US medical drama Grey's Anatomyreturned for a record-breaking season 15 earlier this year, making it the longest-running primetime drama in ABC's history.
A sixteenth hasn't officially been confirmed, though star Ellen Pompeo, who plays the titular Meredith Grey, is contracted for another season, suggesting there's at least one more in the offing.
Season 15 of the hit series hasn't begun in Britain yet so if you're watching at UK pace, beware of spoilers below.
Here's everything we know about Grey's Anatomy season 16 so far.
Grey's Anatomy season 16 release date: when does it air?
Following previous season debuts, and observing that special time of the year when all US shows return, we can pretty safely say that Grey's Anatomy season 16 will debut September 2019.
Sep 25, 2005 - Watch Grey's Anatomy: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head from Season 2 at TVGuide.com.
Sky Living airs it in the UK and season 15 is expected to begin later this year. Expect the follow-up season to air from around November 2019.
Grey's Anatomy season 16 cast: who's in it?
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She's contracted for it and the show won't exist without her (according to creator Rhimes), so Ellen Pompeo will return as Meredith Grey once more, taking her tally of eps to well over 350.
Also expected to return, barring any season 15 shock departures, are: Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens Jr as Richard Webber, Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt, Jesse Williams as Jackson Avery, Camilla Luddington as Jo Wilson, Caterina Scorsone as Amelia Shepherd, Kelly McCreary as Maggie Pierce, and Giacomo Gianniotti as Andrew DeLuca.
There's still a lot about the 15th season we don't know, but what we do know is that the show is bringing back Dr Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) and Meredith Grey's father Thatcher (Jeff Perry). The new episodes will also add a new orthopaedic surgeon played by Nashville's Chris Carmack and the series' first gay male surgeon Dr Nico Kim played by Alex Landi.
Grey's Anatomy season 16 trailer: when can I see it?
As season 15 has just began its run in the US, Grey's fans may have to wait until May 2019 for the first glimpse of the sixteenth.
Grey's Anatomy season 16 spoilers: is it the end?
If star Ellen Pompeo recent comments are anything to by, it could well be.
The actress behind Meredith Grey said in September 2018: 'I'm clearly not prepared right now to make any formal announcement about what my future is on the show, but I am really feeling like we have told the majority of the stories that we can tell.'
The actress added: 'It's about time that I mix it up. I'm definitely looking for a change.'
This is pretty significant as executive producer and series creator Shonda Rhimes made it clear that the show will not continue without Pompeo: 'Ellen and I have a pact that I'm going to do the show as long as she's going to do the show. So the show will exist as long as both of us want to do it.'
When the day comes to wrap up Grey's Anatomy, Rhimes will return to pen the final episode.
'I have written the end of the show at least six times. But we just don't end,' she said. 'Every time I thought, 'This is how the show should end,' we've gone past those moments, so I've stopped trying. I have no idea now.'
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2005
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Synopsis
Some family secrets become public when Meredith's mother, who has Alzheimer's disease, is brought to Seattle Grace for surgery; frightening news about Cristina's health comes into the open.
Debbie Allen
William Harper
Starring:
27 Episodes
The medical drama series focuses on a group of doctors at a hospital in Seattle, including several who began their careers at the facility as interns. One of the doctors and the show's namesake, Meredith Grey, is the daughter of a famous surgeon. She struggles to maintain relationships with her colleagues, particularly the hospital's one-time chief of surgery, Richard Webber, due to a pre-existing relationship between them -- Webber and Meredith's mother had a personal relationship when Meredith was young.
Drama
6.8
2009
6.2
Drama
7.2
2005
7.9
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