‘Grey’s Anatomy’ season 10, ‘Scandal’ season 3, and a writers room tease

Even though “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal” may be extremely different when it comes to content, they do at least share one thing in common: Executive producer Shonda Rhimes and her Shondaland company. Thanks to this, the two do at least share a few similarities when it comes to their production schedules.

In a new post on her official Twitter account Friday, Rhimes confirmed that the writers room for both shows have been shut down temporarily in order to give the writers a much-needed break leading up to the start of production in over a month. After all, a break is certainly something that they will need. Working on a serialized drama, especially one that runs 22, or in the case of “Grey’s Anatomy” 24, episode is not an easy task: It’s long hours, constant stress, and you have to be at the top of your creative game just about every day.

Just in case you want a vague and very-general tease at what is coming up for at least one of these shows, check out what writer / producer / director Tony Phelan had to say:

“Grey’s Writers Room shuts down for hiatus. Get ready – cause there’s a whole mess of drama coming in Ep. 1001-1003 & then … the 200th ep!”

When you think for a second about how few shows manage to make it to the 200-episode threshold, you know that this is an accomplishment that is really worth of a very big (and very dramatic) episode. Hopefully, “Grey’s Anatomy” will have something for us that checks off both boxes, and makes us excited for the rest of the season ahead.

What do you want to see ahead for both of these shows? We want to hear from you below! Also, be sure to click here if you want to read the latest from our “Grey’s Anatomy” debate series.

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