‘Grey's Anatomy' maker Shonda Rhimes reveals muse behind program
Published on March 11, 2026
Shonda Rhimes has revealed that Grey's Anatomy, now the longest-running medical melodrama in showing history, was born out of a combination of grief,
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‘Grey's Anatomy' maker Shonda Rhimes reveals muse behind program
Shonda Rhimes has revealed that Grey's Anatomy, now the longest-running medical melodrama in showing history, was born out of a combination of grief, new motherhood, and a simple dissatisfaction with what was on TV at the time.
Speaking on the 10th March chapter of Serena and Venus Williams' Stockton Street podcast, the 56-year-old showing powerhouse traced the program's origins back to the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
"9/11 had happened," she explained. "And I said to myself, 'If my life ended tomorrow, what will I regret having not done?' And the answer was be a mom."
Nine months and two days after the attacks, Rhimes adopted her eldest daughter Harper, now 23.
"I adopted a daughter and it was amazing," she said. "But it also meant that I never left the house again. You know, you have a baby, you don't want to go anywhere. You want to be at home."
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