The third season of the American television action-drama Station 19, spin off of Grey's Anatomy, began airing in the United States on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on January 23, 2020, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The season was produced by ABC Studios, in association with Shondaland Production Company.
This is the first season under showrunner Krista Vernoff. This is the first season without Alberto Frezza as a series regular and is also the last season to feature Miguel Sandoval as a series regular. On March 11, 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth season.
Station 19 centers around the professional and personal lives of the firefighters of the fictional Station 19 of the Seattle Fire Department. Several plot points connect to parent series Grey's Anatomy through fictional crossover events.
Episodes
Cast and characters
Main
Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andrea "Andy" Herrera
Jason George as Benjamin “Ben” Warren
Boris Kodjoe as Robert Sullivan
Grey Damon as Jack Gibson
Barrett Doss as Victoria "Vic" Hughes
Jay Hayden as Travis Montgomery
Okieriete Onaodowan as Dean Miller
Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop
Miguel Sandoval as Pruitt Herrera
Recurring
Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
Jesse Williams as Dr. Jackson Avery
Alex Landi as Dr. Nico Kim
Alberto Frezza as Ryan Tanner
Pat Healy as Fire Chief Michael Dixon
Rigo Sanchez as Rigo Vasquez
Kelly Thiebaud as Eva Vasquez
Brenda Song as JJ
Stefania Spampinato as Dr. Carina DeLuca
Lachlan Buchanan as Emmett Dixon
Jayne Taini as Marsha Smith
Notable guests
Jake Borelli as Dr. Levi Schmitt
Jaicy Elliot as Dr. Taryn Helm
Alex Blue Davis as Dr. Casey Parker
Devin Way as Dr. Blake Simms
Vivian Nixon as Dr. Hannah Brody
Greg Germann as Dr. Tom Koracick
Phylicia Rashad as Pilar
Jonathan Bennett as Michael Williams
Jeanne Sakata as Nari Montgomery
Brett Tucker as Fire Chief Lucas Ripley
Caterina Scorsone as Dr. Amelia Shepherd
Tracie Thoms as Dr. Diane Lewis
BJ Tanner as William George “Tuck” Jones
Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt
Kim Raver as Dr. Teddy Altman
Kelly McCreary as Dr. Maggie Pierce
Colleen Foy as Inara
Ansel Sluyter-Obidos as Marcus
Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
Patricia de Leon as Elena Herrera
Production
Development
At the end of the second season, Stacy McKee stepped down as showrunner after her overall deal with ABC Studios expired. In May 2019, the series was renewed for a third season with Krista Vernoff as showrunner to provide more seamless crossovers with Grey's Anatomy. Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers remained executive producers, and Paris Barclay remained executive producer and producing director. Vernoff described the season as being messier and featuring more death. Production on the season was completed before the coronavirus production shutdown. Crossover elements from the season finale needed to be edited out because four Grey's Anatomy episodes could not be filmed due to the pandemic.
Casting
The entire main cast from the second season, except for Alberto Frezza, returned for the third season. Alberto Frezza only appeared as a guest star. Jesse Williams and Stefania Spampinato reprised their Grey's Anatomy roles as Dr. Jackson Avery and Dr. Carina DeLuca as romantic interests for Vic and Maya, respectively. Chandra Wilson continued her recurring role as Dr. Miranda Bailey, and Jake Borelli appeared in a crossover event as Dr. Levi Schmitt. Pat Healy was cast as the new fire chief, and Lachlan Buchanan was cast as his son Emmett. In February 2020, it was reported that Jonathan Bennett would appear as the late husband of Travis. Phylicia Rashad would play a blizzard victim named Pilar in the same episode. Patricia de Leon appeared as Andy's mother in the season finale.
Release
When the 2019–20 United States network television schedule was announced, Station 19 was held for mid-season. The third season premiered on January 23, 2020 with a crossover event, while also taking over the Thursday 8:00 PM timeslot of Grey's Anatomy, which moved to 9:00 PM. After the COVID-19 pandemic truncated production of Grey's Anatomy, Station 19 was moved to Thursdays at 9:00 PM for the remainder of the season.