Seaside Health & Wellness Center in Los Angeles.

Storylines revolved around the private practise's staff and how they dealt with patients.

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Appearing on Good Morning America this week, Rhimes revealed that this project is the one she would most like to revive from her Shondaland archive if she can.

"I actually feel like we didn't finish telling our stories on Private Practice. We had so many more stories we could tell," she began.

"I just felt like we had so much more to say with those characters and so much further to go, and that also felt like a show that had endless possibility."

At the time of the show's cancellation, the TV writer labelled the team's decision "heartbreaking".

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Meanwhile, main show Grey's Anatomy is currently airing it's 19th season, with Addison returning to Sloan Memorial Hospital in recent scenes.

She is not the only familiar face either, as Greg Germann is reprising his role of Tom Koracick for one episode, returning to coincide with Jesse Williams making a guest appearance as Jackson Avery. Their reunion isn't far away either as this episode, titled 'When I Get to the Border', will air next month on November 3.

Grey's Anatomy season 19 airs on Thursdays on ABC in the US. The show streams on Disney+ in the UK, where new episodes premiere on Wednesdays.

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