'Scrubs' is coming back with a new season – and its original stars
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KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY July 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The gang's getting back together.
After years of teasing and speculation among fans, ABC revealed on July 10 that "Scrubs" will be revived with three of its original stars — Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and Sarah Chalke — as well as series creator Bill Lawrence.
The reboot will debut in the 2025-2026 broadcast TV season, per an ABC news release.
The hospital comedy reboot will see one-time interns JD (Braff) and Turk (Faison) "scrub in together for the first time in a long time," according to the season's logline. "Medicine has changed, interns have changed, but their bromance has stood the test of time. Characters new and old navigate the waters of Sacred Heart with laughter, heart, and some surprises along the way."
"'Scrubs' means so very much to me. So excited for the chance to get the band back together," Lawrence said in a statement.
The beloved comedy debuted with a starring cast consisting of Braff, Faison, Chalke, Neil Flynn (Janitor), Ken Jenkins (Chief of Medicine Dr. Bob Kelso), John C. McGinley (Dr. Perry Cox), and Judy Reyes (nurse Carla Espinosa) on NBC in October 2001.
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"Scrubs" stars Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff and Donald Faison pose for a publicity photo.
The show moved to ABC for Season 8 and was canceled after Season 9 in 2010. By the end of the series, several main cast members had reduced roles as the network shepherded in new actors.
The cast has kept in contact since ABC sunsetted the show. Faison and Braff co-host the "Scrubs" podcast "Fake Doctors, Real Friends" and have also appeared together in T-Mobile ads.
'Scrubs' stars have been teasing a revival for years
In 2022, Braff, Faison, Chalke, McGinley, Lawrence, Judy Reyes, and Neil Flynn all took part in a panel at the ATX TV Festival, where they discussed the possibility of a "Scrubs" reunion.
Faison suggested at the time that a reboot would have to be done as a movie due to the busy schedule of the cast and of Lawrence, who has gone on to produce shows like "Ted Lasso" and "Shrinking."
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From left, Ken Jenkins, Judy Reyes, Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff, Bill Lawrence, Christa Miller, Neil Flynn, Donald Faison and John C. McGinley attend the "Scrubs" reunion during the 2018 Vulture Festival Los Angeles at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Nov. 17, 2018.
"We all would love to work together again," Faison said. "(But) it can't be a full season of a show. It would have to be a movie or something like that."
Braff added that he would be "down" for a reunion if Lawrence is involved. Lawrence then confidently told fans: "We're going to do it. You guys know we're going to do it."
Contributing: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY
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