April 23, 2026Updated April 24, 2026, 8:12 a.m. ET
From saving lives to burying our bodies, Kevin McKidd is not at Grey Sloane Memorial Hospital anymore.
The longtime “Grey’s Anatomy” actor, whose departure from the medical drama was introduced in March, has been cast in the upcoming ITV mini-series “The Only Suspect,” the TV community confirmed to USA TODAY in a press launch Thursday, April 23.
The British thriller, McKidd’s first main function since leaving “Grey’s,” tells the story of a person named Alex, who buried a physique throughout a violent storm in the mid-Nineteen Nineties. Alex’s sordid previous comes again to hang-out him when his spouse, Beth, takes on a development challenge that has the potential to show his crime.
“The abandoned railway track where the body was hidden, running behind Alex and Beth’s street, is being transformed into a nature trail, spearheaded by Beth herself,” the present’s logline reads. “What is a triumph for the neighborhood instead threatens catastrophe for Alex.”
McKidd, who visitor starred on the ITV crime drama “Kavanagh QC” early in his profession, mentioned in an announcement that becoming a member of “The Only Suspect” appears like “coming home for me.”
“As an actor, the complex and multilayered role of Alex is exciting to explore,” McKidd mentioned. “I can’t wait to collaborate with [director Farren Blackburn], the whole team at Red Planet Pictures and an amazing ensemble of great British actors.”
McKidd, who performed Dr. Owen Hunt on “Grey’s Anatomy” for almost twenty years, will formally exit the long-running ABC collection, alongside castmate Kim Raver, after the Season 22 finale, the actors confirmed on March 25.
McKidd and Raver’s departures are as a consequence of inventive choices primarily based on a storyline, USA TODAY beforehand discovered, however the door is open for his or her characters returning in the long run.
The present “has been a huge chapter of my life, creatively and personally, and I’m deeply grateful for everything the show has given me over the years,” McKidd mentioned in an announcement to USA TODAY on the time. “I’ve had the privilege of working with an extraordinary group of people throughout that time.”
Contributing: Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY
