‘Scrubs’ Season 10 Officially Approved by ABC — Find Out Who’s Returning to the Cast

ABC has given the green light for a tenth season of Scrubs, bringing back some of the most loved faces from the show. Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and Sarah Chalke will all return as regulars. Bill Lawrence, the creator of the original series, is coming back as an executive producer. Tim Hobert and Aseem Batra will take charge as showrunners, while Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer also join the team as executive producers.

Lawrence expressed his excitement about the revival in a statement, saying, “Scrubs means so very much to me. So excited for the chance to get the band back together.”

The new season is planned for the 2025-26 TV schedule. The story will reunite JD and Turk as they work side-by-side again after many years. Even though the hospital and the interns have changed over time, their strong friendship remains at the heart of the show. The season will mix old favorites with new characters, offering the same humor and heart fans remember, plus some surprises.

Scrubs first aired on NBC in 2001. It followed Dr. John Dorian, known as JD, through his journey from being a rookie intern to a seasoned doctor at Sacred Heart Hospital. After seven seasons, NBC decided not to continue, but ABC picked up the show. The eighth season was supposed to be the final one, but ABC surprised fans by renewing it for a ninth season, called Med School. That season brought fresh faces and a new narrator, Lucy Bennett, played by Kerry Bishé.

The original cast was made up of Zach Braff as JD, Donald Faison as Turk, Sarah Chalke as Elliot, Judy Reyes as Carla, John C. McGinley as Dr. Cox, Neil Flynn as The Janitor, and Ken Jenkins as Kelso. Fans also loved recurring characters like Christa Miller (Jordan), Robert Maschio (The Todd), and the late Sam Lloyd (Ted). The ninth season introduced actors like Kerry Bishé, Michael Mosley, Dave Franco, and Eliza Coupe.

Bill Lawrence shared with TVLine that one of the goals for this revival is to show where all the original characters are now. He admitted that losing Sam Lloyd, who passed away in 2020, is a big loss. “The only bummer [about doing the revival], obviously, is that Sam Lloyd was such a huge part of the show,” he said. But fans can look forward to seeing most of the old crew return.

Zach Braff has talked about how the new season will keep the mix of humor and heart but show a JD who has been worn down by working in medicine for 15 years. Lawrence joked about the actors getting older, saying, “The hardest part is that Zach and Donald have aged… If I saw two guys in their late 40s/early 50s doing ‘World’s Most Giant Doctor,’ and carrying each other around all the time, I would go, ‘What the f–k is going on,’ you know?” Instead, the show will take a funny but honest look at how the world of medicine has changed and how the characters deal with it while still staying hopeful.

Lawrence also revealed that the characters were inspired by real people. The original JD was based on Dr. Jonathan Doris, who still works as a cardiologist and heart surgeon in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the real-life Elliot, Dr. Dolly Klock, left medicine to focus on education for kids and teens. “To look at how the system not only changed, but how it has beaten some of these people down, and how they retain their optimism with a new wave of young characters, has really been fun,” Lawrence said.

The Scrubs revival is clearly designed to bring back the magic of the original while adding new stories and characters to keep things fresh. This update comes from official announcements and interviews with Bill Lawrence, Zach Braff, and other members of the creative team.

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