In May 2017, the spin-off received a series order from ABC. Ortiz was cast in July 2017, and the rest of the cast was finalized by October 2017. Filming for the series primarily takes place inLos Angeles. In January 2022, the series was renewed for asixth season, which premiered on October 6, 2022.[1][2] In April 2023, the series was renewed for aseventh season.[3] In December 2023, it was announced that the seventh season would be its final season.[4] The seventh and final season premiered on March 14, 2024.[5]Station 19 concluded on May 30, 2024, after seven seasons and 105 episodes.
The series follows a group of firefighters from theSeattle Fire Department at fictional Station 19, focusing on their personal and professional lives. From the captain down the ranks to the newest recruit, the show explores the challenges they face both in the line of duty and in their relationships outside of work.[6]
^Boris Kodjoe is credited as a guest star for the first six episodes of Season 2 before being promoted to series regular in the seventh episode.
Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andrea "Andy" Herrera: A Lieutenant at Station 19 and the headstrong daughter of Captain Pruitt Herrera. She was a Co-Acting Captain of Station 19. In the season 2 finale and in season 3, her new love interest is the new captain, Robert Sullivan, whom she marries prior to her father's death. In season 5 she is transferred to Station 23.[6][7] She is now the new Captain at Station 19 and then the fire chief in the future.
Jason George as Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Warren, MD: A firefighter and PRT Physician at Station 19 and a formeranesthesiologist-turned-surgical-resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. He is married toMiranda Bailey a surgeon atGrey-Sloan Memorial Hospital, whom he met in season 6 ofGrey's Anatomy as an anesthesiologist. He tends to break rules in pursuit of saving lives.[6][7]
Grey Damon as Jack Gibson: Lieutenant at Station 19. He is passionate, energetic, and fearless. He was one of Station 19's Co-Acting Captains, along with Herrera in season 1. He is a foster kid who had a hard childhood and seeks family.[6][7] In the beginning of season 7, he won't be able to be a firefighter anymore because of his head injury and subsequent CTE diagnosis.
Barrett Doss as Victoria "Vic" Hughes: A younger, big-hearted firefighter at Station 19. Hughes is close friends with her fellow firefighters, especially Travis and Dean. She was engaged to Fire Chief Ripley until his death in season 2. She also dates Jackson Avery who works at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and later Theo Ruiz.[6][7]
Alberto Frezza as Ryan Tanner (main seasons 1–2, recurring season 3): A police officer atSeattle PD. He and Andy were longtime friends and had a romantic relationship in high school. He was shot in the second episode of season 3, and died in the third episode.[6][7]
Jay Hayden as Travis Montgomery: An openly gay firefighter and the heart of Station 19. He struggles with homophobia from his father but they later reconcile. Montgomery is a widower, having lost his husband Michael, a fellow firefighter. In season six, he runs for mayor of Seattle against Michael Dixon. He moves to Washington DC with Vic in the final episode to help her run Crisis One.[6][7]
Okieriete Onaodowan as Dean Miller (seasons 1–5; guest season 7): A charismatic firefighter at Station 19.[6][7] In season 3, he becomes a dad to a baby girl he names after Cpt. Pruitt Herrera. In season 5, he is mortally wounded following a gas explosion at a call and dies en route to the hospital. He writes Ben in his will to adopt Pru, and Pru later joins Station 19. He founded Crisis One - an outreach program to avoid police intervention and help marginalised people in the wake of the BLM protests in lockdown, which Vic takes over following his death.
Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop: A bisexual, Type-A Lieutenant, and later Captain, at Station 19 and a former Olympic athlete. She struggles with her mental health following a difficult childhood from her abusive father. She is Carina's wife and they have three children together.[6][7]
Miguel Sandoval as Pruitt Herrera (seasons 1–3, guest season 4): Captain at Station 19, Andy's father, and a mentor to her and her coworkers. He steps down from his role in the series premiere, and later dies in season 3 while at the scene of a fire call, saving Andy's life.[6][7]
Boris Kodjoe as Robert Sullivan (seasons 2–7): The new Captain at Station 19 who recently returned to Seattle. In "Eulogy", he is promoted to Battalion Chief. Prior to being Captain he was the General at the Academy where Miller and Gibson were training. He was once best friends with Chief Ripley but their friendship faded when Robert moved to Montana after his wife's death. They later recconect. Sullivan suffers fromcomplex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). In the season 2 finale and season 3, he becomes Andy's new love interest.[8][9]
Stefania Spampinato as Dr. Carina DeLuca (seasons 4–7; recurring season 3): An Italian OB/GYN Attending at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and Maya's wife. They have 3 kids together. She isAndrew De Luca's older sister.[10]
Carlos Miranda as Teodoro “Theo” Ruiz (seasons 5–7; recurring season 4): Lieutenant at Station 23 and Michael Williams' old captain and Travis' friend, who later is transferred to Station 19. He dates Vic in seasons 4-6.[11]
Josh Randall as Fire Captain Sean Beckett (seasons 6–7; recurring season 5): The newly appointed Fire Captain of Station 19. He is smug, chauvinistic, and rather incompetent at his job. He cares more about maintaining a good appearance for the station as he fails to understand the value of Station 19's engine, which was dedicated to Captain Pruitt Herrera, when it was destroyed in a gas fire. He can be sexist and butts heads with Maya after she seeks his job. He suffers from an alcohol addiction but he later redeems himself with the support of Vic and develops close friendships with the team and dates Chief Ross' sister. Robert helps him deal with his addiction.[12]
Merle Dandridge as Fire Chief Natasha Ross (seasons 6–7; recurring season 5): the new Fire Chief for the Seattle Fire Department as the replacement for Chief McCallister. She has a romantic past with Robert from serving in the Marines. She is the first female and woman of colour fire chief in Seattle and later marries Robert.[12]
Pat Healy as Fire Chief Michael Dixon (season 6; recurring seasons 3–4; guest season 5): The new Fire Chief for the Seattle Fire Department as the replacement of Lucas Ripley. He returned to be a police officer after he was fired at the end of season 3. In season 6, he announced his candidacy for mayor but he dies at the Firefighter Ball. He is very traditional, sexist, homophobic and conservative and seeks to shut down Station 19's community programs such as Crisis One.[12]
Marla Gibbs as Edith (season 1): A feisty retirement home retiree who sets up Travis with her grandson, Grant.[13]
Brett Tucker as Fire Chief Lucas Ripley (seasons 1–2, guest season 3): The Fire Chief for Seattle Fire Department who was engaged to Vic.[14] He dies after a fire and leaves behind his friends and colleagues at the Seattle Fire Department.
Brenda Song as JJ (seasons 1 & 3): A music reviewer who Dean saves from a fire and later begins to date.[15] In season three, she has a baby with Dean, but she left as she feels incompetent in motherhood.
Sterling Sulieman as Grant (seasons 1–2): Thesous chef grandson of Edith who she sets up with Travis.
Birgundi Baker as Yemi Miller (season 2), Dean's sister in law school.[17]
Rigo Sanchez as Rigo Vasquez (season 3; guest season 6): A firefighter at Station 19. He has problems working with Jack Gibson because he slept with Rigo's wife. The tension between the two comes to a head at the firehouse and while on a call he gets injured during a rescue and before being discharged out of the hospital, he dies.
Kelly Thiebaud as Eva Vasquez (seasons 3, 6): Rigo's wife. She had a toxic sexual relationship with Jack.[18]
Lachlan Buchanan as Emmett Dixon (seasons 3–5, 7): Aprobationary firefighter at Station 19 and the son of Fire Chief Dixon. He broke up with Travis and left to attend art school in Florence in Season 5.
