SEASON PREMIERE

A FREAK ICE STORM NOT ONLY BRINGS TRAUMA PATIENTS TO SEATTLE GRACE, IT BRINGS A MYSTERIOUS MILITARY DOCTOR AS WELL, AND MEREDITH AND DEREK BEGIN LIFE AFTER "HAPPILY EVER AFTER," ON THE TWO-HOUR SEASON PREMIERE OF ABC'S "GREY'S ANATOMY"

Kevin McKidd ("Rome," "Made of Honor") Guest Stars as Major Owen Hunt

Bernadette Peters, Kathy Baker and Mariette Hartley Guest Star

"Dream a Little Dream of Me" � On the two-hour season premiere of "Grey's Anatomy," Meredith and Derek learn that "happily ever after" isn't easy, a military doctor who brings in a trauma patient catches Cristina's eye, and the Chief and his staff reel at the news that Seattle Grace is no longer nationally ranked as a top-tier teaching hospital, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network

"Grey's Anatomy" stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Katherine Heigl as Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, T.R. Knight as George O'Malley, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Eric Dane as Mark Sloan, Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey and Brooke Smith as Erica Hahn.

Guest starring Kevin McKidd as Owen, Mariette Hartley as Betty, Lauren Stamile as Rose, Cliff DeYoung as Phil, John Getz as Michael, with Bernadette Peters as Sarabeth and Kathy Baker as Anna.

"Dream a Little Dream of Me" was written by Shonda Rhimes and directed by Rob Corn.

"Grey's Anatomy" was created and is executive produced by Shonda Rhimes ("Introducing Dorothy Dandridge"). Betsy Beers ("Casanova"), Mark Gordon ("Saving Private Ryan"), Krista Vernoff ("Law & Order"), Rob Corn ("Chicago Hope"), Mark Wilding ("Jake: 2.0") and Allan Heinberg ("The O.C.) are executive producers. The series is an ABC Studios production.

"Grey's Anatomy" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP. This program carries a TV-14 parental guideline.

This episode of "Grey's Anatomy" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.