Grey’s Anatomy series regular Caterina Scorsone will be taking an extended break from the show, it has been confirmed.
Thursday night’s (16th October) episode saw neurosurgeon Amelia Shepherd (Scorsone) grapple with severe grief following the death of Monica Beltran (Natalie Morales) in the season 22 premiere.
Viewers will know Amelia considers herself responsible for Monica’s death because she feels that, had she never performed the unsuccessful brain surgery on Dylan Gatlin, her mother Jenna would never have held everyone hostage and inadvertently released the acetylene that caused the blast in the operating room.
Despite an intervention by Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Maggie (Kelly McCreary) in Thursday’s episode, Amelia decided she was unable to cope and announced at the end of the episode that she is taking a sabbatical.
Deadline reports that the actor’s hiatus will span the next eight episodes, with Scorsone returning in 2026.
Executive producer/showrunner Meg Marinis previously teased what fans can expect from Amelia in season 22, telling Deadline in an interview after the season 21 finale: “She was very medical this season. We’ll see if her strive and desire to keep taking on medical cases, we’ll see if that continues after what happens to Dylan.”