Meet the New Residents of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 19: Alexis Floyd, Adelaide Kane and More

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Meet the New Residents of 'Grey's Anatomy' Season 19: Alexis Floyd, Adelaide Kane and More

New docs on the block! Grey’s Anatomy will feature a few fresh faces when season 19 premieres this fall — and the residents all have very different backstories. During the season 18 finale, which aired in May, viewers said goodbye to Grey Sloan’s surgical residents following the shutdown on the teaching program. The new season will see the return of the program, but the aspiring doctors who are learning from Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and her peers will be new. On July 19, ABC announced the newest cast member: Alexis Floyd. She will portray first-year surgical resident Simone Griffin, who has a complicated history with the hospital, per Deadline. The Inventing Anna alum, 28, is no stranger to Shonda Rhimes’ TV world, having played Neff on the 2022 miniseries. In fact, Floyd says she welcomes the challenge of coming into the beloved medical drama nearly 20 years after it premiered. “Grey’s Anatomy, like all of Shonda’s canon, is a genre redefining show that remains masterfully committed to diversity, relevancy and vulnerability,” Floyd told Deadline in July. “Joining the cast in its 19th season is an immeasurable honor, and quite simply, it’s gonna be wicked fun.” ABC has since added Niko Terho, Midori Francis, Adelaide Kane and Harry Shum Jr. to the roster of newbie residents. They will play Lucas Adams, Mika Yasuda, Jules Millin and Daniel "Blue" Kwan, respectively. [sendtonews type="float" key="MWdjxRU9DS-2835922-14453"] The teaching program shakeup isn’t the only drama awaiting the Grey Sloan workers when season 19 kicks off. Season 18 ended with multiple OG stars questioning their careers. Chandra Wilson’s Miranda Bailey, for example, stepped down as chief of surgery. James Pickens Jr.’s Richard Webber, for his part, went on a sabbatical after the dismantling of the program, leaving Meredith as the new chief of surgery. While the role is exciting for Meredith, it threw a wrench in the surgeon’s plan to move to Minnesota with Nick (Scott Speedman). The couple’s relationship status is up in the air for now — as is Pompeo’s future as the show’s lead. While the Old School actress signed on for season 19 in January, she has teased the possibility of the drama continuing without her in the future. “We’re going to try to keep it going for the young people, not necessarily with me, but keep it going beyond me,” Pompeo, 52, told Entertainment Tonight in May, noting that “continually trying to reinvent the show is the challenge at this point.” Season 19 of Grey’s Anatomy premieres on ABC Thursday, October 6, at 9 p.m. ET. Scroll down to learn more about the show’s newest residents: [podcast_block]

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Meet the New Residents of 'Grey's Anatomy' Season 19: Alexis Floyd, Adelaide Kane and More

New docs on the block! Grey’s Anatomy will feature a few fresh faces when season 19 premieres this fall — and the residents all have very different backstories. During the season 18 finale, which aired in May, viewers said goodbye to Grey Sloan’s surgical residents following the shutdown on the teaching program. The new season will see the return of the program, but the aspiring doctors who are learning from Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and her peers will be new. On July 19, ABC announced the newest cast member: Alexis Floyd. She will portray first-year surgical resident Simone Griffin, who has a complicated history with the hospital, per Deadline. The Inventing Anna alum, 28, is no stranger to Shonda Rhimes’ TV world, having played Neff on the 2022 miniseries. In fact, Floyd says she welcomes the challenge of coming into the beloved medical drama nearly 20 years after it premiered. “Grey’s Anatomy, like all of Shonda’s canon, is a genre redefining show that remains masterfully committed to diversity, relevancy and vulnerability,” Floyd told Deadline in July. “Joining the cast in its 19th season is an immeasurable honor, and quite simply, it’s gonna be wicked fun.” ABC has since added Niko Terho, Midori Francis, Adelaide Kane and Harry Shum Jr. to the roster of newbie residents. They will play Lucas Adams, Mika Yasuda, Jules Millin and Daniel "Blue" Kwan, respectively. [sendtonews type="float" key="MWdjxRU9DS-2835922-14453"] The teaching program shakeup isn’t the only drama awaiting the Grey Sloan workers when season 19 kicks off. Season 18 ended with multiple OG stars questioning their careers. Chandra Wilson’s Miranda Bailey, for example, stepped down as chief of surgery. James Pickens Jr.’s Richard Webber, for his part, went on a sabbatical after the dismantling of the program, leaving Meredith as the new chief of surgery. While the role is exciting for Meredith, it threw a wrench in the surgeon’s plan to move to Minnesota with Nick (Scott Speedman). The couple’s relationship status is up in the air for now — as is Pompeo’s future as the show’s lead. While the Old School actress signed on for season 19 in January, she has teased the possibility of the drama continuing without her in the future. “We’re going to try to keep it going for the young people, not necessarily with me, but keep it going beyond me,” Pompeo, 52, told Entertainment Tonight in May, noting that “continually trying to reinvent the show is the challenge at this point.” Season 19 of Grey’s Anatomy premieres on ABC Thursday, October 6, at 9 p.m. ET. Scroll down to learn more about the show’s newest residents: [podcast_block]

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Simone Griffin

Floyd’s character, Simone, is described as "funny, whip smart, high achiever with a complicated family dynamic," according to the network. She also has "a painful personal history with the hospital."

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Lucas Adams

Terho’s role as Lucas was announced on July 21. The first-year resident is known as “the charming black sheep of his family,” according to ABC’s character description. “Likable to a fault, he has a great mind, but doesn’t have the grades to match. He’s determined to prove himself as a surgeon, just like many in his family that have come before him, but he will have to stop relying on his people skills and put in the work.”

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Mika Yasuda

The Sex Lives of College Girls actress’ casting as Mika was confirmed on July 22. Francis will portray a woman who is “used to being overlooked and underestimated,” per ABC. Mika finds herself "dealing with overwhelming student loans from med school, but she's scrappy and confident she can make it in the program and rise to the top.”

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Jules Millin

Kane will take on the role of Jules, who was raised by “drug addled artist/hippies and somehow emerged as the only real grown-up in the family,” per the official character description, which was released on July 26. “Because she always had to take care of herself and her parents, Jules can be a little bossy — but her heart is always in the right place. She’s not afraid to break the rules to save a life and sometimes it gets her in trouble.”

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Daniel 'Blue' Kwan

Deadline confirmed on July 27 that the Glee alum will be portraying Blue, the fifth and final new resident. “Blue is generous by nature but competitive to a fault, naturally gifted, and used to winning at everything,” per ABC’s character description. “A family crisis interfered with his career plans and now he’s got a lot to prove.” He is known as a sharp-witted, impatient but brilliant aspiring doctor.