Season 10 (Grey's Anatomy)

The tenth season of Grey's Anatomy premiered September 26, 2013 with a two-hour premiere and the finale is scheduled to air May 15, 2014. It is broadcast on Thursday nights at 9 PM on ABC. The season consists of 24 episodes which will air in 2 uninterrupted blocks of 12 episodes each.

Plots

 * During the superstorm, Bailey tells Shane to go find Webber, but he tells Heather to find Webber so he can do scans for Derek. She finds him unconscious in the basement, but gets electrocuted herself. As she falls down, she heavily bumps her head. Shane later finds Heather and Richard, but Heather dies during surgery performed by Derek. Shane feels guilty as he told Heather to go find Webber, while Bailey told him to do it.
 * Callie decides to take a break from her marriage and temporarily moves in with Derek and Meredith, where she helps them take care of their newborn son.
 * Cristina and Owen have sex a couple of times after their break-up, as they're still attracted to each other. To make it easier for them, they decide to both start dating other people.
 * Arizona wants to repair her relationship by going to couples therapy, but Callie leaves her at the therapist's office, telling her to follow therapy on her own for while.
 * As April passes her boards, the interns prepare for and pass their intern exams.
 * Alex's father shows up and Jo thinks Alex should talk to him, causing them to argue. When he shows up a second time, Jo insists on helping him get clean but after Jimmy attacks her Alex steps in.
 * Meredith and Cristina's relationship is tested by a series of arguments.
 * Arizona starts sleeping with Leah.
 * Owen starts a relationship with Dr. Emma Marling.
 * Callie is sued for malpractice.
 * April and Matthew plan their future together.
 * Bailey struggles with OCD.
 * Callie and Arizona decide to give their marriage another shot, making Leah feel uncomfortable around them.
 * When Shane defends her against Meredith, Cristina kisses him and they end up having sex.
 * Richard is finally operating again after months of recovery.
 * Arizona tells april that she wants Callie to stop trying to fix her, as she's happy the way she is now.
 * In the OR, Shane loses it due to his guilt over Heather's death and comes clean to Richard about this.
 * Derek and Callie have a lot of success with their project to construct thought-control prosthetitcs, having the President of the United States show interest and call Derek.
 * Meredith and Cristina resolve their issues, but agree they're growing apart.
 * At April's wedding, Jackson stands up and confesses his love for April.

Main Cast

 * Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
 * Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang
 * Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev
 * Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
 * James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber
 * Sara Ramírez as Dr. Callie Torres
 * Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt
 * Jessica Capshaw as Dr. Arizona Robbins
 * Sarah Drew as Dr. April Kepner
 * Jesse Williams as Dr. Jackson Avery
 * Camilla Luddington as Dr. Jo Wilson
 * Gaius Charles as Dr. Shane Ross
 * Jerrika Hinton as Dr. Stephanie Edwards
 * Tessa Ferrer as Dr. Leah Murphy
 * Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd

Recurring Guest Stars

 * Veronica Cartwright as Lydia Ashford
 * Jason George as Dr. Ben Warren
 * Justin Bruening as Matthew Taylor
 * Bobby Campo as Brian
 * Heather Hemmens as Sasha
 * Debbie Allen as Dr. Catherine Avery
 * Unknown as Bill
 * Tina Majorino as Dr. Heather Brooks
 * James Remar as James Evans
 * Marguerite Moreau as Dr. Emma Marling

Prominent Guest Stars

 * Illeana Douglas as Dr. Alma

Recurring Co-Stars

 * Kate Mines as Nurse Gloria
 * Jennifer Lauren DiBella as Andrea Dibella

Notes and Trivia

 * All series originals have signed a two-year contract with ABC for a ninth and tenth season.
 * Although Grey's Anatomy was only officially renewed on May 10, Shonda Rhimes stated that the writers had been working on the tenth season since May 1.
 * The season will be aired in two uninterrupted runs of twelve episodes each, introducing the mid-season finale.
 * Camilla Luddington, Gaius Charles, Jerrika Hinton, and Tessa Ferrer were promoted to main cast. They were all recurring guest stars in the previous season.
 * The tenth season has 15 regular cast members, the largest number in the show's history.
 * Filming for this season started on July 16.
 * This season features the 200th episode of Grey's Anatomy, which is the fourth one of this season.
 * Shonda Rhimes stated in an interview that she will not be approaching season 10 as last of Grey's.
 * The tenth season is the last one to feature Sandra Oh as a main cast member. In the season finale, Sandra will leave the show, though she stated she'd like to come back for the series finale.
 * Shonda Rhimes revealed on her Twitter page that she will be writing an episode this season. The last episode she wrote for Grey's Anatomy was Flight.