Gang’s all here! “Scrubs” is returning to ABC primetime and On The Red Carpet’s Ashley Mackey visited the set in Vancouver, British Columbia to get some inside scoop.
The original ended on ABC 16 years ago. But Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke are all returning to Sacred Heart.
“(JD) is older and wiser. He’s got a couple of kids and he’s now going to be set up to be the teacher, to be a great teacher to these young interns,” Braff said.
When asked why this is the right time to return, Faison had a very simple answer.
“Because the fans want it! And we’re all ready to do it again too,” he said. “When ‘Scrubs’ ended, we all went and did a bunch of different things. But nothing was ever like what it was here, you know what I mean?”
“I think it’s a time when everybody needs to laugh. And I think ‘Scrubs,’ one of my favorite things about it in the original form was that even though, you know, it’s a comedy, it always felt so real. And I think our goal was to make people really feel something,” Chalke added.
Other returning castmates include Judy Reyes, John C. McGinley and Phil Lewis, who was thrilled to get that call.
“It’s just been amazing. I’m so glad that I’m a part of this family. And that’s really what we are. We’re one big family here, and we’re having a great time,” he said.
Joining the family is Vanessa Bayer, who plays Sibi, the head of the wellness program.
“I’m a fan of the show, and it is such a beloved show. So it’s so fun to come in knowing that people already, like, love the show so much, and to be a part of something that I’ve always been a fan of is just really exciting,” Bayer explained.
The new season of “Scrubs” premieres February 25 on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
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