Scrubs showrunner Aseem Batra, who serves as an executive producer on the highly buzzworthy Scrubs revival, is spilling the beans on the future of the medical series. ABC brought back this beloved sitcom after 16 years with the OG cast members, Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes and John C. McGinley.
While ABC has not yet renewed Scrubs revival for Season 2, creator Zach Braff and Bill Lawrence are already planning to continue the medical hit for several seasons. In a recent interview with ScreenRant, Lawrence teased the series’ future:
“None of us would be here if we weren’t planning to still do the show…I don’t know many, many [seasons]. That’s going to be on that guy…Hey, Zach, how many seasons of the show do you want to do?”
To this, Braff replied:
“I think five.”
Scrubs revival Season 1 finale teased the return of many OG cast members and exciting arcs for our doctors at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital. In a recent interview with Deadline, Batra teased that a sophomore season will bring back even more former cast members and a popular element from Scrubs.
Here’s all about it.
Scrubs Revival Season 2 might bring back a beloved original element
Now that the Scrubs revival has wrapped its Season 1 finale, fan anticipation is strong for the upcoming season. In addition to new and intriguing storylines, Aseem Batra has teased that the sophomore season could reintroduce a popular element from the original series, ie, musical bits. Seasoned fans would remember how Lawrence weaved music into his show’s fabric throughout its nine-season run and Batra seems interested in bringing it back:
“I think something that Bill nailed so well was doing musical bits. I don’t necessarily mean like singing to camera, but using music to tell a story…getting something like that in Season 2 is a personal goal of mine, because as a fan, when I would watch that show early on, before I was on it, I was just so taken — as many fans are — by how he used music in that.”
In addition to Lawrence’s impressive use of music in Scrubs, the original series pulled off a music-themed episode in the sixth season titled ‘My Musical‘. The episode followed patient Patti Miller, who mysteriously developed a rare condition and started hearing everyone’s speech as singing. This Emmy-winning episode featured many original songs written by Debra Fordham herself. Since the original series has never shied away from experimenting, Scrubs revival could very well follow in its footsteps and bring back this popular element in Season 2.
Scrubs Revival Season 2 can bring back these OG cast members
Now that the Scrubs revival Season 1 finale has teased the return of many OG cast members, including Neil Flynn’s janitor, Batra assures fans that the upcoming season will keep this tradition alive. In addition to the returning cast members of Season 1, the sophomore season plans include bringing Ken Jenkins to the fold. Jenkins, who played Dr. Bob Kelso throughout Scrubs’ nine-season run, could not return due to prior commitments, but Lawrence has confirmed that “Dr. Kelso will be back next year” in Scrubs revival Season 2.
Batra has also teased the return of these OG cast members:
“We will be rolling out characters that we didn’t get to see last season for sure…we’ve got Johnny Kastl, we’ve got Scott Foley, we would love to have him back, and, of course, Ken Jenkins. We want to see more of Neil Flynn. So we have quite a wish list.”
In addition to Flynn’s janitor having an expanded role in the upcoming season, Season 2 could also bring back fan-favorite characters of Kastl and Foley. Seasoned fans know Johnny Kastl played Dr. Doug Murphy throughout the first eight seasons of Scrubs. Kastl quit acting altogether after Season 8 to pursue a legal career. Meanwhile, Foley, who played marine biologist Sean Kelly, appeared in Seasons 1, 3 and 8.
Scrubs revival is streaming on Hulu.
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Edited by Aashna