Zach Braff on Scrubs Revival: Back-to-Basics Approach While Staying True to Original Series
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Zach Braff discusses the upcoming Scrubs revival on ABC, emphasizing a back-to-basics approach that stays true to the original series while exploring new creative directions. The revival faces the challenge of shorter seasons compared to the original run's 20+ episode seasons, with the revival set for 2026.
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In the show's first six seasons, it regularly averaged 20+ episodes; the strike-shortened season seven had 11 episodes, season eight had 19 (the first on ABC), and season nine (the 'Med School' season) had only 13, with the series' cancellation in 2010.
Scrubs star Zach Braff on making the most of the ABC revival with a back-to-basics approach, combined with some new creative directions.
If there was anything Scrubs benefitted from its original run that the revival doesn't have the luxury of these days, it's 20+ episode seasons. In the show's first six seasons, it regularly averaged 20+ episodes; the strike-shortened season seven had 11 e
