Grey’s Anatomy has joined the list of shows and movies delayed amid the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The hugely popular series, which is about to enter its 20th season, no longer has a release date set.
The medical drama airs on ABC in the US and Disney Plus in the UK, but usually has a pretty strict fall premiere date each year. However, in the network’s list of its upcoming shows this year, Grey’s Anatomy season 20 is notably absent. In its place, the ABC is leaning heavily on its unscripted reality shows that have been mainly unaffected by the strikes.
According to TV Line, it’s expected that most of ABC’s scripted shows (which includes Grey’s Anatomy) will instead launch at the midseason point in 2024, provided there’s been a resolution to the strikes. However, they warn this will likely mean the upcoming seasons will be significantly shorter than their usual 22 episodes.