Jayne Taini as Marsha Smith (seasons 3–4; guest seasons 5-6): An elderly woman who becomes a maternal figure for Gibson. She takes in Inara and Marcus.
Colleen Foy as Inara (season 4; guest season 3): A friend of Jack after he rescued her and her son from an abusive husband.
Ansel Sluyter-Obidos as Marcus (season 4; guest season 3): Inara's son who is deaf. He communicates with people throughASL.
Robert Curtis Brown as Paul Montgomery (seasons 4–5): Travis' closeted dad.[19] He was also portrayed by Kenneth Meseroll in season 3 and one episode of season 4.
Jeanne Sakata as Nari Montgomery (season 4; guest season 5): Travis’ mom.
Lindsey Gort as Ingrid Saunders (season 5): a widow whose shop caught fire. She had a crush on Ben Warren until she found out he was married.
Alain Uy as Captain Pat Aquino (season 5): The Fire Captain of Station 23 who is injured in the explosion which killed Dean.
Natasha Ward as Deja Duval (season 5): A probie firefighter at Station 23 that Andy is mentoring as she's the only other woman there.
Barbara Eve Harris as Ifeya Miller (season 5; guest seasons 2 & 4): Dean's mom who is very controlling and insensitive to her son's wishes.
Jeffrey D. Sams as Bill Miller (season 5; guest seasons 2 & 4): Dean's dad.
Jennifer Jalene as Luisa Berrol (season 5): Andy's lawyer after her assault.
Rob Heaps as Eli Stern (seasons 6–7): Travis’ campaign manager when he runs for mayor.
Emerson Brooks as Robel Osman (season 6–7): The new mayor of Seattle.
Tricia O’Kelley as Kitty Dixon (season 6; guest season 5, 7): Dixon’s wife and Emmett's mother, she is an alcoholic.
Kiele Sanchez as Kate Powell (seasons 6–7): An old friend of Ruiz from him and Michael's old station.
Jee Young Han as Charlotte Dearborn (seasons 1–2): The Fire Lieutenant of Station 12, who competes against Herrera and Gibson for Captain. She is reckless and doesn't follow protocol.
Patrick Duffy as Terry (season 2) who appears in the episode "Into the Wildfire".[20]
Nyle DiMarco as Dylan (season 2): A deaf firefighter who appears in the episode "Into the Wildfire". He and Travis kiss.[20]
Jonathan Bennett as Michael Williams (seasons 3–4): Travis’ deceased husband and Ruiz's best friend[21]
Tracie Thoms as Dr. Diane Lewis (seasons 3–6): A Psychologist and Trauma Specialist who assisted and evaluated professional and personal concerns of the staff at Station 19 have individually. She was a firefighter before an injury put her out of commission. She joins Vic in Crisis One and encourages Vic to take psychology classes.
Khalilah Joi as Condola Vargas (season 4): a lawyer who has a romantic history with Dean and represents him after his wrongful arrest[22]
Michael Grant Terry as Officer Jones (season 6): a racist Police Officer who appears in the episode "We Build Then We Break".
Joel McKinnon Miller as Reggie (season 6): a man who comes to the station in "Never Gonna Give You Up" after being bit by a black venom spider, who Ben helps.
Chandra Wilson as Dr.Miranda Bailey (recurring seasons 1, 3, 5–6; guest seasons 2, 4, 7): former Chief ofSurgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and Ben Warren's wife and later Pru's adopted mother.[23]
Jaicy Elliot as Dr. Taryn Helm (guest seasons 3–7): A surgical resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and briefly bartender at Joe's.
BJ Tanner as William George “Tuck” Jones (seasons 1, 3–5): Warren's stepson, who later graduates from NYU.
Jake Borelli as Dr.Levi Schmitt (guest seasons 1–4): A surgical resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Giacomo Gianniotti as Dr.Andrew DeLuca (guest seasons 2, 4): A surgical resident, and later general surgery attending at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, and the younger brother of Carina DeLuca. He suffers from bipolar like their father. He is stabbed when stopping a human trafficker.
