Grey's Anatomy: Season 18

2021 · 20 episodes · ★ 8.4

What Season 18 of Grey's Anatomy

The season opens with Grey Sloan Memorial in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. The doctors must face new problems, from staff shortages to blood shortages, while Bailey looks to hire doctors and Richard tries to train a new group of residents using the learning method he has proposed. Meanwhile, Meredith is considering a major change in her life, and her decisions weigh on the entire team. Around her, Link, Jo, Owen, Amelia and Nick grapple with their own tensions between work and personal relationships.

20episodes

Sep 30, 2021premiered

May 26, 2022latest episode

14.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 18 Episodes

18x01 Here Comes the Sun (II)
Sep 30, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.7
As the city of Seattle revels at the Phoenix Fair celebrating the city’s rebirth post-COVID, the Grey Sloan doctors treat a patient who encounters illegal fireworks. Meanwhile, Bailey has her sights set on hiring new doctors, but she’s having trouble finding viable options. Owen and Teddy attempt to take the next step in their engagement, and Meredith has a surprising opportunity when she meets a dynamic doctor from her mother‘s past.The crossover starts on Station 19 S05E01 Phoenix from the Flame (I).
Directing: Debbie Allen · Writing: Meg Marinis · Starring: Richard Flood, Alex Landi, Jaicy Elliot, Barbara Lee Bragg
18x02 Some Kind of Tomorrow
Oct 7, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.6
Meredith seeks advice from Amelia. Meanwhile, Richard is reenergized as he takes teaching to a new level at the hospital, and Winston treats a patient suffering from kidney failure.
Directing: Kevin McKidd · Writing: Felicia Pride · Starring: Richard Flood, Jaicy Elliot, Juliette Myers, Robert I. Mesa
18x03 Hotter than Hell
Oct 14, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Seattle’s favorite redhead returns and graces the Grey Sloan halls with her experience and expertise as she attempts to help Richard teach the newest crop of residents. Meanwhile, Meredith has a decision to make, and Link confides in Teddy.
Directing: Chandra Wilson · Writing: Jamie Denbo · Starring: Jason George, Richard Flood, Kate Walsh, Jaicy Elliot
18x04 With a Little Help from My Friends
Oct 21, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Richard recruits Meredith and Bailey to help him launch a new program. Meanwhile, Addison’s patient has complications from a procedure, and Jo helps a woman who goes into premature labor.
Directing: Michael W. Watkins · Writing: Jess Righthand · Starring: Richard Flood, Kate Walsh, Stefania Spampinato, Alex Landi
18x05 Bottle Up and Explode!
Nov 11, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.7
The Grey Sloan doctors spring into action after an explosion rocks Seattle, with the incoming trauma hitting close to home. Owen experiences PTSD after he hears the explosion, while his sister Megan enlists help from Winston and Hayes in confidence. In Minnesota, Meredith and Amelia meet up with a familiar face who assists in their study.The crossover starts on Station 19 S05E05 Things We Lost in the Fire (I).
Directing: Lindsay Cohen · Writing: Kiley Donovan, Beto Skubs · Starring: Jason George, Richard Flood, Greg Germann, Stefania Spampinato
18x06 Every Day Is a Holiday (With You)
Nov 18, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
It's Thanksgiving, and while Meredith faces travel complications due to the weather, Nick steps in to help in more ways than one; Richard and Bailey seek out emergency surgeries; Amelia and Link reconnect.
Directing: Tony Phelan · Writing: Meg Marinis · Starring: Richard Flood, Alex Landi, Chiquita Fuller, Reggie Watkins
18x07 Today Was a Fairytale
Dec 9, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
Dr. Hamilton takes his frustrations out on Meredith, so Nick gives her a chance to blow off steam by scrubbing in on a surgery. Back in Seattle, Link and Jo take their kids to a fairytale theater performance that goes wrong. Bailey and Dr. Lin attend a recruitment fair in hopes of attracting more doctors to Grey Sloan but find themselves ill-prepared.
Directing: Debbie Allen · Writing: Julie Wong · Starring: Richard Flood, Isaiah Mustafa, Dara Reneé, Lynn Chen
18x08 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Mid-Season Finale
Dec 16, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.7
The doctors celebrate the holidays; Hamilton and Meredith prepare for a milestone on their project; Link wants to spend the holiday with Amelia and Scout as a family; Schmitt is faced with a difficult decision during surgery.
Directing: Michael W. Watkins · Writing: Jase Miles-Perez · Starring: Jason George, Richard Flood, Stefania Spampinato, Jaicy Elliot
