‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 23 Adds James Wolk in Key Role
After saying goodbye to two series regulars in Season 22, Grey’s Anatomy is adding a newcomer to the call sheet for Season 23.
Deadline reports that actor James Wolk will join the cast for at least four episodes, and details about his character are in.
Additional details about what Grey’s fans can expect when the series returns to primetime are also coming through, so here’s what we know so far.
Is Grey’s Anatomy renewed for Season 23?
Yes. ABC has given the show another season.
It’s not terribly surprising news, considering the legacy of the show’s run on the network. Plus, though Grey’s Anatomy‘s ratings have slightly dropped since Season 21 (averaging a .19 rating in the key demographic, down from .22), it has also slightly increased in viewership (averaging 2.213 million viewers per episode, up from 2.2 million) and remains one of the most-streamed series in all of television, with 40.9 billion minutes watched in 2025 across the platforms.
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Shorwunner Meg Marinis had previously indicated a willingness to stick around long after Season 22, telling The Hollywood Reporter last May, “I hope to be here as long as they’ll have me. I love this show. I love working for Shonda. It’s home. I’m in it to win it so let’s see how long they can keep us going. I’m here.”
A recent report from Deadline indicates that renewal could come with budget cuts that may affect the number of episodes and cast.
Who will star in Grey’s Anatomy Season 23?
Both Kevin McKidd and Kim Raver exited as regular series at the end of Season 22’s finale.
No other departures have yet been announced, and the series’ cast currently includes the series originals, Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, and James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber; along with long-timers Camilla Luddington as Jo Wilson, Chris Carmack as Atticus “Link” Lincoln, Caterina Scorsone as Amelia Shepherd, and Anthony Hill as Winston Ndugu; and the newer additions like Alexis Floyd as Simone Griffith, Harry Shum Jr. as Benson “Blue” Kwan. Adelaide Kane as Jules Millin, and Trevor Jackson as Wes Bryant. Jen Landon also returns to her role as Toni Wright.
Joining the crew is James Wolk, who will, for at least four episodes, portray a surgeon named Seth Norton, who is described as “arrogant” and “focus[ed] on the bottom line.” He owns a luxury medical center called Olympic Regent Health.
When will Grey’s Anatomy Season 23 premiere?
Grey’s Anatomy will return to ABC Thursday nights starting October 15 at 10/9c.
Grey’s Anatomy, Season 23, October 15, 10/9c, ABC
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I love the show could do without the gay scenes
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I for one am so glad McKidd and Raver are leaving Grey's. This couple in the last 2 seasons have about made me puke every time they were shown!! Otherwise a still enjoyable show but would like more medical than love/sex scenes.
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Not sure what’s up with all you haters but the show is wonderful. I’ve been here since day one just finished season 22 today. You guys don’t know true mastery when you see it get lost losers don’t like it. Don’t comment bye
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I have watched this show, regrettably since it's inception, but these last 3-4 years it has become so tedious and in some instances just plain unrealistic and stupid. I wish it would come to an end once and for all and put me out of my addictive misery.
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I love the mix of medicine and romance on Greys.
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I’m happy for another season. I am glad they put the Altman’s back together as they exited the show. It made no sense to split them up in the first place! It was a mess. I’ve been watching them for a long time so it made me tear up a bit. 🫶🏾
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Rob lowe will join.
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I love the show. I started binge watching the show in 2020 and it’s been amazing ever since. every time they make someone leave the show it makes me sad. I grew to love just about all of them.
I don’t think there’s any medical show that I like better than this. Keep it going as long as y’all can. I like how they show medical scene and personal scenes
I’m sad to see the Altmans leave..
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If you could do without the gay scenes but are fine with the straight sex scenes then you're homophobe get over it or watch something else.
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Just amazed they make this show with the tiny ratings it gets now. It originally had over 20 million viewers per episode the first few seasons. Now with 2.213 million viewers per episode, it is literally 10 percent of what it used to be. Still they are able to put out 18 episodes a season with most the cast every episode. I have a feeling each season is close to being its last as although Shonda Rhines created a masterpiece, it is now almost 24 years old and it will be that age when it ends next season - which is literally a record for TV in this day and age. Only NCIS with one more season currently and Law & Order with 25 seasons have more (and Family Guy animation with 24 seasons and the Simpsons animation with an insane 37 seasons have more as well).
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Just as I said it all the time, this new schedule is gonna be so different than last year (2025)! ☺️ And just like 911's 18-episode 10th season and 911: Nashville's 18-episode sophomore season, there's 2 sides for Grey's Anatomy's 18-episode 23rd season on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)! 💯 Side A in the mid-to-late fall/early winter of 2026 (from Thursday, October 15th to December 17th, 2026 : 10 episodes total)! 💯 And Side B in the mid-to-late spring/early summer of 2027 (from Thursday, April 29th - June 17th, 2027 : 8 episodes total)! 💯 And that's all! ☺️
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get over yourself
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I wonder how they get
Any work Done. There is always someone in a cupboard having sex. I could do with less of it straight, gay whatever. Just give them great storylines
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You don't have to watch it.
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I was getting "tired" of Owen and Teddy...their ups and downs and wishy-washy-ness. It was time for them to seek other adventures. I would LOVE to see Jo and Link become this molten lava couple whose strength is found in their unity, passion and love for one another, and incorporating positive, moral, grounded upbringing of their kids...who have such a disastrous "family"-brother-cousin-sister dynamic. It's been ok to see the adults...and burgeoning adults meander their way througheach other's bedrooms and backrooms, but come on, let's have the kids grow in at least some semblance of conventional normalcy...they are kids, not social experiments.
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What's a "Shorwunner" ?
And more importantly, where is the editor in this article?
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