Shonda Rhimes, the creator of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, seems to really enjoy producing medical dramas. Her newest show, Off the Map, will also be premiering on ABC and will be premiering on Wednesday, January 12 at 10:00 p.m.

A few people will remember that Wednesday night at 10:00 p.m. isn't a great slot, and certainly not for a new show.   I believe that Eastwick and Ugly Betty both didn't do well there .  Of course, I'm not suggesting the time slot was the only reason for their ratings.  I guess it's just difficult to premiere a mid-season show at 10:00 p.m.  On the other hand, this is a Shonda Rhimes show, and she certainly has a following of fans on this network.  Off the Map isn't a spin-off of Grey's Anatomy or Private Practice, but there are certainly people who like Rhimes' work and may tune in to see it here.

ABC has released some information about the overall plot of the show.

Executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers ("Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice") and creator Jenna Bans ("Grey's Anatomy") bring to viewers an uplifting medical drama that explores how far one has to go in order to truly heal.

Welcome to "la ciudad de las estrellas" (the city of stars), a tiny town in the South American jungle which has one understaffed, under-stocked medical clinic. That's where idealistic young Dr. Lily Brenner just landed, along with fellow doctors Mina Minard and Tommy Fuller. All of these young doctors are running away from personal demons, but they aren't the only ones with emotional baggage. Take the legendary and enigmatic Ben Keeton, who was the youngest Chief of Surgery at UCLA. He walked away from it all to found the clinic. Together with his right-hand doctor, Otis Cole, the mysterious Dr. Ryan Clark and local doctor Zita Alvarez, he'll teach the newcomers how to save lives in the most challenging environment they've ever worked in -- while taking them on adventures of a lifetime.

In this ensemble drama, six doctors who have lost their way will go to the ends of the earth to try to remember the reasons why they wanted to become doctors in the first place.

"Off the Map" stars Jonathan Castellanos as Charlie, Valerie Cruz as Zitajalehrena Alvarez (Zee), Caroline Dhavernas as Lily Brenner, Jason George as Otis Cole, Zach Gilford as Tommy Fuller, Mamie Gummer as Mina Minard, Martin Henderson as Ben Keeton and Rachelle Lefevre as Ryan Clark.

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