It turns out ABC wasn’t quite done with its 2026-27 lineup.
The network has given a straight-to-series order for a Grey’s Anatomy spinoff set in Texas for next season. Series creator Shonda Rhimes and showrunner Meg Marinis are the co-creators and writers of the new, as yet untitled series.
The series will be the third spinoff of Grey’s, after Private Practice and Station 19. The show will follow the team at a rural West Texas medical center — “the last chance for care before miles of nowhere,” according to the show’s logline. The original series, meanwhile, is headed into its 23rd season in the fall.
“I am incredibly excited to expand the Grey’s Anatomy universe,” said Marinis. “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.”
Rhimes and Marinis are co-writing the spinoff, marking Rhimes’ return to the Grey’s world as a writer. She and her Shondaland company remain based at Netflix under a big overall deal, but the new series will further expand the world Rhimes created. The spinoff will likely premiere in 2027; there’s no word yet on whether any current (or former) Grey’s characters will move to the new show.
Shondaland and 20th Television will produce the spinoff. Rhimes and Maranis executive produce with Betsy Beers and Grey’s star Ellen Pompeo.
The Texas-set Grey’s offshoot joins another spinoff, The Rookie: North, in ABC’s lineup for 2026-27. See the full list of new series orders, renewals and cancellations on THR’s network scorecard.
