The Scrubs reboot is returning for another outing but there’s been a cast shakeup. The forthcoming Season 11 of Scrubs, which marks the second outing for the revival series, is bidding farewell to two cast members.
Joel Kim Booster, who plays Dr Park, and X Mayo, who starred as Charge Nurse Raymond, won’t be returning, Deadline reported. Instead, The O.C. star Rachel Bilson will be getting more screen time as Rachel, along with original Scrubs cast member Neil Flynn as The Janitor. Additionally, Scrubs newcomer Ava Bunn has been promoted to a series regular as intern Sam Tosh.
Returning Cast and Newcomers
Scrubs’ beloved trio of John ‘JD’ Dorian (played by Zach Braff), Christopher ‘Turk’ Turk (Donald Faison) and Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke) will be again leading the series. HBO’s Rooster star John C. McGinley will be reprising his iconic role as Dr Perry Cox and Judy Reyes returns as Carla Espinosa while also working on ABC’s High Potential. Meanwhile, the cast playing the newbie interns will be back in the frame, including Jacob Dudman as Asher Green, David Gridley as Blake Lewis, Layla Mohammadi as Amara Hadi, and Amanda Morrow as Dashana Trainor.
Renewal and Reception
ABC renewed the comedy drama not long after the first season of the reboot finished airing in April this year. The Scrubs revival focuses on JD helping to train up a new group of interns and learning lessons along the way. The new series holds an 8.3/10 rating on IMDb and has been praised by many Scrubs fans, who feared that the revival wouldn’t match up to the original series and follow a similar path to the disastrous Season 9 which was the last outing before the show got cancelled.
Many have praised the new series on IMDb, with one person posting in their 10/10 review: “I didn't expect this season to be half as decent as the old seasons, yet, I'm shocked at how well they've pulled this off.” A second top rated review noted: “There are not many shows that were amazing in the original run, then come back after more than a decade with the same magic but Scrubs has pulled it off.” A third echoed similar sentiments in their top-tier review: “This reboot has everything you wanted and everything you didn't know you needed. They captured what we loved about the original cast while introducing new characters in a way that feels natural, not like they're trying to recreate J. D. and Turk.”
Scrubs is streaming on Disney+ now.
