‘Scrubs’: Bill Lawrence Says They’re “Gonna Do” A Reboot; Donald Faison Says A Movie Would Work Best

Gronk is hanging up his helmet…again.

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Faison and Abigail Spencer are set as the co-leads opposite Jon Cryer in Mike O’Malley’s off-cycle multi-cam NBC comedy pilot from Lionsgate Television.

EXCLUSIVE: John Ortiz is set for a key recurring role opposite Vince Vaughn in Apple TV+ drama series Bad Monkey, written and executive produced by Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence. He replaces Arturo Luis Soria who had been originally cast in the role. 

Playing Roy Kent on Ted Lasso hasn’t just given Brett Goldstein the biggest success of his career, with an Emmy award and tons of acclaim to boot; the hot-tempered but bookish star-player-turned-coach role has given TV viewers one of the most indelible characters of our time. As a co-producer, writer and executive story editor on the show, Goldstein is a major part of its international success. His next project sees him re-teaming as EP and writer with Ted Lasso co-producer Bill Lawrence for Shrinking, another Apple TV+ series, about a grieving therapist played by Jason Segel, co-starring Harrison Ford.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorA group of 200 top writers, producers and directors have signed an open letter backed by the Brady gun violence organization that includes a pledge to incorporate gun safety best practices into their shows and to scrutinize the use of firearms in storytellling.The list of signatories includes Shonda Rhimes, Bill Lawrence, Jimmy Kimmel and the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” writing staff, Michelle and Robert King, Judd Apatow, Steve Levitan, David Shore, Matt Nix, Dan Lin and Jenni Konner. The letter frames gun safety an urgent social issue for the industry to embrace, in the same way that intentional depictions of such topics as cigarette smoking, drunk driving, the use of seat belts, marriage equality and LGBT rights helped change cultural attitudes and save lives.

The 75th annual Tony Awards has kicked off with the official red carpet at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Faye Winter has urged Love Island's Gemma Owen to "rinse" the fact her dad is famous footballer Michael Owen, as she weighed in on the new series of the hit ITV2 dating show. The 2021 finalist, 26, took to Instagram Stories to update her 1.2 million followers about her views on the new series so far.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterWelcome to Variety’s Writer Family Tree. In this series, we take an established showrunner and look back on some of the shows they have created and the writers that have worked for them. Many of those writers have since gone on to successful careers of their own and have carried lessons from those early days in the writers’ room along with them.In our inaugural entry, we take a look at Bill Lawrence, the co-creator of “Ted Lasso” and creator of “Scrubs,” who also co-created “Cougar Town,” “Spin City” and “Clone High.” Variety spoke with Lawrence as well as several successful writers who have worked with him on his various shows.

They’re all in! More than a decade after wrapping up their time on Scrubs, the cast continues to be invested in a return.

All the buzz around Season 3 of Apple’s Ted Lasso being the hit comedy’s final appears to be accurate. Series star Brett Goldstein all but confirmed as much in a new interview.

Selome Hailu Brett Goldstein, who serves as a writer on “Ted Lasso” and stars as Roy Kent, has said that the show’s third season is being written as its last.“We are writing it like that,” he told Sunday Times when asked if Season 3 would be the end. “It was planned as three. Spoiler alert — everyone dies.”Goldstein’s comments are consistent with what other members of the “Ted Lasso” crew have said in the past.

The UK Sunday Times when asked if Season 3 would mark the end of the show. “It was planned as three. Spoiler alert: everyone dies.”Before the Apple TV+ comedy gained immense popularity (and a bevy of Emmys), the plan was always to write it as a three-season arc.

Ted Lasso might be ending with just three seasons, after all.

It seems like a Scrubs reboot might be in the works!

Scrubs have expressed an interest in returning to the comedy series.The hit show, which starred Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Judy Reyes and Sarah Chalke, ran between 2001 and 2010. It followed the lives of trainee doctors and nurses at the Sacred Heart Hospital.There has been talk in recent years about a possible return although during a reunion panel at the ATX TV Festival (via Variety), the discussion turned to a reunion during a game where they all agreed they wanted it to happen.“I think we all want it,” Faison said. “We all would love to work together again.

MTV Movie & TV Awards brought some huge stars to Barker Hangar in Santa Monica to celebrate all the biggest and best entertainment moments of the year.Hosted by Vanessa Hudgens and DJed by Snoop Dogg, there was a ton of energy in the room as the fan-voted show celebrated some key categories — such as Best Kiss, Most Frightened Performance and Best Villain — and handed out some well-deserved trophies.The show also stuck with tradition and gave out some coveted honorary awards while also introducing sneak peeks at some of the hottest and most anticipated movies coming out this year.Here's a look at all the highlights and most memorable moments from Sunday's big show.The hostess with the mostest

spoke on the subject during a reunion panel at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas.The long-running comedy spanned nine seasons from 2001 to 2010, first airing on NBC and later on ABC. As its name suggests, the Emmy-winning series followed a new cohort of medical students as they solidified their knowledge in the field at Sacred Heart Hospital. Sunday’s panel comprised of the show’s stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes and Neil Flynn, as well as Lawrence, who soon voiced affirmations about a potential revival.“I think we all kinda want it,” said Faison, who played the wise-cracking and driven Turk.

The cast of “Scrubs” are down for an onscreen reunion.