Jason George Becomes Series Regular on GREY'S ANATOMY

Good news for GREY'S ANATOMY fans! Jason George has been around for a little while now, and is not going anywhere anytime soon.

Jason George has officially been promoted to series regular for the medical drama's twelfth season. Known on the show as Ben, George first appeared in season 6. This good news comes at just the right time, as characters and fans are due for something happy, having just lost Patrick Dempsey's character, Derek Shepherd.

Grey's Anatomy stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt, and Jessica Capshaw as Arizona Robbins.

Grey's Anatomy was created and is executive-produced by Shonda Rhimes (Private Practice, Scandal). Betsy Beers (Private Practice,Scandal), Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan), Tony Phelan, Joan Rater and Rob Corn are executive producers. Grey's Anatomy is an ABC Studios production.

Source: EW