Prolific comedy author Bill Lawrence gave an update on where his reboot of “Scrubs” is in the event stage while speaking with Variety on the Writers Guild Awards red carpet Saturday in Latest York.
“Well very first thing is, on an interview, asking my wife if she’ll do the show each time she has time,” Lawrence said while standing next to his wife, “Scrubs” alum Christa Miller.
Lucky for Lawrence, Miller replied: “After all.”
With that cleared up, the “Scrubs” creator went on to say: “We’re within the technique of, the cool thing, putting the writers together. And it’s the most effective thing on the earth to see that a number of the most talented writers on the earth wrote on that show and so they’re all still friends, and my friends. And so [we] have a mixture of the old and latest. We’re just beginning to construct it straight away. And I expect it to make an appearance very soon.”
“Scrubs” originally aired on NBC for its first seven seasons from 2001-2008, followed by two seasons on ABC from 2009-2010. The one-cam comedy took place at Sacred Heart Hospital and followed the interns, doctors, nurses and the Janitor through their day-to-day lives on the hospital. The solid included Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley and Neil Flynn, in addition to Miller within the recurring role of Jordan Sullivan.
In December, Variety confirmed Lawrence was working on a brand new iteration of the series via twentieth Television for ABC. The unique series was produced by ABC Studios, which was recently absorbed into twentieth TV as a part of a restructuring undertaken by parent company Disney. (Lawrence stays under his overall deal at Warner Bros. Television, with that studio carving out room for Lawrence to work together with his former studio partners on “Scrubs.”)
After years of fan demand and reunion teases, Lawrence explains why he finally decided now was the time to bring back the beloved medical comedy.
“I considered it lots, and I believe the fundamental impetus is selfish,” the author said. “It’s that we’re all friends, and we enjoy spending time together, and you’ll be able to’t meet a author or an actor or actress on that show, a crew member, that didn’t count that as considered one of the highlights of their profession. And so all of us were like, even when it’s just that, why not do it again? And that’s a part of the fun.”
When accepting the Writers Guild of America East’s Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence on the 77th annual WGA Awards Saturday, Lawrence was praised for his work on “Scrubs,” in addition to “Ted Lasso,” “Shrinking,” “Bad Monkey, “Cougar Town” and “Spin City.”
Though he was able to offer an update on the “Scrubs” reboot, he’s kicking all questions on “Ted Lasso” Season 4, which is reportedly eyeing a greenlight at Apple TV+, over to Ted Lasso himself, co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis.
“I leave all ‘Ted Lasso’ questions, as does everybody else, to our fearless leader, Jason Sudeikis,” Lawrence told Variety. “He’s around [in New York City] for the ‘SNL’ fiftieth [anniversary special] so I bet you he’s somewhere straight away being asked that very same query. And I bet you his answer is best than mine.”
