‘Scrubs' Revival Nabs Series Order at ABC, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke Returning

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Scrubs is officially scrubbing back in.
A long-discussed revival of the 2000s comedy series has landed a series order from ABC, where it's been in development since December 2024 — though series creator Bill Lawrence and members of the cast have talked about reuniting for years before that. Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke, who starred in the original version of the show, have signed on to join series lead Zach Braff in the revival. All three will also be executive producers on the show, which is set to premiere in the 2025-26 season.
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'Scrubs means so very much to me. So excited for the chance to get the band back together,' Lawrence (Shrinking, Ted Lasso) said in a statement.
Scrubs ran for nine seasons from 2001-10, the first seven on NBC and the final two on ABC. The show followed intern John 'JD' Dorian (Braff) as he progressed through his medical career alongside best friend Chris Turk (Faison) and his on-and-off girlfriend and eventual wife Elliot Reid (Chalke). The original series also starred Judy Reyes, John C. McGinley, Neil Flynn and Ken Jenkins.
The revival's logline reads, 'JD and Turk scrub in together for the first time in a long time. 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.'
Lawrence has said for several years that he'd like to revive Scrubs, saying at an ATX Festival session in 2022 that 'If you ever have an excuse to work with people you want to spend time with anyway, run to it.' One complicating factor is that Scrubs comes from Disney's 20th Television (or, more accurately, its predecessor Touchstone TV/ABC Studios), and Lawrence now has an overall deal at Warner Bros. TV. He negotiated a carve-out in that deal to serve as an executive producer on Scrubs, but he won't be the showrunner.
Those duties will go to Tim Hobert and Aseem Batra, both of whom worked as writers and producers on the original series (Batra also guest-starred in a few episodes). They will executive produce with Lawrence, Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer of Lawrence's Doozer Productions, Braff, Faison and Chalke.
The addition of Scrubs also bolsters ABC's comedy roster, which currently only includes Abbott Elementary and the Tim Allen-led Shifting Gears.
Braff is repped by CAA, Range Media partners and attorney Ken Richman; Faison, by UTA and Fuller Law; Chalke, by UTA, Untitled Entertainment and Johnson Shapiro; Hobert, by IAG and Jared Levine; and Batra, by WME and Bruce Gellman of Hansen Jacobson.
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