Jesse Williams as Dr.Jackson Avery (recurring season 3): Chief ofPlastic Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital who dates Vic in season 3 and works in the PRT with Ben.
Kevin McKidd as Dr.Owen Hunt (guest seasons 3–5): Chief of Trauma Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Greg Germann as Dr. Tom Koracick (guest season 3): Chief of Hospitals at Catherine Fox Foundation, Attending Neurosurgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Kim Raver as Dr.Teddy Altman (guest seasons 3, 5–6): Chief of surgery, Co-Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and former Chief of Trauma Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Alex Landi as Dr. Nico Kim (recurring season 3): Doctor at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and Levi's boyfriend.
Alex Blue Davis as Dr. Casey Parker (guest season 3): A surgical resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Vivian Nixon as Dr. Hannah Brody (guest season 3): A surgical resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Devin Way as Dr. Blake Simms (guest season 3): A surgical resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
James Pickens Jr. as Dr.Richard Webber (recurring season 4, guest season 5): Chief Medical Officer, Senior Attending General Surgeon, Director of the Residency Program and former Chief of Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. He becomes Sullivan's addict recovery sponsor.
Zaiver Sinnett as Dr. Zander Perez (guest season 4): A surgical resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Niko Terho as Dr. Lucas Adams (guest season 6): A surgical resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and Amelias' and Meredith's nephew.
Anthony Hill as Dr. Winston Ndugu (guest season 6): A Cardiothoracic Surgery attending at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Harry Shum Jr. as Dr. Benson "Blue" Kwan (guest season 6): A surgical resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Aniela Gumbs as Zola Grey Shepherd (guest season 6): Meredith Grey's daughter and Amelia's niece.
On May 16, 2017,American Broadcasting Company chiefChanning Dungey announced at ABC'supfront presentation that the network had given a straight-to-series order for a second television series. Stacy McKee, a long-timeGrey's Anatomy writer andexecutive producer, would serve asshowrunner and executive producer, withShonda Rhimes andBetsy Beers also serving as executive producers. The series, set in aSeattleFirehousee station, would follow the lives of a group offirefighters.[27] The order consisted of 10 episodes.[7] When announcing the series, Dungey stated, "No one can interweave the jeopardy firefighters face in the line of duty with the drama in their personal lives quite like Shonda, andGrey's signature Seattle setting is the perfect backdrop for this exciting spin-off."[28] Patrick Moran, president atABC Studios, added, "We talked [with Shonda] about the elements ofGrey's Anatomy that seem to resonate with the audience—emotional storytelling, deep human connection, a high-stakes environment, and strong and empowered women—and those elements will carry over to the spin-off."[29]
In July 2017,Paris Barclay signed on to the series as producing director and executive producer.[30] In January 2018, it was announced thatEllen Pompeo had renewed her contract to portrayMeredith Grey throughSeason 16 ofGrey's, in addition to becoming a producer on the show and a co-executive producer on the spin-off.[31] Later that month, ABC announced that the series would be titledStation 19.[32]
An episode ofGrey's Anatomy, originally planned to air in fall 2017 but instead airing in March 2018, served as abackdoor pilot for the series.[30][33] The backdoor pilot episode featured the introduction of the lead character of the spin-off, Andy Herrera, "as a story within the episode" and "showcase a really lovely story for Ben, where we get to juxtapose his two worlds and see his reaction as he transitions from one world to the next."[33]
