Courtesy of Michael Lewis/Shondaland The longtime Shondland director, who once starred on 'How to Get Away With Murder,' is coming in-house to work across the entire slate, including 'Bridgerton' and 'Inventing Anna.' Shonda Rhimes has brought longtime director (and sometime actor) Tom Verica in house at Shondaland. Verica, who's worked closely with Rhimes since the third season of Grey's Anatomy, will serve as the company's head of creative production. In the newly created advisory role, Verica will help translate Rhimes' creative vision across all Shondaland productions, be they Netflix series or digital productions. He will report directly to Rhimes.