derek shepherd left grey's anatomy in the seventh season.
derek shepherd left grey's anatomy in the seventh season.
when did derek shepherd leave grey's anatomy?
seventh season
on january 23, 2014 it was reported that ellen pompeo and patrick dempsey had renewed their contracts for another two seasons, as drs. meredith grey and derek shepherd, respectively, meaning their characters would be staying on the medical drama for seasons 11 and 12. on april 24, 2015, patrick dempsey revealed that he would be leaving "grey's anatomy" after the eleventh season despite having a contract through another season. thus, this will be the first season in which dr. derek shepherd, portrayed by patrick dempsey, is not included in the main cast of characters. dempsey's character dr. derek shepherd was killed off towards the end of the eleventh season in the episode "how to save a life", meaning he will not return for the twelfth season as previously thought. abc put out a statement claiming dempsey wanted to pursue other interests.
grey's anatomy (season 12)
in 2010, scorsone joined the cast of shonda rhimes' drama series "private practice" in the recurring role of amelia shepherd, the sister of derek shepherd from "grey's anatomy". she was cast after eric stoltz, who was directing one of the show's episodes, heard about the role of amelia and remembered scorsone from working with her on "my horrible year!" he mentioned her to shonda rhimes and commented on the resemblance scorsone had to patrick dempsey (the actor who plays derek shepherd). as of july 2010, scorsone had been promoted to series regular for "private practice". she appeared in the third episode of the seventh season of "grey's anatomy" where amelia and derek started to reconcile their differences.
caterina scorsone