SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers from “Collide,” the Season 23 premiere of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” streaming on Hulu.
\n\nThere’s a new sheriff in town at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
\n\nIn the Season 23 premiere of “Grey’s Anatomy,” the doctors of TV’s most indomitable hospital are convened for the grand opening of a lavish new VIP floor. Ostensibly designed to give wealthy patients a luxury stay — complete with private suites, high-level security, hotel-quality bedding and access to private chefs — the venture is backed by Seth Norton (James Wolk), a physician-turned-businessman who also happens to be Grey Sloan’s new chief of surgery.
\n\nFollowing the simultaneous departures of former chiefs Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) and Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) at the end of last season, long-time fans might have expected another familiar face to take the helm. Instead, showrunner Meg Marinis opted for a corporate outsider, using Norton’s appointment to reflect the stark financial sacrifices modern hospitals must make just to keep their doors open to the general public.
\n\n“I was really interested in this idea of a VIP floor and exploring the upstairs-downstairs of medicine, which is really being talked about lately. The healthcare disparity is only growing…
Original source: https://variety.com/