Shondaland

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Shondaland
Company type Private
Industry Television production
Founded2005;20 years ago (2005), in Los Angeles, California
Founder Shonda Rhimes
Headquarters Los Angeles, California
Key people
Shonda Rhimes (CEO)
Betsy Beers
Products Grey's Anatomy
(2005–present)
Private Practice
(2007–2013)
Off the Map
(2011)
Scandal
(2012–2018)
How to Get Away with Murder
(2014–2020)
The Catch
(2016–2017)
Still Star-Crossed
(2017)
For the People
(2018–2019)
Station 19
(2018–2024)
Bridgerton
(2020–present)
Inventing Anna
(2022)
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
(2023)
Owner Shonda Rhimes
Website Official website
Official website

Shondaland (stylized as ShondaLand from 2005 to 2016 and shondaland thereafter) is an American television production company founded by television writer and producer Shonda Rhimes. [1] She founded it to be one of the production companies of her first series, the medical drama Grey's Anatomy in 2005. It has since gone on to produce Rhimes's other creations, Grey's spinoff Private Practice and the political drama Scandal , and her other productions—the short-lived Off the Map , the Viola Davis-starring legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder , and the crime thriller The Catch —all of which are co-produced with ABC Studios and air on ABC. As of 2017, it has a partnership affiliation with Netflix creating shows like Bridgerton and the spin-off Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story .

Contents

History

Programming block

In 2014, the ABC network programmed its entire Thursday primetime lineup with television series produced by Shondaland, then branded the Shondaland-filled programming block as "Thank God It's Thursday," also referred to in its shortened form, TGIT. [2] This echoes ABC's former TGIF branding of its Friday night family sitcoms [3] and NBC's Must See TV promotion of formidable Thursday night television hits in the 1990s. Thursday is an especially important night for American television networks because it is the last chance for advertisers of weekend purchases, like movies and cars, to reach a large TV audience, and networks schedule highly rated programming for the night to attract those advertising dollars. [4] The Associated Press called Rhimes' reign of an entire night of network television "unmatched in TV history." [5]

Productions

The first series produced by Shondaland is Grey's Anatomy , which premiered on March 27, 2005, and currently its twentieth season is ended. [6] In 2007, Private Practice premiered, and lasted for six seasons, until its final broadcast, on January 22, 2013. [7] The third installment, Off the Map , was created by Jenna Bans and lasted for only one season, in 2011. [8] Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder , premiered in 2012 and 2014, respectively, with Scandal airing its final episode on April 19, 2018, and How to Get Away with Murder airing its final episode on May 14, 2020. The comedy-driven crime drama The Catch aired for two seasons and received generally positive reviews from critics. [9] The period drama Still Star-Crossed premiered on May 29, 2017, and was cancelled after one season. [10] The legal drama For the People , created by Paul William Davies and set to premiere in the 2017–18 television season, [11] is the eighth television series produced by Shondaland. In May 2019, it was cancelled after two seasons. [12] It was announced on January 3, 2018, that Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder would crossover with one another in Shondaland's first crossover event (excluding spin-offs). [13] In March 22, 2018, a second Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Station 19, premiered. This firefighter procedural drama lasted for seven seasons, broadcasting its final episode on May 30, 2024. [14]

Website

In 2017, Shondaland launched the lifestyle website Shondaland.com in partnership with Hearst. [15]

Initiatives

Shonda Rhimes shares her knowledge with aspiring screenwriters and producers through Shondaland and initiatives for her MasterClass.com program. [16]

Shondaland partnered with Seriesfest [17] in 2019 to launch the Women's Directing Mentorship, [18] a competition designed to discover aspiring female directors. [19] [20] The Seriesfest panel included Shondaland's Head of Fiction Alison Eakle, Akua Murphy, Katie Lowes and Anna Deavere Smith. [21] The first Shondaland Women's Directing Mentorship was awarded to Rachel Myers. [22]

In January 2020, it was announced that Shonda Rhimes had partnered with iHeartMedia to launch Shondaland Audio. [23]

Filmography

Television series

Recurring actors

Some actors appear in more than one television show produced by Shondaland. Currently, Liza Weil, Mimi Kennedy, John Getz, José Zúñiga, Cynthia Stevenson, Faran Tahir and Anthony Hill are the only actors to make appearances in four shows.

