SCRUBS Reboot in Early Development at ABC With Returning Series Creator Bill Lawrence
Bill Lawrence is officially developing a reboot of his beloved sitcom Scrubs at ABC. The series creator is working on a new iteration of the series via 20th Television. The original series was produced by ABC Studios, which was recently absorbed into 20th TV as part of a restructuring undertaken by parent company Disney.
Lawrence remains under his overall deal at Warner Bros. Television, with that studio allowing Lawrence to work with his former studio partners on Scrubs.
According to Variety, Lawrence will not serve as showrunner on the new Scrubs should the project go to series. At this time, no other deals are in place and no cast members are yet attached, though it is expected that some of the original stars will end up signing on.
Scrubs originally aired on NBC for its first seven seasons from 2001-2008, followed by two seasons at ABC from 2009-2010.
The single-cam comedy took place at Sacred Heart Hospital and followed the interns, doctors, nurses, and the Janitor through their day-to-day lives at the hospital. The cast included Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley, and Neil Flynn.
I look forward to seeing Scrubs return. Will you watch the rebooted series?