该电视剧由罗布·康执导，艾伦·旁派、吴珊卓、贾斯汀·钱伯斯、钱德拉·威尔森、小詹姆斯·皮肯斯、莎拉·拉米尔兹 Sara Ramirez、帕特里克·德姆西 Patrick Dempsey、埃里克·迪恩、凯乐·利 Chyler Leigh等主演，于2011年上映。在43分钟的叙事中，《实习医生格蕾第八季》（又名：医人当自强 第八季、格蕾的解剖 第八季、外科实习生格蕾 第八季）The fifth-year residents return for the first day of a year that will make or break their careers: Meredith faces the consequences of tampering with Derek’s clinical trial and is terminated at the hospital; April tries to step up to the plate as Chief Resident in the wake of a giant sinkhole in the middle of Seattle; and Cristina and Owen are still at odds over their drastically different feelings for their unborn child.