The tenth season of the American medicalcomedy television series Scrubs premiered on ABC on February 25, 2026. This season serves as a revival of the series, which originally ran for nine seasons between 2001 and 2010. The revival was officially announced by ABC in July 2025. The season stars Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke and Donald Faison, and features guest appearances by John C. McGinley and Judy Reyes, all returning in their original series roles.[1] The season consists of nine episodes.[2]
Zach Braff as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian, the new Chief of Medicine at Sacred Heart Hospital; Elliot's former husband and father to their child, Ollie, as well as Sam, a son from J.D.'s past relationship with Dr. Kim Briggs; and Turk's best friend
Sarah Chalke as Dr. Elliot Reid, internal medicine doctor at Sacred Heart, J.D.'s former wife and mother to their child, Ollie, and a close friend of Carla's
Donald Faison as Dr. Chris Turk, Sacred Heart's Chief of Surgery; Carla's husband and father of their four daughters, Isabella ("Izzy"), Ellie, Sofia, and Nora; and J.D.'s best friend
Recurring and guest
John C. McGinley as Dr. Perry Cox, Sacred Heart's previous Chief of Medicine, who appoints J.D. as his successor, and Jordan's former husband, as well as father to their son, Jack, and daughter, Jennifer Dylan
Judy Reyes as Nurse Carla Espinosa, head nurse at Sacred Heart, Turk's wife, and Elliot's close friend
John Dorian, now divorced from Elliot Reid, is working as a concierge doctor visiting elderly patients. He decides to visit his old workplace, Sacred Heart Hospital, to check on one of his patients, and while there meets former colleagues and a new generation of interns. Furthermore, a wing has been named in former Chief of MedicineBob Kelso's honor. Towards the end of his visit, J.D. accepts a new job at the hospital upon seeing another patient in critical condition after being rejected from admission by loner intern Blake Lewis. He informs Dr. Cox that he has decided to stay, and Dr. Cox appoints him Chief of Medicine in place of himself.
As J.D. begins to take on the responsibilities of running Sacred Heart's medical staff, he tries to discover his own teaching style while learning to navigate the quirks of his newly-assigned interns and to avoid coming into conflict with the peppy but overly intrusive new HR manager, Sibby Wilson. He must also make a difficult decision related to the hospital's budget that leaves him torn between Turk's and Elliot's interests.
Elliot's struggle to convince a patient to keep living is complicated by her trying to navigate having J.D. as her new boss. When Turk and Deshana learn that Amara was homeschooled, Deshana steps up to help give her more confidence. Blake helps Asher navigate his burgeoning crush on Amara while J.D. rediscovers RateYourDoc.org and learns someone has left him a negative review.
As early as 2022, series creator Bill Lawrence planned on doing a revival of the series.[6] In December 2024, it was reported that a Scrubs revival was in development at ABC from Lawrence.[7] In July 2025, the revival received a series order and it was set to debut during the 2025–26 television season on ABC.[8] Executive producers include Lawrence, Braff, Faison, Chalke, Jeff Ingold, Liza Katzer, Tim Hobert and Aseem Batra, with Hobert and Batra serving as showrunners. In October 2025, it was reported that Hobert left the production due to creative differences.[9]
Casting
Along with the revival announcement, it was confirmed Braff, Faison and Chalke would reprise their roles.[10] In September 2025, Reyes and McGinley were confirmed to return in recurring roles.[11][12] In October 2025, it was confirmed Robert Maschio and Phill Lewis would return in their original series roles, and that new cast members would include Vanessa Bayer, Joel Kim Booster, Ava Bunn, Jacob Dudman, David Gridley, Layla Mohammadi and Amanda Morrow.[13] In February 2026, it was announced that Neil Flynn and Christa Miller would reprise their roles, while Rachel Bilson, Andy Ridings and Lisa Gilroy were announced as guest stars.[14]
Filming
Production began in October 2025 in Vancouver and concluded in December 2025.[15] Filming took place on sets recreating the original North Hollywood Medical Center, the decommissioned hospital that served as the filming location and production offices of the first eight seasons. The exterior of the ground floor emergency entrance of the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital was replicated, with special effects used to show the exterior of the upper floors, while interiors were built identical to the blueprints of the original hospital building-turned-set, on a soundstage.[16]
Release
The season premiered on February 25, 2026, on ABC with back-to-back episodes. Episodes will become available to stream the following day on Hulu.[17] The revival consists of 9 episodes.[2]
Reception
The revival season has received positive reviews from critics.[18] On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 90% based on 40 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Scrubs revives and revamps its signature laughs and cast to deliver another fan-favorite run of medical gags, heartfelt dramedy, and instant fun."[19] On Metacritic, it has a score of 72 out of 100 based on 25 reviews, signifying "generally favorable" reviews.[20]
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