Yee-haw. Grey’s Anatomy is heading to the Lone Star State for its third spinoff series.
Deadline reports that ABC has ordered a new spinoff of Grey’s Anatomy, which will be cocreated by Shonda Rhimes and current Grey’s showrunner Meg Marinis and executive produced by series lead Ellen Pompeo.
According to the site, the new series is described as an “edgy drama about a team at a rural West Texas medical center, the last chance for care before miles of nowhere.”
Marinis said in a statement about the news, “I am incredibly excited to expand the Grey’s Anatomy universe. This opportunity will bring new characters and stories to life that will embody the same heart, emotion, and connection audiences have loved from Grey’s for more than two decades — all set in my home state of Texas. I am so grateful to Shonda Rhimes for creating this dynamic world and feel so fortunate that I get to be a part of it.”
It is unclear if the series will receive a backdoor pilot episode, like Private Practice did with Kate Walsh‘s Addison Montgomery, or if it will cross over as regularly as Station 19 did, centering on Jason George‘s Ben Warren. However, the reporting indicates that it may include characters from Grey’s Anatomy‘s world. (Perhaps Jake Borelli‘s Levi Schmitt, who moved to Texas with his life partner in Season 21, will factor?) Still, it is expected to center on a new group of doctors.
The new series is expected to premiere in the midseason on ABC in 2027 and share a time period with Grey’s Anatomy.
Rhimes is expected to write the new series as well. Grey’s Anatomy has been renewed for Season 23, which is expected to premiere this fall on ABC.
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