FORT WORTH, Texas — ABC’s new Texas-set “Grey's Anatomy” spinoff will not be filmed in the Lone Star State.

It’s been nearly six months since word broke that ABC was developing the spinoff that will be set at a rural West Texas hospital. At the time, it was unclear if the show would roll cameras under the Texas sun.

Last week, Deadline reported that the spinoff will film in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after failing to receive California tax credits.

The move comes after the spinoff’s tax credit application was denied twice. Most states have a tax credit program to incentive productions to film there, including Texas, which passed a huge bill last year.

While set in Seattle, “Grey’s Anatomy” is filmed in Los Angeles as were the show’s other spinoffs such as “Station 19” and “Private Practice.”

That loyalty to the state is why longtime “Grey's” executive producer Betsy Beers thought the new Texas spinoff would film in the Golden State.

“So recently, when our great partners at ABC applied for the new tax credits this past summer for our new ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ spinoff set in West Texas, we assumed there was a long history of loyalty to the state, fighting to stay here when there were no credits to be had, and the fact the odds were — as they had been with every single show that Shonda (Rhimes) has created or co-created — there would be at least six seasons for a wonderful crew and staff to keep working and to sleep in their beds at night. It was also crucial since the co-creator and showrunner is also running ‘Grey’s,’ and the geographical proximity was key to her ability to doing the job,” Beers said at a recent California State Assembly hearing.

Due to the setback, the series will now release sometime in ABC’s 2027-2028 TV season.

Before, the show was supposed to premiere during midseason 2027, which would have been anytime between January and May. Although, that would have been a tight window since no cast members have been announced for the spinoff yet.

The spinoff, which is currently untitled, is co-created and written by original “Grey’s Anatomy” scribe Shonda Rhimes and Houston native Meg Marinis, who is the current showrunner on the flagship series.

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