Grey’s Anatomy Gets Web Spin-Off

BURBANK: Disney-ABC Television Group has announced the debut of a new Grey’s Anatomy web series, Seattle Grace: On Call, which will air over six episodes on ABC.com.

The webisodes, each four to five minutes in length, will be shot in documentary style and will be set primarily in Joe’s Emerald City Bar, a popular hangout spot for doctors and interns. The series will follow the trials and tribulations of many of characters featured on Grey’s Anatomy. The web series stars Steven Bailey as Joe the Bartender, Mark Saul as Intern Steve, Molly Kidder as Intern Megan, Joseph Williamson as Intern Pierce, Gloria Garayua as Intern Graciella, Brandon Scott as Intern Ryan, Nora Zehtener as Reed Adamson and Robert Baker as Charles Denman. The six-episode run caps off with a special behind-the-scenes extra installment that chronicles the making of Seattle Grace: On Call.

Grey’s Anatomy‘s creator and executive producer, Shonda Rhimes, commented: "Our goal with the web series is to expand the Grey’s universe by offering a unique perspective of the various happenings at Seattle Grace, while paralleling some of the same story lines seen on the show. The intent is to put everything fans love about Grey’s into these short, four-minute mini-episodes that have been designed solely for the Internet. We hope our fans will enjoy a new take on the familiar Grey’s world—which will appear exclusively on our website during the time our actual episodes repeat, from November through January."