Over a month has passed since we bid farewell to the Seattle firefighters on Station 19, as the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff was canceled following its seventh season. While we’ll see Jason George return to the medical drama as Ben Warren, it’s been a little heartbreaking to see the other actors like Danielle Savre move on to other gigs. All hopes of the show being saved were dashed when the series finale basically flashed forward to each firefighter’s future, but two of Station 19’s stars revealed just how close we allegedly came to getting that sought-after eighth season, and now I’m upset all over again.
Fans were crushed when it was announced that Station 19’s shortened seventh season would be its last, and a petition to save the show immediately began collecting signatures. There was hope that Shonda Rhimes’ ties to Netflix might be just the lifeline the show needed, and while that never panned out, it may have been closer to reality than we all realized. Soaps.com reports that at a convention, Danielle Savre and Stefania Spampinato seemed to indicate the series did almost get picked up by the streaming service. The Carina DeLuca actress told fans:
It’s amazing what you’ve done for Station 19. The Netflix thing was a chance for a second, because of you.
Danielle Savre, who played Carina’s wife Maya Bishop on the series, appeared to confirm that. She looked at Stefania Spampinato before nodding to the fans and said:
