Karla Souza has been cast as one of the leads in ABC’s planned Grey’s Anatomy spinoff set in West Texas. Her character, Dr. Carolina “Lina” Hall, runs a medical center in a small rural town and is portrayed as cynical and troubled by the past.
The untitled drama follows a medical team serving a remote community where patients have few nearby alternatives for care. ABC announced the series in May for the 2026-2027 broadcast season, but the project was subsequently moved to 2027-2028 after failing to secure a California television tax credit.
Souza’s casting brings her back to ABC and Shondaland. She previously starred in the Emmy-winning ABC series How to Get Away With Murder as Laurel Castillo and in the ABC sitcom Home Economics, which aired for three seasons. Her other credits include the Netflix film Day Shift, the series 56 Days and the Amazon film La Caida, for which she won an International Emmy Award. She also appeared in the Mexican films ¿Qué culpa tiene el niño?, Nosotros los Nobles and Instructions Not Included. Souza is represented by Gersh, Untitled and Gang Tyre.
Shonda Rhimes and Meg Marinis are co-creators and executive producers of the spinoff. Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo is also an executive producer, along with Betsy Beers. 20th Television and Shondaland produce the series.
The West Texas project will now be the third spinoff of Grey’s Anatomy. ABC previously aired Private Practice and Station 19, which ran for six seasons and seven seasons, respectively. In 2018, the network also aired the digital series Grey’s Anatomy: B-Team on ABC.com.