Scrubs Revival: John C. McGinley Returning As Dr. Cox

Dr. Cox is back — so JD better brace himself for a fresh batch of girls' names.

John C. McGinley is officially set to recur on ABC's Scrubs revival, reprising his beloved role as Dr. Perry Cox, TVLine has confirmed.

The highly anticipated continuation, which will air during the 2025-26 TV season, will see "JD (Zach Braff) and Turk (Donald Faison) scrub in together for the first time in a long time," according to the official logline. "Medicine has changed, interns have changed, but their bromance has stood the test of time. Characters new and old navigate the waters of Sacred Heart with laughter, heart and some surprises along the way."

Scrubs first bowed on NBC in 2001, and chronicled Dr. John Dorian's rise from intern to attending at Sacred Heart Hospital. When NBC announced that it would not renew the series beyond Season 7, ABC swooped in and picked up the show for what was conceived as an eighth and final season, complete with a series finale that creator Bill Lawrence first conceived of years prior. But ABC ultimately renewed Scrubs for Season 9, which was subtitled Med School and featured a mix of new and returning characters, with Kerry Bishé's Lucy Bennett installed as the show's new narrator.

McGinley starred in all nine seasons as the curmudgeonly Dr. Cox, who was promoted to Chief of Medicine in Season 8.

As of press time, the Scrubs revival has locked in Braff, Faison and Sarah Chalke as series regulars, and McGinley and Judy Reyes as recurring guest stars — though Lawrence previously told TVLine that the plan is to have the entire original cast back in some capacity for Season 10.

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