ABC/Mitchell Haaseth(LOS ANGELES) — Grey’s Anatomy is moving on after killing off Patrick Dempsey’s character Dr. Derek Shepherd, better known as “McDreamy,” last season. Jason George, who plays Dr. Ben Warren on the long-running ABC series, said fans are in for a treat next season.
“The writers have made this extra effort to breathe new air and refresh everything,” he told People magazine. “They’ve hit reboot almost. There’s a lot of things that make it feel brand-new, but it has that lightness and sense of humor that people fell in love with in the first place.”
“And the sexy sexy is back on,” George noted. “There are a lot of people who are not in couples now and are falling into bed. Everyone’s getting a little bit of loving.”
George admitted, however, that the set has changed since Dempsey left. “It’s different. Every time someone leaves a show, it changes,” George explained. “The show has been on 12 years, but it has to change. People think they want everything to stay the same and everyone to be happy, but happy people make for boring television, ultimately.”
Grey’s Anatomy returns on ABC September 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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