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Now that Station 19 is over for good, fans are wondering if there are any other Grey’s Anatomy spin-offs in the pipeline. Keep reading to see if Grey’s Anatomy will have a new spin-off and who it could potentially be about.
Will Grey’s Anatomy have a new spin-off?
Although we don’t know for sure, some fans have theories that Dr. Maggie Pierce (Kelly McCreary) might be getting her own spin-off. The former Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery left Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in Season 19 to take a job in Chicago. The departure came amid relationship struggles with husband Dr. Winston Ndugu (Anthony Hill) and the pair officially split ahead of her move.
McCreary reprised her role for a special guest appearance in the penultimate episode of Season 20, titled “Carry Your Heart.” During the episode, she and Winston got closure and the latter officially signed the divorce papers. McCreary also offered fan-favorite intern Dr. Lucas Adams (Niko Terho) a job as a a second-year cardio intern after the Grey Sloan board recommended he repeat his intern year. Lucas, who is the nephew of the late Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) admitted that he had always considered neurosurgery as a speciality, to which Maggie responded: “Why? Because you’re a Shepherd?” She then encouraged him to take the job and Lucas later told fellow intern Simone Griffith (Alexis Floyd) that he was “considering it.”
Following Maggie’s grand return, one fan commented on the show’s Facebook post: “I’m wondering if they are setting up a spin off with Maggie after she offered the intern a position in Chicago.” While McCreary told Deadline after her exit that the “door is certainly open” when it comes to returning to the show, it’s unlikely that she’ll get her own spin-off. In the same interview, the actress shared that she is looking forward to exploring new opportunities. “Next for me is a little bit of rest and then seeking out opportunities to play some different characters using all of the tools and experiences I’ve had and collaboration and world-building, building Maggie’s world out on Grey’s,” she said.
That’s not to say that another Grey’s spin-off is out of the question, though. While speaking to Deadline in February 2024, Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich revealed that he is open to expanding the Grey’s universe, which includes now-cancelled spin-offs Private Practice, which was carried over by Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) and Station 19, featuring Grey’s Ben Warren (Jason George). “We’re always open to new and different iterations on any of our most key franchises and our most realized shows, which Grey’s is one of them,” he told the outlet.
Fans have several other ideas for spin-offs if Maggie doesn’t earn her own offshoot. In a Reddit thread, one diehard fan pitched a prequel series centered on a young Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr) and surgical legend Ellis Grey, the late mother of Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). “I feel like that would be something I’d binge watch. It can be set in a certain time like the 70’s/80’s … and have good plot lines,” the fan wrote. Another fan chimed in: “That’s interesting and it would be amazing to see Ellis in her prime!” A third fan agreed, writing: “Right! I feel like we’d be able to see ‘the best surgeon’ at work and they can show how she used to video all her surgeries and why she kept so many personal diaries with surgery secrets too!” In a separate thread, one fan advocated for a spin-off following the beloved Dr. Christina Yang (Sandra Oh) as she runs her hospital in Switzerland or a series on fellow alum Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez), who know lives in New York. “Definitely a spin off following Cristina. Super unpopular but I also wouldn’t mind a show around Callie in New York,” they wrote.
