Shonda Rhimes Expands

Rachel Eggebeen is the newest entrant to Shondaland, the production company run by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. The company is most famous for its hit offerings Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice.

Shondaland has been experiencing a lot of growth over the past few years and has been hiring new staff. Eggebeen has been hired as a development executive and is expected to bring in a lot of creative input as well. “We look forward to the creative expertise that Rachel brings to the company”, said Rhimes on the new addition to the Shondaland family.

Eggebeen’s credits include her roles as a Creative Executive with Section Eight Productions, as an Associate Producer on Pu-239 as well as working as an assistant to Charles Shyer and Michael Mann. She was involved in development and production at Paramount Vantage before her move to Shondaland.

She looks to be in for a busy time as the production company has quite a few projects that have been approved. These include “Year to Year”, a marriage-based drama written by J.J. Philbin from Heroes, “Off the Map” a drama on doctors written by Jenna Bans from Grey’s Anatomy; and “Love and Death,” which is a romantic crime drama set in San Francisco, written by Mark Wilding from Grey’s Anatomy.

“Off the map” will probably be aired first, as ABC has already given the go ahead for a pilot. The plot revolves around three doctors from mainland USA who choose to work in an isolated clinic at a tropical location.