'Grey's Anatomy' cast poses for group photo at final table read for season 19
Outgoing "Grey's Anatomy" showrunner Krista Vernoff took fans behind the scenes on Tuesday for one of the show's most monumental moments.
Vernoff shared a group photo with many members of the main cast and a few others to mark the final table read for season 19, their first in-person table read in three years and her final table read as showrunner.
"What a gift this job has been," she wrote in the caption. "I am forever grateful for this ridiculously talented cast, this astonishing crew, these brilliant writers. Dreams DO come true. I will never forget the gratitude I felt today, and the love."
In the photo, Vernoff is hiding in the back row toward the center, standing behind series creator Shonda Rhimes. Posing in the front row nearly dead center kneeling on the floor is the show's incoming showrunner, Meg Marinis.
Main cast members pictured in the photo include Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr. -- the final two remaining original cast members -- as well as Kevin McKidd, Camilla Luddington, Kelly McCreary, Kim Raver, Jake Borelli, Chris Carmack, Anthony Hill and Scott Speedman.
Also present are newcomers Alexis Floyd, Harry Shum Jr., Adelaide Kane, Midori Francis and Niko Terho, who play the newest class of interns at Grey Sloan.
Perhaps the most notable person present is Ellen Pompeo, whose titular Meredith Grey departed Seattle for Boston earlier this season. This marked Pompeo's exit as a series regular, though she is still an executive producer and lends her voice to the now-iconic voiceovers the show is famous for.
Missing from the group shot is Caterina Scorsone -- and fans definitely took notice.
Vernoff replied to one of the fans in her comments to explain Scorsone's absence was due to her being sick that day, saying, "Caterina was under the weather and because we were unmasked today, she was the wonderful community member she always is and stayed home."
The season 19 finale of "Grey's Anatomy" -- a two-hour event -- will air May 18 at 9/8c.