18x09 No Time to Die
Feb 24, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 8.6
The Grey Sloan Memorial doctors grapple with the aftermath of the car crash that involved some of their own; Meredith works to save Dr. Hamilton's life. Levi is impacted from his latest loss.
Directing: Linda Klein · Writing: Krista Vernoff · Starring: Richard Flood, Alex Landi, Jaicy Elliot, Nikhil Shukla
18x10 Living in a House Divided
Mar 3, 2022 · 42 min · ★ 8.5
Schmitt must face the Morbidity and Mortality conference. Meanwhile, Meredith convinces Nick to scrub in on a surgery in Seattle, and Jo faces her feelings.
Directing: Allison Liddi-Brown · Writing: Jamie Denbo · Starring: Richard Flood, Stefania Spampinato, Alex Landi, Jaicy Elliot
18x11 Legacy
Mar 10, 2022 · 44 min · ★ 7.8
While Meredith, Amelia and the team prepare for Dr. Hamilton’s long-awaited, groundbreaking surgery, Bailey receives an unexpected offer. Owen’s impatience makes him a difficult physical therapy patient, forcing Link to intervene. In Minnesota, Nick makes a liver transplant a teaching moment.
Directing: Kevin McKidd · Writing: Mark Driscoll · Starring: Greg Germann, Jaicy Elliot, J. Mallory McCree, JoNell Kennedy
18x12 The Makings of You
Mar 17, 2022 · 42 min · ★ 7.9
Nick whisks Meredith away to his Minnesota cabin for a romantic weekend, leaving Winston and Maggie to care for Meredith’s children. Meanwhile, Amelia and Kai grow closer.
Directing: Debbie Allen · Writing: Felicia Pride · Starring: Kate Burton, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Anna Grace Barlow, Gabe Gibbs
18x13 Put the Squeeze on Me
Mar 24, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
While Richard ponders his surgical abilities, Jo is charmed by her patient’s brother. Elsewhere, Megan makes sure Teddy and Owen talk out their differences, and a pet python causes an uproar.
Directing: Allison Liddi-Brown · Writing: Julie Wong · Starring: Jason George, Jaicy Elliot, Skylar Astin, Tessa Hope Slovis
18x14 Road Trippin'
Mar 31, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 8.6
Tensions at Grey Sloan Memorial rise as the effects of the physician shortage begin to show. Meanwhile, Meredith struggles to step away from work as she spends a sick day at home with Zola, and the hospital receives an unexpected visitor.
Directing: Linda Klein · Writing: Beto Skubs · Starring: Jaicy Elliot, Rome Flynn, Brandee Steger, Eduardo Muniz
18x15 Put It to the Test
Apr 7, 2022 · 42 min · ★ 9.0
Bailey is on edge when an accreditation council stops by Grey Sloan to review the residency program, while Richard sets an assessment of his own for the same day. Meanwhile, Nick returns to Seattle to perform a first-of-its-kind operation with Meredith.
Directing: Kevin McKidd · Writing: Zoanne Clack · Starring: Jaicy Elliot, Dahlia Salem, Dawnn Lewis, MaryLynn Suchan
18x16 Should I Stay or Should I Go?
May 5, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Bailey faces an unhappy Catherine who is facing audits for several of her Foundation hospitals. Meanwhile, Addison is back at Grey Sloan; tensions rise between Meredith and Richard, and Owen returns to work.
Directing: Michael W. Watkins · Writing: Jase Miles-Perez, Jess Righthand · Starring: Kate Walsh, Alex Landi, Jaicy Elliot, Meryl Hathaway
18x17 I'll Cover You
May 12, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 8.9
A former patient of Link’s, Simon, is in the ER with his pregnant wife; and Bailey receives an offer from Nick.
Directing: Debbie Allen · Writing: Kiley Donovan, Emily Culver · Starring: Jaicy Elliot, Bianca A. Santos, Cedric Sanders, Amy Kersten
18x18 Stronger Than Hate
May 19, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
A dinner party is thrown at the sister house in Nick's honor. Meanwhile, Grey Sloan Memorial receives a victim of a brutal hate crime.
Directing: Chandra Wilson · Writing: Julie Wong · Starring: Alex Landi, Bokhee An, Dana Lee, Rasta Thomas
18x19 Out for Blood
May 26, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 9.1
Due to a blood shortage, Grey Sloan Memorial is setting up a voluntary donation center. Meanwhile, Nick asks Meredith for help with his patient and Winston is hung up on his relationship with his brother.
Directing: Kevin McKidd · Writing: Meg Marinis · Starring: Jason George, Jaicy Elliot, Lea Coco, Payton Silver
18x20 You Are the Blood Season Finale
May 26, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
The blood shortage at Grey Sloan Memorial continues. Meanwhile, Meredith makes a risky decision regarding a patient, and Owen’s actions to help his fellow veterans come to light.
Directing: Debbie Allen · Writing: Krista Vernoff · Starring: Jason George, Jesse Williams, Sarah Drew, Alex Landi