‘Scrubs’ creator Bill Lawrence has confirmed that the ‘Scrubs’ Revival will not erase the events of Season 9. ‘Scrubs’ 2.0 will not depict the original series’ medical school transition as one of JD’s dreams.
The ‘Scrubs’ redux will remain faithful to the developments of Season 9, focusing on four new characters, including Eliza Coupe, who appeared in Season 8, while changing direction (and location).
“I thought some of those actors and actresses were really starting to find their footing. Kerry Bishé, [Michael] Mosley, Dave Franco… they’re all still working for a reason. They’re all very good,” ‘Scrubs’ mastermind Bill Lawrence tells TVLine. “I’m not against seeing those people [again], and I think it would be fun to have one of them zip by, but that spinoff, if you remember, was supposed to be a med school, and those people that were going through it would then go off into the world and land as physicians in places here, there, everywhere. What I think we will really be focusing on is a place where some of our core regulars” — AKA the OGs — “still work as physicians. And who are the new interns or residents at that hospital?”
In the first episode of Season 9, JD revealed that the hospital was destroyed — and in real life, North Hollywood Medical Center, where ‘Scrubs’ filmed until Season 8, had also been torn down: “I drove by there two days ago, and it’s beautiful condos now. I actually know somebody that lives there now. Cool buildings!”
The impetus for returning to the world of ‘Scrubs,’ Lawrence says, is to see if J.D.’s life turned out the way he expected: “I wonder if J.D.’s dreams,” as envisioned in the Season 8 finale, “all really did come true. That, to us, is interesting.”
