Kim Raver teased what Grey’s Anatomy fans can expect from the rest of season 22 — and it sounds like even more big surprises are in store.
“A couple of scripts came in [recently] and I was like, ‘Oh, my God.’ It gets messy and it is so Grey’s Anatomy. I just love it so much,” Raver exclusively told Us Weekly before the show’s return on Thursday, January 8.
The actress learned what is to come with the rest of the cast.
“We’re all reading what’s happening [during a table read], and I love it,” she shared. “Some of us are in scrubs, some of us are in our street clothes. Then when we find out the information, it’s a shock and a surprise to all of us. We are like the audience, too, and then we look at each other like, ‘This is really happening.’”
Raver, who has played Teddy since season 6, promised “really great” Grey’s Anatomy story lines — and revealed whether she has any concerns about her character’s fate.
“That’s the life of an actor,” she noted. “It’s really just about trying to be present and doing the work and following the amazing story lines that the writers are given. Especially with how now we’re always having these incredible cliffhangers. No one ever knows.”
Season 22, which premiered in October 2025, picked back up after an explosion in the hospital. Teddy survived and has been navigating some major changes in her life, including her split from husband Owen (Kevin McKidd) and unexpected romance with Cass (Sophia Bush).
Off screen, Raver has gotten the opportunity to direct several episodes of the show — including one coming up later this month.
“I feel so fortunate that I have the incredible Debbie Allen as my mentor and that every time I get to direct another episode, I learn more. I have an incredible crew and this cast is amazing. This particular episode [titled ‘Fortunate Son’] is much more condensed and really follows three of our main characters,” Raver teased. “It’s Meredith and Nick focused — as well as Richard focused. Then Catherine and Bailey, I got to really dive into as well.”
Raver promised that the audience would be “riveted” by what’s to come, adding, “There is a cliffhanger, so I think that that’s going to be really surprising. … I love being able to go every day and be able to tell these stories from a director’s point of view. Each story line leaves us with that quintessential Grey’s Anatomy vibes where you are crying, laughing and the residents are so good. There’s a lot of shenanigans going on with them. It’s a really exciting episode.”
Raver continued: “I feel like every time I direct a new episode of Grey’s, there are more things [I learn] because there’s a different format or a different way to shoot it. But I think maybe my confidence in how I want to tell this story and where I want to put the cameras [has gotten better]. TV moves so fast, so I feel like the more I do, the more comfortable I am with the speed that you need to go through it. I am just getting more and more comfortable with the craft of it, which allows me to then really enjoy the process.”
Grey’s Anatomy returns to ABC Thursday, January 8, at 10 p.m. ET and streams the next day on Hulu.