  = Main role    = Recurring role
Work
Actor
Grey's AnatomyPrivate PracticeOff the MapScandalHow to Get Away with MurderThe CatchStill Star-CrossedFor the PeopleStation 19BridgertonInventing Anna
Mark Adair-RiosDavid MorrisArmando CruzDr. Erik Turner
Paul Adelstein Cooper FreedmanCooper FreedmanLeo Bergen
Kevin Alejandro Officer Dan PruittNathan Ashmore
Amrapali AmbegaokarIntern DaniJessica
David Andrews George ReedTony Ellis
Alexis Floyd Simone GriffithNeff Davis
Juan AntonioHot guyLevi
Michael Arden Neal HanniganPher
Wes ArmstrongChris ArmstrongBill
Mackenzie Astin Danny WilsonDan MeyerNoah Baker
Laila AyadLaura MorganCharlotte Reid
Steven W. Bailey Joe/JeremyJoeNoah Elliot
Michael Beach Mr. BakerDouglas Delap
Alexandra Billings Donna GibsonJill Hartford
Nazanin Boniadi AmritaAdnan Salif
Jake BorelliDr. Levi SchmittDr. Levi Schmitt
Jayne Brook Gwen GraberDr. Meg PorterLynn
Alan BrooksChairman Mike SnedekerGrant Hapstall
Jasmin Savoy Brown Amanda JosephAllison Adams
Dan Bucatinsky JeffreyJames Novak
David Burke DonMr. SpencerMr. Thomas
John BurkePaul MosleyADA Vince Travers
Jere Burns Ben BoscoRichie Salerno
Kate Burton Ellis GreySally LangstonNora
Tisha Campbell-Martin Lila's motherPam Reiter
Catherine CarlenGovernor Kelly RauchJudge Emily Hargrove
Justin Chambers Alex Karev Alex Karev
Jennifer ChristopherCivilianGemma Walsh
Shannon Cochran Mary SingletonMarian CooperSusan Sawyer
Josh CrottySecret Service agentEvan Connors
Valerie Cruz Zona CruzDr. Zee AlvarezCarolina Flores
Steven Culp Dr. Darren ParkerVictor Lesher
Eric Dane Dr. Mark Sloan Dr. Mark Sloan
Viola Davis Annalise KeatingAnnalise Keating
Patrick Dempsey Derek Shepherd Derek Shepherd
David Denman Rick JacobsKevin Murphy
Kiran DeolYoung womanDr. Lira
Sharmila Devar Female InternLisa
Taye Diggs Dr. Sam Bennett Dr. Sam Bennett
Marika Domińczyk Dr. Eliza MinnickTalia
Jeff Doucette Warren StermanWardenJudge George Danvers
Matthew DownsFrankAgent Anthony Fain
Julie Dretzin Carmen HallFBI AgentJudge Diane Barish
Sarah Drew April Kepner Judy
Stacy Edwards Kathleen WheelerMaria WilsonGretchen Thomas
Tony EliasCollinJimmy Wordshaw
Scott Foley Henry BurtonJake Ballard
Amanda Foreman NoraKatie KentSusan Bailey
Jason George Dr. Ben WarrenDr. Otis ColeDr. Ben Warren
John Getz Michael BreyersMr. KentPatrick KeatingDavid Dolan
Zach Gilford Charlie LowellDr. Tommy Fuller
Erica Gimpel Bethany AndersonRenée Etheridge
Mary Pat Gleason Marge WalkerBetsy RayRobin Laforge
Misha Gonz-CirklSocial workerDetective Lana Ramos
Nicholas Gonzalez Clark WestMateoDominic
April GraceGreta's SisterFranJudge Renee Garret
Allie Grant AlanaJulie
Jake GreenPete GibsonSeth Hamilton
Tim Griffin Ronny O'MalleyAUSA Caleb Abernathy
Caitlainne Rose GurreriLoriMarie Sherwood
Barbara Eve Harris Melinda StinsonJudge Fiona Pruitt
Roxanne Hart Dana SeaburyEllen MillerSylvia Mahoney
Jay Hayden Danny YoonTravis Montgomery
Pat Healy Tom RussellDennisMichael Dixon
Martin Henderson Dr. Nathan RiggsDr. Ben Keeton
Anthony HillDr. Winston NduguNoahGuy WatsonNeil
Jerrika Hinton Stephanie EdwardsHannah
Judith Hoag Rhada DouglasAngie McConnellMargie Packard
Joe HoltSteve BeckDefense Secretary
Leslie Hope LindaBridget ClemmonsBattalion Chief Frankel
Eamon HuntJudgeJudge Colton Lee
Jackson Hurst Thomas ArchibaldCongressman Jacob ShawMario Visconti
Jay JacksonMike Waters/News anchorBNC News anchor
Anne-Marie Johnson Judge Madeline KaneSenator Knox
Danielle KennedyAngry womanNurse
Mimi Kennedy Verna BradleyEleanor BerginSharon MarquetteVirginia Foster
Anna Khaja Cooper's LawyerVera Simmons
Aja Naomi King Michaela PrattMichaela Pratt
David L. KingDr. BelridgeWilliam Etheridge
T. R. Knight Dr. George O'Malley Tommy Vaughan
