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Executive producer Krista Vernoff says the show has "an opportunity and a responsibility" to explore how the coronavirus pandemic affects frontline healthcare workers. Advertisement type network genre Covid-19 is coming to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. "We’re going to address this pandemic for sure," said executive producer of the show's plans for season 17. "There’s no way to be a long-running medical show and not do the medical story of our lifetimes." Vernoff revealed the news during the "Quaranstreaming: Comfort TV That Keeps Us Going" panel, hosted by the Television Academy and streaming in full Tuesday at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on . The exec producer, who participated in the panel along with Grey's stars (Dr. Miranda Bailey) and (Dr. Owen Hunt), said that the show's writers are meeting with real-life doctors, who have shared their stories about dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. "Every year, we have doctors come and tell us their stories, and usually they’re telling their funniest or craziest stories. This year, it has felt more like therapy," she explained. "The doctors come in and we’re the first people they’re talking to about these types of experiences they’re having. They are literally shaking and trying not to cry, they’re pale, and they’re talking about it as war — a war that they were not trained for. And that’s been one of our big conversations about Owen, is that he’s actually trained for this in a way that most of the other doctors aren’t." Vernoff added that it's been "really painful" to hear about the suffering that patients and healthcare workers are experiencing during the pandemic. "I feel like our show has an opportunity and a responsibility to tell some of those stories," she said. Though shooting on season 17 has not yet begun due to the pandemic, Vernoff says the writers are hard at work creating stories for the Grey Sloan gang. "Our conversations have been constantly about how do we keep alive humor and romance while we tell these really painful stories," she teased. To hear more from the Grey's group — including which of Owen's (many) romances was McKidd's favorite to play — tune in to the full "Quaranstreaming" panel on Emmys.com or . Also participating in the panel: creator and stars Steven Van Zandt and , and exec producer and stars and . Related content: Meredith. Alex. Bailey. The doctors are definitely in on Shonda Rhimes' hospital melodrama. type seasons rating genre creator network stream service this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.

Executive producer Krista Vernoff says the show has "an opportunity and a responsibility" to explore how the coronavirus pandemic affects frontline healthcare workers. Advertisement type network genre Covid-19 is coming to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. "We’re going to address this pandemic for sure," said executive producer of the show's plans for season 17. "There’s no way to be a long-running medical show and not do the medical story of our lifetimes." Vernoff revealed the news during the "Quaranstreaming: Comfort TV That Keeps Us Going" panel, hosted by the Television Academy and...

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