Deadline has been monitoring ABC’s broadcasting schedule closely, and recently ABC has finally set their Thursday schedule. One thing that had been spotted has been that Grey’s Anatomy returns for Season 23, which makes a new record for the medical drama on Television higher.
According to Deadline, Grey’s Anatomy will continue without its longest actors which were leaving before their contracts were over. Kevin McKidd (Made of Honor, Trainspotting) and Kim Raver (Night at the Museum, Third Watch) leave the cast. The cast that is staying in the show, however, includes returning members Chandra Wilson (Station 19, Accidental Friendship) who plays Bailey, James Pickens Jr. (Seattle Grace, Just Wright) who plays Richard, Camilla Luddington (The Healer, The Pact II) who plays Jo, Caterina Scorsone (Private Practice, Missing) that plays Amelia, and Chris Carmack (The Stranger In My Home, Into the Blue 2: The Reef) who plays Link.
Deadline writes that while the other seasons had 18 episodes, it is assumed that season 23 has been gotten budget cuts, but it is unknown how many episodes it will have. Season 23 is supposed to go from 2026 to 2027. Grey’s Anatomy, last year had finished as the #1 streamed show across Disney+ and Hulu. It also was #2 when it was compared to Hulu and Netflix.
According to Deadline, Grey’s Anatomy’s show runner Ellen Pompeo (Good American Family, Catch Me if You Can) returns as the narrator and lead. The program’s production team is Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Black Barbie: A Documentary, 200 Cigarettes) of Shondaland as well as current showrunner Meg Marinis (Grey’s Anatomy), along with director and returning actress Debbie Allen (Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, A Different World) and Pompeo.
Deadline announces that along with Grey’s Anatomy airing on Thursdays on ABC, other shows that join it are 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville, High Potential, and Abbott Elementary which are also getting another season.