Scrubs cast: Ava Bunn promoted as two stars exit Season 2
ABC's Scrubs cast for Season 2 is largely locked: Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke return as series regulars, intern Ava Bunn is promoted to regular as Dr. Sam Tosh, and X Mayo and Joel Kim Booster will not be back. The 10-episode revival season returns to ABC this fall and streams the next day on Hulu.
Key Takeaways
- Ava Bunn (Dr. Sam Tosh) has been upped to series regular for Season 2 of the ABC Scrubs revival.
- X Mayo (Nurse Raymond) and Joel Kim Booster (Dr. Kevin Park) are not returning after Season 1.
- Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke remain the core series-regular trio.
- Neil Flynn, Rachel Bilson and several original favorites return in recurring or guest roles.
- Season 2 is 10 episodes, airing Wednesdays on ABC this fall with next-day Hulu streaming.
For more Streaming & TV Alerts, this Scrubs cast update reshapes Sacred Heart ahead of the fall return.
Who from the Scrubs cast is leaving Season 2?
Two prominent Season 1 players are out. According to Deadline, Joel Kim Booster will not return as scheming attending Dr. Kevin Park, J.D.'s main rival last season.
X Mayo is also exiting as charge nurse Raymond, Dubois' partner in crime and one of the revival's breakout supporting characters. Variety and The Hollywood Reporter confirm the same departures, with Mayo's character also referred to as Nurse Pippa Raymond.
Darcy Michael's Maintenance Guy is not listed among returning Season 2 players either, though Deadline sources say that exit is not fully set in stone.
Who is returning in the Scrubs cast for Season 2?
There is no change to the lead trio: Braff (J.D.), Faison (Turk) and Chalke (Elliot) are back as series regulars. Bunn joins them as a regular after standing out as a wide-eyed intern in Season 1.
Fellow interns Jacob Dudman, David Gridley, Layla Mohammadi and Amanda Morrow will continue to recur. Also returning in recurring roles are original favorites John C. McGinley (Dr. Cox), Judy Reyes (Carla), Neil Flynn (The Janitor) and Robert Maschio (The Todd).
Vanessa Bayer (Sibby), Michael James Scott (Nurse Dubois) and Rachel Bilson (Charlie) also recur. Showrunner Aseem Batra has teased a multi-episode arc for Bilson's hospital visitor, who hit it off with J.D. in the Season 1 finale. Christa Miller will again guest star as Jordan Sullivan.
When does Scrubs Season 2 air, and why does this matter?
The series returns to ABC on Wednesdays this fall and streams the next day on Hulu. With Mayo and Booster gone, Sacred Heart's staff mix shifts toward Bunn's expanded role, more Janitor conflict for J.D., and Bilson's arc stirring feelings for both J.D. and Elliot.
Season 1 performed strongly for ABC, ranking among the top 25 broadcast shows of the 2025-26 season per Nielsen data reported by Variety, and averaging 8.5 million cross-platform viewers over five weeks per The Hollywood Reporter. The Scrubs cast shake-up keeps the core icons intact while refreshing the supporting ensemble for that next chapter.