Shonda Rhimes almost put a stop to “Grey’s Anatomy” before it premiered in 2005. During Issa Rae’s new HBO documentary “Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television,” Rhimes, 55, revealed that she spoke up during the casting process for the medical drama series out of fear it was going to be “an all white show.” … Read more
The house that Shonda almost didn’t build. “The Residence,” Shonda Rhimes’ soapy new murder mystery set in The White House, was headed in a dark direction before a shocking Hollywood sex scandal stopped the series dead in its tracks. Inspired by Kate Andersen Brower’s book of the same name, the TV whodunnit was originally set … Read more
Nineteen seasons in, “Grey’s Anatomy” is still one of the top medical dramas on TV. But creator Shonda Rhimes faced a few hurdles back in the early 2000s when she was trying to get the ABC series made. Rhimes, 52, and her producing partner Betsy Beers appeared on the “9 to 5ish with theSkimm” podcast with the … Read more