ABC’s biggest 2026-2027 pickup news is coming a week after the network unveiled its fall schedule last Tuesday: Grey’s Anatomy is getting a new spinoff, co-created by the original series creator and executive producer, Shonda Rhimes.
ABC has given a straight-to-series order to the untitled medical drama. The series will be co-created, written, and executive produced by Rhimes and Grey’s Anatomy showrunner and executive producer Meg Marinis, from Shondaland and 20th Television. Grey’s Anatomy star and executive producer Ellen Pompeo is also producing the new offshooting, which will premiere in 2027’s midseason.
Grey’s Anatomy is a drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors. This new show marks the fourth series in the Grey’s Anatomy franchise after the mothership and spinoffs Private Practice and Station 19 and the first one that is not set on the West Coast or in a big city.
It is described as an “edgy drama” about a team at a rural, western Texas medical center; the last chance for care before entering miles of land without any buildings. This would also be the first Grey’s offshoot that is not spinning off a regular series character from the mothership, like the way Kate Walsh’s Addison headlined Private Practice, and Jason George’s Ben-led Station 19.
The size of the order for the untitled spinoff is to be determined. It will probably be in line with recent ABC midseason entries, like R.J. Decker and the Scrubs reboot, which both launched with 9-episode first installments.
“I am incredibly excited to expand the ‘Grey’s Anatomy‘ universe,” Marinis said. “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.”
Marinis is from Houston and attended the University of Texas at Austin. She called the opportunity to set the series in her home state “especially meaningful” and thanked Rhimes for allowing her to help expand the franchise.
While ABC has not confirmed whether the series will feature crossover appearances from existing Grey’s Anatomy characters, reports suggest the new show could still connect to the larger universe. One possibility fans are already discussing is Jake Borelli’s Levi Schmitt, who moved to Texas during season 21.
The untitled series is currently expected to premiere during ABC’s midseason lineup in 2027. Meanwhile, Grey’s Anatomy itself has already been renewed for season 23, which is expected to premiere this fall.
