When will Greys Anatomy Leave Netflix?
With season 17 of Greys Anatomy now on Netflix in the United States and the show back in the US top 10s, you may be wondering if and when Greys Anatomy will be leaving the service. Lets take a look. As weve covered over multiple years, Netflix US gets regular updates of Greys Anatomy with new seasons arriving around a month after the show wraps up. Thats been the case for years now with the show streaming since at least 2014. Before we look into when Greys leaves, perhaps its worth looking back at why and how Greys Anatomy is on Netflix. Long before Disney+, Netflix used to license television series from ABC although thats very rare nowadays (unless the title is owned by another distributor like Sony does with The Good Doctor for example). These contracts would be struck on a per-show basis and typically last the entire length of a shows lifetime and then a few years before departing. With Greys Anatomy, because the show is still running, its still covered by this contract and will continue being so until the show ends. There have been rumors the show will depart before this contract wouldve typically ended. A report back from 2019 stated that Greys Anatomy was going to be clawed back soon to head to Disneys streaming service. Of course, that hasnt come to fruition. One other quick point is that Shonda Rhimes (who created Greys Anatomy) now works with Netflix under an overall deal. That may likely have some part to play in the future. Well, that answer is still up in the air because, as we mentioned, its all to do with when the show comes to a close. Currently, the show is renewed through to the end of season 18. If the show finished next year, itd then leave Netflix in either 2024 or 2026. If the show is renewed again, it will be pushed back a year. Its also worth noting that Private Practice rejoined Netflix in December 2019 and we suspect that may depart come the end of 2021 so do watch that if you havent done so already. Let us know in the comments.