{"id":2053841,"date":"2025-09-27T10:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2053841"},"modified":"2025-09-27T10:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:14:16","slug":"the-latest-scrubs-revival-update-is-great-but-now-im-wondering-more-than-ever-whats-happening-with-two-characters-from-the-original-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-latest-scrubs-revival-update-is-great-but-now-im-wondering-more-than-ever-whats-happening-with-two-characters-from-the-original-show\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest Scrubs Revival Update Is Great, But Now I\u2019m Wondering More Than Ever What\u2019s Happening With Two Characters From The Original Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: NBC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Scrubs<\/em> ranks as one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/100-best-tv-sitcoms-of-all-time-ranked\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:best sitcoms of all time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">best sitcoms of all time<\/a>, so there\u2019s no shortage of people, myself include, who are excited about the revival airing on ABC next year. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/long-discussed-scrubs-reboot-just-194803878.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Series creator Bill Lawrence signed on;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Series creator Bill Lawrence signed on<\/a> to develop <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/stoked-scrubs-coming-back-everything-found-about-series-return\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Scrubs 2.0 (not the official title);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Scrubs 2.0<\/em> (not the official title)<\/a> last December, and less than a week ago, he shared that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/scrubs-creator-gave-two-updates-174717476.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:filming will begin in October;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">filming will begin in October<\/a>. Ahead of that production start date, there\u2019a a new update that I\u2019m pleased about, yet it also leads me to wonder about what\u2019s happening with two of the original show\u2019s leading characters.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">There\u2019s A Photo From The First Scrubs Revival Table Read<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After it was announced that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/scrubs-reboot-set-first-returning-222150101.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zach Braff would reprise JD;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Zach Braff would reprise JD<\/a> in the <em>Scrubs<\/em> revival, we learned that Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes and John C. McGinley will also be back to respectively play Turk, Elliot and Dr. Cox. Now we have these five, along with Bill Lawrence, back together in a photograph taken from the first <em>Scrubs 2.0<\/em> table read:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Scrubs table read group photo with Bill Lawrence, Zach Braffl, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes and John C. McGinley\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LjahtqE4ylfBgj7m3KWOaQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/3cb6a6c624141fcef67f10a2cbec6678\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Disney\/John Fleenor<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It does my heart good to see these familiar faces that entertained viewers on NBC for the first seven seasons of <em>Scrubs<\/em>, then on ABC for the final two seasons. Braff, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/im-officially-on-board-scrubs-reboot-latest-casting-announcement-but-im-waiting-updates-2-more-actors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Faison and Chalke will be series regulars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Faison and Chalke will be series regulars<\/a>, and Reyes and McGinley will be recurring guest stars. The photo was accompanied by the previously-released synopsis:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">JD and Turk scrub in together for the first time in a long time: Medicine has changed; interns have changed; but their bromance has stood the test of time. Characters new and old navigate the waters of Sacred Heart with laughter, heart and some surprises along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This ties nicely back to Bill Lawrence\u2019s previous comments about how <em>Scrubs 2.0<\/em> will explore <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/jd-life-now-zach-braff-121532406.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:what it\u2019s like to be an older doctor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">what it\u2019s like to be an older doctor<\/a> and that this revival <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/scrubs-creator-uses-old-zach-194648958.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:can\u2019t just be a repeat of the original show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">can\u2019t just be a repeat of the original show<\/a>. Lawrence won\u2019t be as hands-on with the new <em>Scrubs<\/em> given his busy schedule handling Warner Bros.Televsion-produced shows that can be streamed with an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/streaming-news\/apple-tv-subscription-the-plan-the-price-and-whats-included\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple TV+ subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Apple TV+ subscription<\/a>, like <em>Ted Lasso<\/em>, <em>Shrinking<\/em> and <em>Bad Monkey<\/em>. Instead fellow executive producers Tim Hobert and Aseem Batra are the showrunners. Jeff Ingold and Lisa Katzer from Lawrence\u2019s production company Doozer Productions are also executive producing.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What\u2019s The Status Of Kelso And The Janitor In The Scrubs Revival?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m glad that this photo was shared today and look forward to seeing official production images. However, there are two familiar faces from the original <em>Scrubs<\/em> main cast missing: Ken Jenkins and Neil Flynn, who played Dr. Kelso and The Janitor, respectively. I\u2019ve been wondering about their involvement in the <em>Scrubs<\/em> revival, and their absence in this photo has me even more curious.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ken Jenkins' Dr. Kelso and Neil Flynn's Janitor sitting on a bench next to each other in Scrubs\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nXQ6KqEC04YB2w1xB7K0AA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/01ba85c26fe4c46d53053e40f395c825\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: ABC Studios<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At this point, I wasn\u2019t expecting either of those two actors to be series regulars on <em>Scrubs 2.0<\/em>, especially Jenkins, who\u2019s 85 years old. Still, it would feel weird for him and Flynn to not show up on the revival, even if it\u2019s only for one episode. Also, since that table read is almost certainly for the first episode, perhaps Kelso and Janitor won\u2019t appear until later in the season. That would be fine with me, I just hope we get to check in on these two at least once, as it\u2019d be nice to learn what they\u2019ve been up to in the last decade and a half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Keep your eyes peeled on CinemaBlend for more updates on how the <em>Scrubs<\/em> revival is coming along. Stream the original show with either your <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/subscribing-hulu-price-included-everything-203141919.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hulu subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Hulu subscription<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/articles\/peacock-subscription-plans-price-included-140420036.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Peacock subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Peacock subscription<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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