Station 19


Station 19 is an American action and procedural drama television series created by Stacy McKee that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company on March 22, 2018. It is the second spin-off of Grey's Anatomy. Set in Seattle, the series focuses on the lives of the men and women at Seattle Fire Station 19. The main cast includes Jaina Lee Ortiz, Jason George, Grey Damon, Barrett Doss, Alberto Frezza, Jay Hayden, Okieriete Onaodowan, Danielle Savre, Miguel Sandoval, Boris Kodjoe, Stefania Spampinato, Carlos Miranda, Josh Randall, Merle Dandridge, and Pat Healy.
McKee, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, and Paris Barclay served as executive producers on the series. It was produced by Shondaland, with McKee serving as the showrunner for its first 2 seasons. She was later replaced by Krista Vernoff, who was the showrunner from season 3 onwards.
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 took place in Los Angeles. In January 2022, the series was renewed for a sixth season, which premiered on October 6, 2022. In April 2023, the series was renewed for a seventh season. In December 2023, it was announced that the seventh season would be its final season. The seventh and final season premiered on March 14, 2024. Station 19 concluded on May 30, 2024, after seven seasons and 105 episodes.

Premise

The series follows a group of firefighters from the Seattle 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.

Cast and characters

Main

; Cast notes:
  • 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. 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 former anesthesiologist-turned-surgical-resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. He is married to Miranda Bailey, a surgeon at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital, whom he met in season 6 of Grey's Anatomy as an anesthesiologist. He tends to break rules in pursuit of saving lives.
  • 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. 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.
  • Alberto Frezza as Ryan Tanner : A police officer at Seattle 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.
  • 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, D.C. with Vic in the final episode to help her run Crisis One.
  • Okieriete Onaodowan as Dean Miller : A charismatic firefighter at Station 19. 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.
  • Miguel Sandoval as Pruitt Herrera : 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.
  • Boris Kodjoe as Robert Sullivan : 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 reconnect. Sullivan suffers from complex regional pain syndrome. In the season 2 finale and season 3, he becomes Andy's new love interest.
  • Stefania Spampinato as Dr. Carina DeLuca : An Italian OB/GYN Attending at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and Maya's wife. They have 3 kids together. She is Andrew De Luca's older sister.
  • Carlos Miranda as Teodoro “Theo” Ruiz : 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.
  • Josh Randall as Fire Captain Sean Beckett : 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.
  • Merle Dandridge as Fire Chief Natasha Ross : 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.
  • Pat Healy as Fire Chief Michael Dixon : 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.

    Recurring

  • Marla Gibbs as Edith : A feisty retirement home retiree who sets up Travis with her grandson, Grant.
  • Brett Tucker as Fire Chief Lucas Ripley : The Fire Chief for Seattle Fire Department who was engaged to Vic. He dies after a fire and leaves behind his friends and colleagues at the Seattle Fire Department.
  • Brenda Song as JJ : A music reviewer who Dean saves from a fire and later begins to date. In season three, she has a baby with Dean, but she left as she feels incompetent in motherhood.
  • Sterling Sulieman as Grant : The sous chef grandson of Edith who she sets up with Travis.
  • Dermot Mulroney as Greg Tanner : Ryan's father.
  • Birgundi Baker as Yemi Miller, Dean's sister in law school.
  • Rigo Sanchez as Rigo Vasquez : 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 : Rigo's wife. She had a toxic sexual relationship with Jack.
  • Lachlan Buchanan as Emmett Dixon : A probationary 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 : An elderly woman who becomes a maternal figure for Gibson. She takes in Inara and Marcus.
  • Colleen Foy as Inara : A friend of Jack after he rescued her and her son from an abusive husband.
  • Ansel Sluyter-Obidos as Marcus : Inara's son who is deaf. He communicates with people through ASL.
  • Robert Curtis Brown as Paul Montgomery : Travis' closeted dad. He was also portrayed by Kenneth Meseroll in season 3 and one episode of season 4.
  • Jeanne Sakata as Nari Montgomery : Travis’ mom.
  • Lindsey Gort as Ingrid Saunders : 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 : The Fire Captain of Station 23 who is injured in the explosion which killed Dean.
  • Natasha Ward as Deja Duval : A probie firefighter at Station 23 that Andy is mentoring as she's the only other woman there.
  • Barbara Eve Harris as Ifeya Miller : Dean's mom who is very controlling and insensitive to her son's wishes.
  • Jeffrey D. Sams as Bill Miller : Dean's dad.
  • Jennifer Jalene as Luisa Berrol : Andy's lawyer after her assault.
  • Rob Heaps as Eli Stern : Travis’ campaign manager when he runs for mayor.
  • Emerson Brooks as Robel Osman : The new mayor of Seattle.
  • Tricia O’Kelley as Kitty Dixon : Dixon’s wife and Emmett's mother, she is an alcoholic.
  • Kiele Sanchez as Kate Powell : An old friend of Ruiz from him and Michael's old station.