JamesG
05-19-2026, 12:15 PM
"Grey’s Anatomy" Texas Spinoff Ordered at ABC from Shonda Rhimes & Meg Marinis as Co-Creators
by Nellie Andreeva
May 19, 2026
ABC‘s biggest 2026-27 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/executive producer Shonda Rhimes.
ABC has given a straight-to-series order to the untitled medical drama, co-created, written and executive produced by Rhimes and "Grey’s Anatomy" showrunner/executive producer Meg Marinis, from Shondaland and 20th Television.
Ellen Pompeo is also executive producing the new offshoot, which will premiere in midseason 2027.
It 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.
While the spinoff will be built around a new group of doctors, it will likely be connected to the world of "Grey’s Anatomy" via one or more characters, possibly Debbie Allen’s Catherine Fox, I hear.
“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. 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.”
https://deadline.com/2026/05/greys-anatomy-texas-spinoff-abc-1236915047/
by Nellie Andreeva
May 19, 2026
ABC‘s biggest 2026-27 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/executive producer Shonda Rhimes.
ABC has given a straight-to-series order to the untitled medical drama, co-created, written and executive produced by Rhimes and "Grey’s Anatomy" showrunner/executive producer Meg Marinis, from Shondaland and 20th Television.
Ellen Pompeo is also executive producing the new offshoot, which will premiere in midseason 2027.
It 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.
While the spinoff will be built around a new group of doctors, it will likely be connected to the world of "Grey’s Anatomy" via one or more characters, possibly Debbie Allen’s Catherine Fox, I hear.
“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. 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.”
https://deadline.com/2026/05/greys-anatomy-texas-spinoff-abc-1236915047/