Is Justin Chambers Leaving Grey’s Anatomy?

This week marked the return of Grey’s Anatomy, however the complete episode pulls us away from Grey Sloan Memorial. It’s type of a bummer that we do not get to verify in on Jackson and April’s potential rekindling or the tricky love triangle between Meredith, Pierce, and Riggs. Hell, we do not even get to see if the brand new romances between Arizona and Eliza or Jo and DeLuca are heating up! Instead, we spend the hour at a jail hospital, the place Bailey, Arizona, and Jo deal with a pregnant inmate whose unborn child has a mass connected to it. Finally, on the very finish, we get the reply to the dreaded query we have had for months: will Alex truly take his plea deal?

In the ultimate scene of the midseason premiere, Bailey confirms our best fears: that Alex is unquestionably going by way of together with his determination, and that he’ll jail. While it is horrible sufficient to know Karev will likely be behind bars for 2 years, there’s one thing much more troubling we have to take into account. Could Alex be leaving the present for good? After all, Grey’s tends to remain fairly near Grey Sloan Memorial. There’s a fairly slim likelihood the present would observe Karev to jail (though it is not not possible). If we assume we can’t see any a part of his life in jail, that leaves two choices: both Karev will, by some miracle, not need to go to jail, or he’ll disappear from the present.

How attainable is it that actor Justin Chambers is leaving? In actuality, his current contract with ABC lasts till the tip of season 13. This means something after the present’s present season finale is up within the air. Does Chambers even need to depart? In an interview with Entertainment Weekly again in September 2016, the actor defined what brought him back for season 13: “A job. I like having a job. I just like the individuals I work with. My boss is superior. It’s nice. Why not? I’ve bought nowhere higher to be. This is the place I am speculated to be, and I am having fun with it.” Knowing all this, we’ve hope. Contract negotiations for season 14 probably will not occur till June (that is after they occurred final 12 months), nevertheless it appears fairly clear that Chambers is not itching to maneuver on. So, until one thing modified or creator Shonda Rhimes has an evil plan, we’ll hope Alex is sticking round for some time.