Greys Anatomy fans have already been waiting over a month for new episodes of the 17th season. However, it seems like the mid-season break will be continuing for a while longer yet. Heres everything you need to know about when it will be returning to ABC and what to expect from episode seven.

Episode six aired back on December 17 before the show went on its mid-season break.

Many viewers thought the show would be coming back in January 2021 like in previous seasons.

However, it has been revealed the break is actually lasting much longer this year.

The seventh episode will only be released on ABC on Thursday, March 4.

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Showrunner Krista Vernoff confirmed to Deadline this long break was due to fewer episodes in season 17.

She said: The show isnt back until, I think, March.

But thats because we just have a reduced number of episodes this year because of how late we came back to production.

As well as this, the future of the season has been put in jeopardy by the rising rates of Covid-19 around the world.

What will happen in Grey's Anatomy season 17, episode 7?

No synopsis details have been confirmed for episode seven yet but there are some hints about where the story will go next.

This is because it is likely to pick up on the worrying status of Meredith Grey (played by Ellen Pompeo) who is currently in a coma.

Viewers will know she has been struggling with Covid in the show for many episodes now, which has led her to escape into a dream world.

Here, she has seen previous characters who have died, including Patrick Dempseys McDreamy and TR Knights George O'Malley.

Fans are hopeful the next episode may even feature more familiar characters making their return.

Speaking to Variety back in December, Vernoff teased this may be on the cards at some point.

She explained: We all have hopes, but we dont have anything new to report yet.

Viewers will just have to wait until the series returns to find out what this could mean.

Greys Anatomy season 17, episode 7 will be released on March 4 on ABC.

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