Nicola LamboSienna RogersSaleswoman
Damien LeakeJudge Leo TherouxDr. Healy
Chyler Leigh Dr. Lexie Grey
Chris Lowell William "Dell" Parker Noah
Katie Lowes Blood donorKendra Walker/Kira Quinn Perkins Rachel
Justina Machado Anna NylesStephanie KempTeresa
Roma Maffia Roberta ThompsonMatilda
Joshua Malina Seth HammerJason WindsorDavid RosenHenrick Knight
Cheech Marin Otis SharonPapa Ucumari
Nelson MashitaProctorJudge Gene Escobar
Susan May Pratt BarbaraBecky
Mary McCormack Lisa ElliotChloe Daniels
Kelly McCreary Maggie PierceClare TuckerMaggie Pierce
Michael McGrady Stanley SingerAUSA Hobbs
Thomas G. McMahonGovernment goonLloyd
Joan McMurtreyZoey GlassJennifer DebrayHelena Hapstall
Abby Miller Kate ShawSimone ParkerGwen Ericsson
Dylan Minnette RyanJerry Grant Jr.
Debra Mooney Evelyn HuntSylvieVerna ThorntonJudge
Judith MorelandMrs. BaerJudge Virginia Wilder
George Newbern Stan MercerBrian ReynoldsCharlie
Niko TerhoLucas AdamsLucas Adams
Harry Shum Jr. Benson KwanBenson Kwan
Paula Newsome Mrs. SturgeonJoyce Robinson
Dean Norris VinceMorris Cooper
Amy Okuda Chelsea AnsellCatherine Hapstall
Enuka Okuma Teresa BrothertonNia Lahey
Regé-Jean Page Leonard KnoxSimon Basset, the Duke of Hastings
April Parker Jones DoctorDetective Claire Bryce
Jeff Perry Thatcher Grey Cyrus BeeneLou
Zoe Perry Katy NoonanLisaSamantha Ruland
Rick Peters Sean GreeneDetective
Nicole PettisCourt crierRobin
James Pickens Jr. Richard Webber Richard Webber
Amy Pietz IsabelleSharon Remini
Ellen Pompeo Meredith Grey Meredith Grey
Adina Porter Dr. RamseyStacy HatcherFBI Agent Emily Clark
Sally Pressman Young Dr. Ellis GreyCandace MarcusStephanie Duncan
Josh Randall WilliamCarlCaptain. Sean Beckett
Medalion Rahimi Princess Zara Al-SalimPrincess Isabella
Ben Rappaport Seth OliverBilly McFarland
Dalila Ali RajahLeanneJudy
Jill Remez April's examinerLucinda Blair
Ron RoggéFire captainDetective Paul Reed
Cristine Rose Mrs. FreedmanJudge Wenona Sansbury
Jeffrey D. Sams Andre BarrettDistrict Attorney
Caterina Scorsone Amelia Shepherd Amelia Shepherd
Kelsey ScottKarenRose
Ben Shenkman Rob HarmonRoger Gunn
Samantha Sloyan Penelope "Penny" BlakeER NurseJeannine Locke
Anna Deavere Smith Tina KrissmanMaud
Cornelius Smith Jr. Marcus WalkerMarcus Walker
Stefania Spampinato Carina DeLucaCarina DeLuca
Lauren Stamile Nurse RoseCarla Steele
Darby Stanchfield Tess MilfordAbby Whelan
Cynthia Stevenson Ruthie CarlinKarenCharleneMary Nesbitt
Anthony Stewart Head Lord Silvestro Capulet Lord Sheffield
Patrick St. Esprit Peter FosterPhillip Thompson
Faran Tahir IsaacCharlesPresident RashadDetective Terrence Amos
BJ TannerTuck JonesTuck Jones
Adria TennorDr. BermanBrenda SwanSusan Womack
Tessa Thompson Camille TravisZoe SalterSydney
Tamlyn Tomita Katie's lawyerJudge Carol Morrow
Jamie TompkinsFemale corporate executiveTammi Ingram
Mageina Tovah Rebecca HobartMolly AckermanJolene Samuels
Brett Tucker Dr. Jonah SimpsonFire Chief Lucas Ripley
Jim Turner Dr. SchacterGeorge Gabler
Nia Vardalos KarenLeah Wells
Tom Verica Michael NorrisCo-executive producerSam KeatingExecutive producerExecutive producer
Tracy Vilar Becca McMurdoProsecutor BarkerLydia Perez
Sonya Walger Katherine WinslowMargot Bishop
Kate Walsh Addison Montgomery
Nick WarnockSWAT Guy #2Attorney Trent Stockton
Kerry Washington Olivia PopeOlivia Pope
Derek WebsterPaul AndersonDr. Richard Watkins
Liza Weil Alison ClarkAndiAmanda TannerBonnie Winterbottom
Michael Welch Officer NewtonTeddy Seavers
Wayne Wilderson Bill AdamsNeil DenhomEastham
Chandra Wilson Miranda Bailey Miranda Bailey Miranda Bailey
Bellamy Young KathyMelody "Mellie" Grant
José Zuñiga Anthony MeloyJulioGeneral Benicio FloresJorge Castillo

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