{"id":2302345,"date":"2026-02-27T02:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2302345"},"modified":"2026-02-27T02:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:24:16","slug":"scrubs-reboot-review-fans-wont-be-disappointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/scrubs-reboot-review-fans-wont-be-disappointed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Scrubs\u2019 Reboot Review: Fans Won\u2019t Be Disappointed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nostalgic reboots mining the glory days of yesteryear have become more commonplace on television these days than the original shows audiences clamor for. That said, I\u2019m sure plenty of \u201cScrubs\u201d fans rolled their eyes at ABC\u2019s decision to resurrect the beloved 2000s sitcom more than a decade after its nine-season run \u2014 especially given how its misguided final season stripped away much of what made the show special in the first place (i.e., the core ensemble we loved).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, the revived show deserves a fair shot. Once again centered on the staff of Sacred Heart Hospital, this latest season of \u201cScrubs\u201d feels like a true return to form, even with a few modern tweaks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans will be delighted to see that the bromance between Zach Braff\u2019s J.D. and Donald Faison\u2019s Turk is still alive and well, as the \u201cScrubs\u201d revival tries to pick up where things left off. But after all these years, things at Sacred Heart have naturally changed. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For one, the teaching hospital now boasts a fresh crop of wide-eyed interns \u2014 Ava Bunn, Jacob Dudman, David Gridley, Layla Mohammadi and Amanda Morrow \u2014 who bring a dose of Gen Z energy (and TikTok sensibilities) to the show. Meanwhile, a now-divorced J.D. hasn\u2019t worked at the hospital in years, which sets up the reason for the revival that, in its first four episodes, feels more or less like the heartwarming show we all remember.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"cli cli-image js-no-inject\">\n<div class=\"img-sized\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/699e1cc4150000c882019963.jpg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale&amp;format=webp 1x, https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/699e1cc4150000c882019963.jpg?ops=scalefit_1440&amp;format=webp 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke and Judy Reyes in ABC's &quot;Scrubs&quot; revival.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/699e1cc4150000c882019963.jpg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/699e1cc4150000c882019963.jpg?ops=scalefit_720_noupscale 1x, https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/699e1cc4150000c882019963.jpg?ops=scalefit_1440 2x\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"cli-image__source-wrapper\"><figcaption class=\"cli-image__caption caption-cli\">Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke and Judy Reyes in ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Scrubs&#8221; revival.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much of the original cast, now in their 50s, is back just as we remember them, including Sarah Chalke as J.D.\u2019s former love (and now ex-wife) Dr. Elliot, Judy Reyes as no-nonsense nurse Carla, Robert Maschio as sex-obsessed surgeon Dr. Todd (aka \u201cThe Todd\u201d), Phill Lewis as the still unhinged Dr. Hooch, and John C. McGinley recurring as the soon-to-retire chief of medicine Dr. Perry. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, the feel-good sitcom is as sweet and silly as ever, just now peppered with more Gen X vs. Gen Z humor that tries to reel in a younger audience, even if a bit cringey at times.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, this modern-day version of \u201cScrubs\u201d slides right back into old times, from J.D. and Turk\u2019s signature \u201cEagle\u201d move (which funnily doesn\u2019t hit the same now that they\u2019re older) to the former\u2019s iconic narration and dream sequences to the series\u2019 medically accurate storylines that showed us hospital workers\u2019 day-to-day long before \u201cThe Pitt\u201d came along. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What keeps the sitcom fresh, though, is how we reunite with old characters who seem to have grown in their own ways since we last saw them \u2014 like Turk embracing being a girl dad of four, and Dr. Perry passing the baton to J.D. as mentor of the new interns. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, there are more new faces who keep the series interesting, too, like Joel Kim Booster as J.D.\u2019s adversary Dr. Eric Park; Vanessa Bayer\u2019s Sibby, the hospital\u2019s very vigilant HR and wellness manager; and comedic star X Mayo as the hilarious and gossipy charge nurse Pippa Raymond. It\u2019s these little ways that the \u201cScrubs\u201d revival pushes the sitcom along without losing its identity, which old fans will probably appreciate.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Too often, revivals drown in their own nostalgia to the point that they feel redundant, out of step and quite unnecessary to restore for a new generation. One could argue that \u201cScrubs\u201d hasn\u2019t evolved much conceptually in its long absence either. And yet, sticking to its tried-and-true format is precisely what makes this latest chapter work.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than attempt another overhaul (as that infamous ninth season did), the series maintains the same camaraderie, slapstick comedy and heart that made it a TV classic, with its OG ensemble rightfully steering the ship. Honestly, writing \u201cScrubs\u201d as a continuation of what\u2019s familiar was probably the best approach in bringing the show back anyway. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a snappy comfort show like this, sometimes that\u2019s all you need. Hopefully, this nostalgic homecoming won\u2019t be short-lived.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New episodes of \u201cScrubs\u201d air on ABC on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET and stream on Hulu the next day.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"cli cli-related-articles js-cet-subunit\"\/><\/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.celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nostalgic reboots mining the glory days of yesteryear have become more commonplace on television these days than the original shows audiences clamor for. That said, I\u2019m sure plenty of \u201cScrubs\u201d fans rolled their eyes at ABC\u2019s decision to resurrect the beloved 2000s sitcom more than a decade after its nine-season run \u2014 especially given how [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2302346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[24120,339951,25850,446049,354491,22205,347078],"class_list":["post-2302345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-abc","tag-donald-faison","tag-hulu","tag-scrubs-tv-series","tag-sitcom","tag-television","tag-zach-braff"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u2018Scrubs-Reboot-Review-Fans-Wont-Be-Disappointed.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2302345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2302347,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302345\/revisions\/2302347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2302345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2302345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2302345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}