Justin Chambers is heading back to television in his first role since leaving Grey’s Anatomy.
The 50-year-old actor played Alex Karev on the hit ABC medical drama series for 15 years before leaving the show at the end of season 16.
Now, Justin has landed a role in an upcoming star-studded limited series.
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Ellen Pompeo reunited with two of her former co-stars from Grey’s Anatomy!
The 51-year-old actress took to her Instagram Stories on Friday night (June 11) to share clips of her night out with Eric Dane and Justin Chambers.
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Camilla Luddington is ready for Jo Wilson-Karev’s future on Grey’s Anatomy.
On Saturday (March 7), the 36-year-old actress took to Instagram to share a photo of herself reading an future script for the show, just days after her on-screen husband Alex Karev’s (played Justin Chambers) final episode aired.
“Reading ‘Dear Jo…’ like..,” Camilla captioned the below shot of herself lounging by the pool.
A fan then commented on the post writing, “I love that we still have Jo can’t wait to see whats next for her.”
Camilla then wrote back, ‘Omg me too! The scripts for Jo this season are 😮😮! JUST. WAIT.”
In this past Thursday’s episode, we found out that Alex will not be returning to his wife Jo and he has instead reunited with his ex-wife Izzie (played by Katherine Heigl), who secretly gave birth to their twins a decade ago.
The reaction from fans to this conclusion to Karev’s storyline has been very mixed, with some hardcore fans very upset by what happened. 50% of our readers voted in our poll that they would’ve ended things differently.
Find out what Ellen Pompeo‘s thoughts on Alex Karev’s sendoff are here.
Chris Carmack is opening up about watching Justin Chambers leave Grey’s Anatomy after 15 seasons on the show.
The actor, who plays Dr. Atticus Lincoln on the drama, spoke to People about watching Justin say goodbye.
“[Chambers’] contributions to the story over the years was one that was difficult to say goodbye to,” Chris shared. “The Grey’s community is definitely a family and supportive of one another. There was an emotional fallout amongst cast and crew when we found out.”
He added that like many, he was also in tears.
“It was really kind of beautiful to look back on Alex Karev and his 16 years of life on the show,” he continued. “Watching him and Meredith and their first go around, and him and Izzie. How incredible to see a flashback of 16 years ago that was actually shot as part of the television show. It was very tangible and emotional.”
Chris added, “It wasn’t just a flashback from that episode. Those were scenes that fans had invested in so long ago. To see them all back to back was very powerful.”
If you missed it, see what Ellen Pompeo said about Justin‘s exit here.
Krista Vernoff, the showrunner and executive producer of Grey’s Anatomy, is speaking out after the show said goodbye to Justin Chambers‘ beloved character Alex Karev.
While we’ve known for months that Justin has left the show, it wasn’t until the March 5 episode that Alex’s exit was finally addressed.
Alex left Seattle in Justin‘s final on-air appearance back in November and in the latest episode, he wrote letters to some characters, including his wife Jo, saying that he has reunited with his ex-wife Izzie (Katherine Heigl) and found out that she secretly gave birth to his twins a decade ago.
“It is nearly impossible to say goodbye to Alex Karev,” Krista said in a statement. “That is as true for me and for all of the writers at Grey’s Anatomy as it is for the fans. We have loved writing Alex. And we have loved watching Justin Chambers’ nuanced portrayal of him. For 16 seasons, 16 years, we have grown up alongside Alex Karev. We have been frustrated by his limitations and we have been inspired by his growth and we have come to love him deeply and to think of him as one of our very best friends. We will miss him terribly. And we will always be grateful for his impact, on our show, on our hearts, on our fans, on the world.”
Fans are mixed on what the Grey’s writers did to end Alex’s storyline and Krista did not address this in her statement.
Ellen Pompeo, the longtime star of the series, has spoken out with her thoughts on the character’s farewell.
Ellen Pompeo has written a letter to fans following a pivotal episode of her show Grey’s Anatomy, which included the farewell of original cast member Justin Chambers‘ character Alex Karev.
In the episode, we found out that Alex will not be returning to his wife Jo and he has instead reunited with his ex-wife Izzie (played by Katherine Heigl), who secretly gave birth to their twins a decade ago.
The reaction from fans to this conclusion to Karev’s storyline has been very mixed, with some hardcore fans very upset by what happened. 50% of our readers voted in our poll that they would’ve ended things differently.
“Hi here I go again … Thank YOU! You are truly the best most passionate most loyal fans anyone could ever ask for. Because of you we got to make great tv… because of you we got to make television history!” Ellen wrote on Instagram. “I say often life is hard and thank God it is because like I tell my kids… it shows us what we are made …of how strong we really are and let’s face it… without the lows there would be no dancing it out or celebrating this incredible experience we call life.”
“Thanks to our national treasure @therealdebbieallen and the writers for giving Alex Karev the best send off. Thanks to @shondarhimes for creating the most amazing character. For me personally for Karev to go back to the beginning…. was the best possible storyline,” Ellen said.
She added, “It pays homage to those incredible first years and the incredible cast …that created a foundation so strong that the show is still standing. So let’s not be sad. As our fearless leader DA always says let’s PULL UP and celebrate the actors the writers and the fantastic crew who make this show come to life every week. No matter what the challenge or how tired we all are in the end… you keep us going…..That is worth dancing it out over! So much love and gratitude to you all. Xo E.”
WHAT DID YOU THINK of the conclusion of Alex Karev’s storyline?
We’ve known for a while now that Justin Chambers‘ character Alex Karev would not be returning to Grey’s Anatomy, but we only just found out the fate of the character and we’re completely shook.
Justin‘s final appearance on the show was in November 2019, but he made a voice cameo in the March 5 episode titled “Leave a Light On” to wrap up his storyline.
Back in that November episode, Alex returned home to Iowa to take care of his mom, leaving his wife Jo (Camilla Luddington) behind in Seattle.
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