The Greys Anatomy Season 17 spring premiere is just around the corner, and Debbie Allen (who plays Catherine Fox) has something to say about the shows return. The ABC medical drama left viewers on a major cliffhanger in the last all-new episode. Then recently, Allen teased where Greys Anatomy is headed next and as expected, the Shondaland series will shake fans across the nation.

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The doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial have been dealing with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic throughout Greys Anatomy Season 17. Early on, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Tom Koracick (Greg Germann) both tested positive for the virus. Then in the mid-season winter finale, Merediths condition worsened and she was put on a ventilator.

Meanwhile, Greys Anatomy Season 17 picked up a storyline from the previous season. At the end of the winter finale, Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) and Carina DeLuca (Stefania Spampinato) spotted Opal (Stephanie Kurtzuba), who was suspected of sex trafficking, at Grey Sloan Memorial. So Andrew and Carina decided to follow her.

Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) and Teddy Altman (Kim Raver)s relationship also took two steps back in Greys Anatomy Season 17 Episode 6. Teddy finally came clean about her relationship with Allison Brown (Sherri Saum). But in the end, Owen shut down, claiming that Teddy named their daughter after a lie.

Of course, the first half of Greys Anatomy Season 17 didnt end on a completely hopeless note. Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington) found some joy in another specialty. Meanwhile, Winston Ndugu (Anthony Hill) and Maggie Pierces (Kelly McCreary) romance started to blossom. In the final moments of the mid-season finale, Winston visited Maggie when she needed it most. Now, Greys Anatomy fans must wait and see what happens next.

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Its been weeks since the winter finale, but Greys Anatomy Season 17 Episode 7, titled Helplessly Hoping, will be released on Thursday, March 11, at 9 p.m. EST. The spring premiere will be another crossover with Station 19. The firefighter spinoff will return at 8 p.m. EST on the same date.

According to ABCs synopsis for Station 19 Season 4 Episode 6, titled Train in Vain, the crossover will follow Andrew and Carina as they go after Opal. Then the Greys Anatomy spring premiere will pick up where the spinoff left off.

Both teams tend to a tense situation with so much at stake, the synopsis for Greys Anatomy Season 17 Episode 7 reads. Meanwhile, Jo convinces Hayes to bend the rules on a case, and Maggie and Winston reconnect.

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Theres a lot going on in the Greys Anatomy Season 17 spring premiere. But according to Allen, the next episode will be worth the watch. In an interview with NBC New York from March 2021, the actor and executive producer teased what to expect moving forward.

Dont miss the mid-season premiere coming in March, Allen said. Honey, were getting ready to shake and rock your world. Its gonna be something to see.

The legendary Fame actor continued, I cannot tell you, I know you wanna know. But dont miss it.

Now, Allens comments may not come as much of a surprise to some fans. Jesse Williams (who plays Jackson Avery) previously hinted that the Greys Anatomy Season 17 spring premiere will be pure madness. When speaking with Entertainment Tonight in February, Williams said:

Ive got to say, we have found a way to have really highly concentrated, dense episodes towards the middle of the season with a lot of this incredible combination of loss and joy and progress in these characters lives. But when [we] come back, yeah, its going to be fairly terrifying and exhilarating.

Nobody knows where they might end up as Greys Anatomy Season 17 continues. But as they say, the carousel never stops turning. So stay tuned.

The Greys Anatomy Season 17 spring premiere airs in March 2021.

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