Scrubs Revival Hits Setback As Key Showrunner Exits

Following its finish with season 9, Scrubs is ready to make a return to ABC within the type of a revival present, which is able to proceed the long-lasting medical-comedy. Nevertheless, whereas the sequel has been picked up as a sequence for the 2025-2026 TV season, manufacturing has simply handled its first setback.

Variety confirms that Scrubs co-showrunner Tim Hobert has formally departed the undertaking, with the commerce citing “artistic variations” because the trigger behind his exit. Aseem Batra will now be the one showrunner, as the 2 co-wrote the pilot for the revival.

Hobert labored on the unique sequence as each a author, consulting producer, co-executive producer, and government producer throughout his time on Scrubs. In response to the commerce, he will likely be retaining his EP title for the primary few installments of the ABC revival.

The Scrubs revival formally started principal images in late September, with manufacturing happening in Vancouver, Canada. On the time of this story’s publication, Hobert hasn’t made any public statements about his exit.

Zach Braff and Donald Faison smile at each other while sitting in the cafeteria in Scrubs — Zach Braff and Donald Faison smile at one another whereas sitting within the cafeteria in Scrubs

The brand new iteration will see the return of Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, and Donald Faison as J.D., Elliot, and Turk, respectively, who’re additionally hooked up as government producers. John C. McGinley (Dr. Cox) and Judy Reyes (Carla) have additionally been introduced to return in recurring capacities.

In response to ABC, the new Scrubs show follows “JD & Turk scrub in collectively for the primary time in an extended time- drugs has modified, interns have modified, however their bromance has stood the check of time.” Viewers can count on “characters new and outdated navigate the waters of Sacred Coronary heart with laughter, coronary heart and a few surprises alongside the way in which.”

A few of the new solid members who’ve been tapped for the sequence embody Joel Kim Booster as Dr. Erik Park, and Vanessa Bayer as Sibby. A number of interns at Sacred Coronary heart have additionally been added, from Ava Bunn as Serena, Jacob Dudman as Asher, David Gridley as Blake, to Amanda Morrow as Dashana, and Layla Mohammadi as Amara.

In the intervening time, Scrubs has not landed a premiere date from ABC.