Grey’s Anatomy is taking on Texas! A new spin-off of the hit NBC series has been announced with Shonda Rhimes and Meg Marinis serving as co-creators on the show. Ellen Pompeo, who has played Meredith Grey on the hit series for the last 21 years will executive produce the new show that takes us to Western Texas with a new medical center, which is a first for the Grey’s Anatomy world and its subsequent spin-off shows. This is the first time that the franchise is bringing a new medical center into the fold instead of connecting characters to Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

The new drama has been described as “edgy” and will place the medical center in the middle of a rural area of Texas, where it is your last chance to get care before the open wasteland of the second biggest state. This series is not going to feature a series regular from Grey’s Anatomy and is going to be a completely new world for the franchise. There is potential for connecting characters with rumors surrounding legacy characters being involved but as of this writing, it has not been announced whether or not any known Grey’s characters will make the move to Texas.

Marinis, who is currently the showrunner of Grey’s Anatomy, shared a statement on the new series. “I am incredibly excited to expand the Grey’s Anatomy universe,” Marinis said. “This opportunity will bring new characters and stories to life that will embody the same heart, emotion and connection audiences have loved from Grey’s for more than two decades — all set in my home state of Texas. I am so grateful to Shonda Rhimes for creating this dynamic world and feel so fortunate that I get to be a part of it.”

A Sort of New Adventure For Grey’s Anatomy

In the past, the Grey’s universe has expanded with spin-off shows. Kate Walsh‘s Addison Shepherd led the series Private Practice after she departed Seattle Grace to allow Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) and Meredith their love story. Jason George was also introduced on Grey’s Anatomy as Miranda Bailey’s husband and went on to lead the series Station 19. So while the new show isn’t set on the West Coast and might not have a character from Grey’s Anatomy on it, it is part of the larger extended universe that Rhimes and company have already built. But hey, Seattle and Texas are very different places so it is going to be exciting!

You can dive into the universe by watching Grey’s Anatomy.

via Collider