On May 11, 2018, ABC renewed the series for asecond season.[34] The second season premiered on October 4, 2018.[35] On October 19, 2018, it was announced that ABC had ordered a full season for the second season.[36] On May 10, 2019, the series was renewed for athird season, which premiered on January 23, 2020, withKrista Vernoff as showrunner.[37][38] On March 11, 2020, the series was renewed for afourth season, which premiered on November 12, 2020.[39][40] On May 10, 2021, ABC renewed the series for afifth season, which premiered on September 30, 2021.[41][42] On January 11, 2022, ABC renewed the series for asixth season, which premiered on October 6, 2022.[1][2] On April 20, 2023, ABC renewed the series for aseventh season, withZoanne Clack andPeter Paige serving as the new showrunners and executive producers.[3] The seventh season premiered on March 14, 2024.[5] On December 8, 2023, it was announced that the seventh season would be its final season.[4]
On July 26, 2017,Jaina Lee Ortiz was cast as the female lead, Andrea "Andy" Herrera.[43] In September 2017, it was announced thatJason George, who had played Dr. Ben Warren sinceSeason 6 ofGrey's Anatomy, would be leaving the series to join the spin-off as a series regular. On October 6, 2017,Grey Damon was cast as Lieutenant Jack Gibson,Jay Hayden as Travis Montgomery,Okieriete Onaodowan as Dean Miller,Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop, andBarrett Doss as Victoria "Vic" Hughes.[44][45][7] They were shortly followed byMiguel Sandoval as Captain Pruitt Herrera, andAlberto Frezza as police officer Ryan Tanner.[46][47]
ForSeason 2,Boris Kodjoe was cast in a recurring role as Robert Sullivan in July 2018, and was later promoted to a series regular.[8][9] Frezza made his final appearance inSeason 3.[48] Also,Stefania Spampinato began appearing as Dr. Carina DeLuca, andPat Healy began appearing as Michael Dixon.[10][12] In July 2020, Spampinato was promoted to series regular.[10] Sandoval made his final appearance inSeason 4.[49] Carlos Miranda began appearing as Theo Ruiz in the fourth season and became a series regular inSeason 5.[11] Onaodowan left partway through the fifth season after requesting to depart.[50] In the same season,Josh Randall andMerle Dandridge began recurring as Sean Beckett and Natasha Ross, respectively, and both actors, along with Healy, became series regulars inSeason 6.[12]
Filming forSeason 1 began on October 18, 2017, and concluded on April 2, 2018.[51] Filming for the series primarily takes place inLos Angeles, with additional filming inSeattle.[33] The fire station inStation 19 is based onSeattle Fire Station 20, located in theQueen Anne neighborhood of Seattle.[52]
In the United States,Station 19 began airing on March 22, 2018, in the Thursday 9:00 PM ET timeslot on ABC, following the parent seriesGrey's Anatomy.[53] Starting withSeason 3,Station 19 moved to the Thursday 8:00 PM ET timeslot.[38] After theCOVID-19 pandemic truncated production ofGrey's Anatomy,Station 19 was temporarily moved to Thursdays at 9:00 PM for the final four episodes of the season.[54]Station 19 resumed its 8:00 PM ET timeslot at the beginning ofSeason 4.[55]
Outside the United States,CTV acquired the broadcast rights for Canada.[56]Sky Living acquired the rights to air the series in the UK and Ireland. The show later moved toDisney+, where full seasons are available in Canada following their release on the CTV network.[57]
ForSeason 1, thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes reported a 65% approval rating, with an average rating of 6/10 based on 17 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Fans will bask in the familiar glow fromStation 19, though anyone who doesn't already indulge in the soapy delights ofShondaland may not feel the spark."[58]Metacritic, which uses aweighted average, assigned a score of 55 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[59]
For the first season, see"Station 19: Season One Ratings".TV Series Finale. May 18, 2018.Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2025.
For the second season, see"Station 19: Season Two Ratings".TV Series Finale. May 17, 2019.Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2025.
For the fourth season, see"Station 19: Season Four Ratings".TV Series Finale. June 9, 2021.Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2025.
For the fifth season, see"Station 19: Season Five Ratings".TV Series Finale. May 20, 2022.Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2025.
For the sixth season, see"Station 19: Season Six Ratings".TV Series Finale. December 10, 2023.Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2025.
