Alexis Floyd is staying in Shondaland.
That’s right, the breakout star of Shonda Rhimes‘ Inventing Anna has found her next gig within the Shondaland portfolio: Season 19 of Grey’s Anatomy. Floyd—who played Neff Davis on Inventing Anna—is slated to join the new season’s cast as a series regular, playing a new surgical resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, ABC confirms to E! News.
The character, named Simone Griffin, is described by Deadline as a “funny, whip smart, high achiever with a complicated family dynamic.” In fact, it seems Dr. Griffin has ties to the famous Seattle-based hospital. Per the report, the character initially didn’t want to be placed at Grey Sloan “because of a painful personal history with the hospital.”
This could be in reference to one of the show’s many tragedies, including a mass shooting, a Ferry crash, a flooding and two ambulance crashes. We are delighted by this Grey’s Anatomy update, as a new surgical resident means the hospital’s program is up and running again.
Reminder: The season 18 finale featured Grey Sloan being ordered to shut down their residency program and rebuild it.