The long-rumored Scrubs reboot is coming closer to reality, as it has officially been placed into development at ABC and 20th Television.
What’s Happening:
- Deadline reports that a deal has been worked out with Warner Bros TV to acquire the services of Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence, who is under an exclusive overall deal there.
- While he won’t serve as the Scrubs reboot’s showrunner, a deal reached will allow him to develop the follow-up.
- Many of the show’s original stars, including Zach Braff (John “J.D.” Dorian), Sarah Chalke (Elliot Reid), Donald Faison (Christopher Turk) and John C. McGinley (Perry Cox), are currently in talks to return.
- Judy Reyes, who left the original series ahead of its final season, is factored into early plans for the reboot to return as no-nonsense nurse Carla Espinosa.
- Reyes currently stars in another 20th Television series, the breakout new drama, High Potential.
- Scrubs, which ran from 2001-2010 on NBC and then ABC, was produced by ABC Studios.
- The series followed medical interns J.D. (Braff), Elliot (Chalke) and Turk (Faison) as well as other personnel at the Sacred Heart Hospital.
- Last month, our own Alex Reif had the chance to talk to Scrubs star John C. McGinley about the potential of a new reboot, in addition to his Hallmark series Holidazed.
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