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    Zach Braff as JD in Scrubs - ABC
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    “Scrubs” Revival Officially in Development at ABC

    Heath AndrewsBy Heath AndrewsDecember 6, 20243 Mins Read
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    Back in 2001, NBC premiered the sitcom “Scrubs.” After nine seasons (eight if you’re a purist), the show ended, but continued to air in reruns and help elevate the careers of Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, and John C. McGinley as tv staples. The continued friendship of Braff and Faison in particular has led to a podcast, commercials, and a consistent “Scrubs” presence of sorts to this day. Rumors have been swirling that series creator Bill Lawrence was keen on doing a reboot, which apparently is true!

    Zach Braff as JD in Scrubs – ABC

    Lawrence has had a large and successful tenure in Hollywood, dating back to his first created program “Spin City.” He would create the aforementioned “Scrubs,” “Clone High,” and “Cougar Town.” More recently, he’s found tremendous success with his exclusive production deal with Apple TV+. Lawrence has been behind “Ted Lasso,” “Shrinking,” and “Bad Monkey” for the streaming platform. It’s because of that exclusivity that the upcoming “Scrubs” revival was in flux. ABC didn’t want to push forward without him, so they had to negotiate with Apple to get Lawrence onboard.

    Writer/director Zach Braff on the set of A GOOD PERSON, a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Credit: Jeong Park / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    Due to his commitments with Apple, Lawrence won’t be serving as the showrunner, but will be developing the revival. They hope to include most of the original cast, as well. Reports indicate Braff, Faison, Chalke, and McGinley are already on board. No word yet on Judy Reyes as Carla, Neil Flynn as the Janitor, and Ken Jenkins as Dr. Kelso. But Lawrence seems keen on brining back the original cast to see where they are in the current lives of their characters, while also introducing a new group of medical interns.

    “Scrubs” fans would note however that this approach was tried previously for the show’s ninth season. It didn’t quite work. Reyes and Flynn didn’t participate in the final season, and the storylines of the new interns didn’t help the ratings. Then again, the series had wrapped on an absolutely stellar finale, so maybe it was too soon to see the continuing adventures of JD and the staff of Sacred Heart. About 15 years later, maybe the time is right to come back around for some more adventures.

    Bill Lawrence interview by AV Club

    “Big chunks of the creative team behind the camera, and most of it from in front of the camera, are all super invested and excited,” Lawrence said before the series was officially greenlit. He tends to reuse a lot of his crew and actors, with many members of the “Spin City” cast guest appearing in “Scrubs” and the same happening with “Cougar Town.” If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.

    “Scrubs” is currently available to stream on Peacock, Disney+ (with Hulu), and Hulu.

    Guess the easy reboot sum up: I get some folks reservations the same way I get others’ excitement. Both just feel like pressure to do something cool/new/good. We’re gonna try. I imagine the world will let us know if it works. #Scrubs

    — Bill Lawrence (@VDOOZER) December 6, 2024

    We’ll let you know what else we hear about this and other news.

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    Heath Andrews

    Heath Andrews has been a student of pop culture ever since he found himself to be the only student in 3rd grade who regularly watched "Get Smart" on Nick-At-Nite. Ever since then he's been engrossed in way too much media with a growing collection of music, books, comics, TV on DVD box sets, and a video game collection that could rival a brick and mortar store. Prior to writing for Nerdbot he's written for Review You, MyAnimeList, and various advertising companies. Since 2016 he's run his own YouTube channel under the moniker of The Critical Android where he livestreams video games and uploads podcasts about pop culture and Frasier.

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