LOS ANGELES, USA — Popular medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ don confirm say dem go return for Season 22, as ABC reveal di news on April 3, 2025. Dis renewal dey solidify di show’s position as di longest-running primetime medical drama for TV history, plus e be di longest-running scripted series for ABC.
Microsoft say Season 22 go get 18 episodes, matching di episode count wey dem use for Season 21, and e dey follow di standard length for ABC drama series lately. Di main star, Ellen Pompeo, go continue her role as executive producer and narrator, as well as her iconic role as Meredith Grey, although di extent of her on-screen presence still dey unclear for now.
Pompeo don dey play di lead character for 19 seasons, but she start to scale back her appearances since Season 20, and from dat time, she don dey appear in recurring roles while still dey top di cast list. According to sources, no major issues go dey for di renewal dis time, as di remaining OG cast members don already sign contracts with options for next season.
Di notable cast members wey go return include Chandra Wilson (we go see her as Dr. Miranda Bailey) and James Pickens Jr. (as Dr. Richard Webber). Other familiar faces like Kevin McKidd (Dr. Owen Hunt), Kim Raver (Dr. Teddy Altman), Camilla Luddington (Dr. Jo Wilson), and Caterina Scorsone (Dr. Amelia Shepherd) also dey expected to return.
Despite di wave of changes wey happen for Season 21, wey see di exits of Jake Borelli and Midori Francis, new actor Trevor Jackson go join di cast with potential to become a regular for Season 22. ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ don face challenges with linear viewership, but di show still dey strong for streaming platforms, providing significant value for Disney, di parent company of ABC.
Shonda Rhimes, di creator of di show, dey among di executive producers alongside Betsy Beers and Meg Marinis, di current showrunner. Debbie Allen, who dey direct and also appear for di show, dey part of di production team too.
Alongside ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ABC don also renew other dramas for di 2025-26 season, including ‘9-1-1‘, ‘The Rookie‘, and ‘Will Trent‘, while ‘Doctor Odyssey’ dey still remain for limbo.
As fans dey ginger for di new season, dem dey hopeful say di show go continue to deliver quality storytelling wey blend medical cases wit di personal lives of di characters. With di cast ready to return, Season 22 go be another chance to explore di development of long-existing storylines as well as introduce new twists.
If dis season happen to be di last one, it fit provide a nice opportunity for di original cast to come together and close di chapter of three decades of medical drama, making am a fitting end to a landmark series.
