Scrubs creator says reboot of the show with original cast is ‘definitely happening’

‘We all feel like we do have stories to tell’

Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence has revealed the sitcom’s stars could reunite within the next “six months to a year” because they have “stories to tell.”

After more than 14 years away from our screens, the much-loved US show could be making a return.

Scrubs ran for nine series from 2001 to 2010, but Lawrence has said he and the cast still reckon there are some stories left to tell.

He told the Independent that they have been “talking about” a reunion, and have “really started to entertain the idea about getting the band back together because we all feel like we do have stories to tell.”

Lawrence continued: “People in the medical community are heroes right now. They certainly aren’t doing it for the money! It’s been a crazy rough time, so I would not be surprised if we figure something out in the next six months to a year.”

The hospital-based sitcom followed the lives of the employees working at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital, as they worked their way up from interns to doctors.

Zach Braff starred as main character John ‘J.D.’ Dorian, who provided the narration and whose daydreams often gave way to surreal alternative realities that the series became famous for.

The rest of the cast was made up of his love interest Sarah Chalke (Elliot Reid), best friend Donald Faison (Chris Turk), Judy Reyes (Chris’s wife Carla Espinosa), John McGinley (Perry Cox), Ken Jenkins (Bob Kelso) and Christa Miller (Perry’s ex-wife Jordan Sullivan).

During its run, Scrubs also featured some pretty impressive cameos from the likes of Michael J. Fox and Colin Farrell.

The series was loved by the public and critics alike, and received 17 Emmy nominations during its run, winning two.

The likes of Braff and Faison have both previously said they’d be up for an on-screen reunion. When asked back in 2017 about the show returning, Braff said he’d “do it”, whilst Faison said: “We all want a reboot and want to work together again.”

However, he said he didn’t think it could be a full season, and would have to be “a movie or something we could shoot in a few months.”

Whilst there have previously been rumours of the cast reuniting for a Scrubs film, Lawrence told the Independent this wouldn’t be happening.

He said: “I’m not going to do a movie. That sounds like a lot of work!”

Watch this space then, Scrubs fans!