Ellen Pompeo’s New Hulu Show Could Finally End Her Grey’s Anatomy Meddling

TV Doc Ellen Pompeo has a chilling new series out after stepping back from Grey’s Anatomy, and sources say her old bosses are hoping she’ll be too involved with the new show to keep sticking her nose in the long-running medical drama.

Currently one of the highest-paid actresses on TV, Ellen only committed to seven Grey’s episodes this season to focus on her Hulu series Good American Family, debuting March 19.

“Bosses are so happy that Ellen has a new show and they’re crossing fingers it keeps her ultra-busy because it might mean she’ll stop meddling and perhaps finally make that clean break she’s been talking about,” spills an insider.

As GLOBE reported, Ellen went from series regular to recurring star after declaring her departure from Grey’s in 2022. But she’s been an executive producer since the series began in 2005 – and while her episodes were limited this season, she has reportedly been a controlling nightmare.

“She must be in on meetings and know what’s going on with the storylines and it’s exhausting for everyone involved,” gripes the insider.

“She still wants star treatment even though she’s really not the ‘star’ player anymore. The other cast members resent it too.

“But with a little luck, Ellen will be tied down with the new show and her focus will be elsewhere, and she’ll leave the good, hardworking people of Grey’s alone because they’re sick of her harping on them all the time!” The Grey’s icon is now the star and an exec producer of Good American Family, a twisted true-crime story.

Inspired by the bizarre Natalia Grace case, the series focuses on a couple who adopt a 7-year-old Ukrainian orphan girl with dwarfism and later suspect she’s a fully grown adult, triggering them to fear for their lives.

According to the insider, Ellen, 55, was looking for a role to sink her teeth into after playing likable Dr. Meredith Grey for two decades.

“You’ve always been looking for something to show a completely different color than what you’ve been showing people for 20 years and this is it,” Ellen says her agent told her. “So I said, ‘Okay, well, let’s dig in.”” Adds the source, “Now bosses are hoping Ellen digs in deep and keeps her hands off Grey’s!”