In 2017, Shonda Rhimes enlisted Vernoff to return to Grey's for its fourteenth season with complete creative control, after she signed a deal to leave ABC for Netflix and Stacy McKee, the previous showrunner, left to run its spin-off Station 19. In 2019, Vernoff also became showrunner for Station 19 after McKee's departure. On top of this, Vernoff signed a multiyear overall deal with ABC Studios to produce new projects for ABC, launching this under Trip the Light productions where she serves as president.[7]