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Grey's Anatomy Boss Teases Rural Texas Spinoff for 2026-2027
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In Short: Meg Marinis, Grey's Anatomy's showrunner, discusses the upcoming Texas spinoff set in rural West Texas.
Meg Marinis, the showrunner of 'Grey's Anatomy,' has revealed details about the upcoming Texas spinoff during an interview with ComingSoon.net. The spinoff, set to premiere during the 2026-2027 season, will focus on a rural West Texas medical center.
Marinis expressed her interest in exploring 'medical deserts,' areas where access to healthcare is limited. She noted, 'There’s so much going on there that I haven’t seen on TV.'
The disparity in healthcare access between those who can afford excellent care and those who cannot is a central theme of the new series. Marinis highlighted, 'The disparity is growing even wider between people who can afford excellent healthcare and the people who can’t.'
The new show will be set at a rural West Texas medical center, which Marinis described as 'the last chance for care before miles of nowhere.' She emphasized that the stories will be different from those in 'Grey's Anatomy,' stating, 'It’s related to Grey’s, but its stories are going to be different.'
Marinis also addressed the longevity of 'Grey's Anatomy,' noting that no one has informed her about when the last season of the show will be. She said, 'No one has said anything to me about when the last season of Grey’s is going to be.'
The spinoff will be co-created and written by Marinis and Shonda Rhimes, with Grey's star and executive producer Ellen Pompeo also serving as an executive producer.
In a separate interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Marinis discussed the challenges of balancing the Grey's Anatomy schedule with the new spinoff. She mentioned, 'We have thoughts based on airing schedule and things like that, but we’re still working it out, also because there are so many things going on on Grey’s, I want to make sure to do it where it’s servicing both shows equally.'
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What's confirmed
- “The disparity is growing even wider between people who can afford excellent healthcare and the people who can’t,” she noted.
- “It’s related to Grey’s, but its stories are going to be different,” Marinis said.
- “No one has said anything to me about when the last season of Grey’s is going to be,” she said.
What's still developing
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- Marinis praised the previous spin-offs, Private Practice and Station 19, as successful shows.
- “I’ve always been really interested in showing what’s happening in medical deserts,” she said.
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- Below, Marinis talks about all of it, including more on the spinoff, how she really feels about medical show competition (we’re looking at you, The Pitt ) and how much Pompeo will be on screen this season.
- We last spoke after last season’s finale and the exits of Kim Raver and Kevin McKidd’s Teddy and Owen, respectively, which you said was a difficult decision and related to the budget, which is something shows are experiencing across the industry.
- I’ve done direct pickups for the past couple of seasons and I wanted to do something different, to start stories in different places.
- When Grey’s returned, one month had passed since the exits of beloved doctors Teddy (Kim Raver) and Owen (Kevin McKidd), and the episode’s ending sets up more than enough threads to follow in coming weeks.