22-05-2025
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Zach Braff Returns For ABC's 'Scrubs' Reboot
Dr. John Dorian is returning to Sacred Heart Hospital once again, as actor Zach Braff has signed on for the Scrubs reboot currently in development at ABC.
First reported to be in early development back in December, the Scrubs reboot will see the return of original series creator Bill Lawrence, although he will not be the showrunner this time around, instead serving as its executive producer.
Braff is the first member of the show's original cast to join the reboot, reprising his role as Dorian (aka J.D.), who was both the original 2001 series' central character and narrator. The show also starred Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes, John C. McGinley and Ken Jenkins as Christopher Turk, Elliot Reid, Carla Espinosa, Perry Cox and Bob Kelso, respectively.
Lawrence, Braff and other members of the show's cast had expressed their interest in reuniting for years, after the show ended its nine-season run in 2010. 'We're gonna do it, you guys know,' said Lawrence during the show's reunion panel at the ATX TV Festival 2022. 'If you ever have an excuse to work with people you want to spend time with anyway, run to it.'
Braff also previously spoke on his interest in returning for a Scrubs reboot in an interview with Variety, saying: 'The idea of getting back together with my friends and doing like 10 or 12 episodes of maybe one or two seasons, and just laughing with everyone? That sounds like a dream.'
No release window or other plot details of ABC's Scrubs reboot have been revealed as of yet. The original series premiered in 2001 on NBC, airing for seven seasons before its cancellation, with the show then renewed by ABC for two additional seasons, with its ninth season serving as a spin-off titled Scrubs: Med School .
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