Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich explains the impending demise of Station 19. Shonda Rhimes’ popular medical drama Station 19, which debuted in 2018 as a spinoff of Grey’s Anatomy, chronicles the lives of several employees at Seattle’s Firehouse Station 19.
Season 7, which will mark the end of the series, is scheduled to premiere this spring. In a recent interview with Deadline, Erwich discusses the reasons behind the cancellation of the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff series, Station 19, ahead of the premiere of season 7. The executive claimed that it was only the show’s inevitable conclusion.
See his complete justification below: Every show, after all, has a sort of unique journey. It was time to conclude the story of Station 19, in this case. I adore Station 19, and I think its greatest quality is that it was, in fact, a Grey’s spinoff.
However, it truly evolved into a stand-alone program that was completely realized, original, and creatively independent. We are thrilled to have it on the air. Being in business with Shonda [Rhimes] on that show makes me proud.
Will Any Other Grey’s Anatomy Spinoff Shows Happen?
ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy is chugging along, following the lives and professions of the employees at a make-believe hospital in Seattle. While Meredith Grey herself, Ellen Pompeo, has left the program as a series regular, Grey’s Anatomy season 20 is almost upon us, and there’s a chance it may be renewed for season 21.
Spectators are still drawn to the mothership spectacle 19 years after it debuted. Along with Private Practice and Grey’s Anatomy: B-Team, Station 19 is one of the three spinoffs of Grey’s Anatomy. While Grey’s Anatomy: B-Team only aired for one season in 2018, Private Practice ran for six seasons from 2007 to 2013.
The fact that the original program has lasted considerably longer than any of its spinoffs thus far attests to the strength of the concept and core actors. Even so, there’s a good chance that a second spinoff may happen in the future, particularly if the original series goes on.
Station 19 largely concentrated on its fresh characters, with sporadic crossover events with the mothership show Private Practice based on an established Grey’s Anatomy character with Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) as the star.
Given Station 19’s success, a new spinoff might adopt a similar strategy, maybe focusing on Seattle police officers or paramedics. Though it’s unclear if Station 19 will be the final Grey’s Anatomy spinoff, there seems to be a lot more room for investigation in the greater Grey’s Anatomy extended world.
