ABC chief Paul Lee isn't worried about the cast shakeup on Grey's Anatomy, and with showrunner Shonda Rhimes, he's exploring options to continue Private Practice without star Kate Walsh.

Asked by The Hollywood Reporter if he's concerned about Grey's -- ABC's top drama -- following the overhaul that will see three (and potentially more) castmembers depart, the network executive expressed confidence in the series.

"If you look at what Shonda has done, the season that show is in, she has maintained the critical dynamic, the creative dynamism for such a long time," he told reporters following his session Friday at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour in Beverly Hills. "I love to see her taking risks and reinventing the show ever year."

The season-eight finale in May featured the death of castmember Chyler Leigh's Lexie Grey and the departure of Kim Raver's Teddy. Rhimes confirmed that both actresses are moving on from the medical drama. In addition, co-star Eric Dane, who has played Mark "McSteamy" Slone since season two, announced this week that he is leaving after wrapping his storyline in a handful of episodes in the ninth season.

"I think you've seen the major moves," Lee said of whether there could be additional castmembers departing following the plane crash in the season finale that left Mark, Arizona (Jessica Capshaw), Derek (Patrick Dempsey), Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) stranded and, for some, clinging to life.

"We had a great cliffhanger last year, and we're excited with where she's going with that show," Lee noted. "[Rhimes is] ambitious about Grey's Anatomy … I'm fully supportive, and I love what she does."

Co-stars Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Oh, Dempsey and Pompeo inked two-year deals to return to the medical drama. The season finale left the door open for other actors to exit, either to other hospitals as their characters move on, or as victims of the crash.

As for the future of Rhimes' Private Practice -- the second of her three series on ABC, joining second-year drama Scandal -- Lee reaffirmed that the series could continue beyond its 13-episode order, with star Walsh (Addison) confirming her departure after the initial run.

"Private Practice is a great show," he told reporters. "We did the flip from Thursday to Tuesday, and it actually increased ratings on both time slots. We think that's got a lot of energy; we'd like to see that continue."?"We're looking at various options as we go through that," Lee said of plans for the series post-Walsh.

Grey's Anatomy returns Sept. 27, Private Practice on Sept. 25.

滬江娛樂快訊：當(dāng)《好萊塢記者報》（The Hollywood Reporter）問起《實習(xí)醫(yī)生格蕾》——這部ABC臺最受歡迎的劇集目前已經(jīng)送別了劇中三名演員（可能還會更多）這一情況是否會影響劇情發(fā)展時，這位ABC電視臺的高層說自己對此劇依然充滿信心。

在今年五月播出的第八季最后一集中，萊西·格蕾（Lexie Grey）不幸離世，泰迪（Teddy）也黯然離開。萊姆斯也確認(rèn)了這是凱樂·利（Chyler Leigh）與金姆·瑞維（Kim Raver）最后一次在劇中亮相。此外，于第二季加盟《實習(xí)醫(yī)生格蕾》的埃里克·迪恩（Eric Dane）本周宣布他拍完“惹火先生”（McSteamy）馬克·斯?。∕ark Slone）在第九季里為數(shù)不多的幾集戲份后就會告別本劇。

“我相信觀眾們都看到了一些重大變化已經(jīng)悄然發(fā)生了?！闭劦竭€會不會有演員因為第八季季末那場造成馬克（Mark），亞利桑那（Arizona），德里克（Derek），克里斯汀娜（Cristina）以及梅爾迪斯（Meredith）一行人被困荒野，并且生命垂危的空難而離開時，李如是說。關(guān)于萊姆斯的《私人診所》和《丑聞》（Scandal）這兩部劇集中《私人診所》的未來發(fā)展，李重申盡管女主角凱特·沃什的離開已成定局，但這部劇仍將繼續(xù)播出第六季。

《實習(xí)醫(yī)生格蕾》將在9月27日與觀眾見面，《私人診所》則定于9月25日回歸熒屏。 ?