You can binge every episode of Scrubs for free in UK before reboot launches

It might have been more than a decade since the last episode of Scrubs aired, but fans are as excited to watch the new reboot which got announced last year.

To make matters even better, UK viewers can now binge every single episode ahead of its release on Disney Plus tomorrow.

The cult classic that ran for nine seasons is coming back to our screens for an official reunion of the employees at Sacred Heart Hospital.

Sadly, it seems not all of the old crew will be there, as viewers spotted the omission of the Janitor (Neil Flynn) from the newly released trailer.

Given it’s been 25 years since the first series aired, you’d be forgiven for forgetting how the series started and then developed.

Thankfully, viewers in the UK can watch the show that premiered on NBC in 2001 for free, after all nine series were added to the streamer ITVX.

Together, they start as medical interns at the hospital. Through the years we see them develop personally and professionally against a backdrop of hilarious plotlines and emotionally charged moments.

The ninth season still features the iconic cast, but the focus shifts to med school and its students in a move which wasn’t popular with the show’s following.

In a Reddit discussion titled ‘Why is season nine so hated?’, users posted their grievances.

Sal101 said: ‘Scrubs had a fantastic ending, better by far than every sitcom I’ve ever watched.

‘But they reversed so much character development and progression with the majority of the OG cast.’

Viewers like Kakashi168 admitted it would’ve been better if it was a spin-off. He said: ‘There’s not that big of a connection to the original show.’

Metfan722 defended it in part: ‘It’s definitely not as bad as people say but it’s not the Scrubs we had all known and loved for 8 seasons up to that point.’

Although the revival series will feature new talent, Scrubs veterans Aseem Batra and Tim Hobert will serve as showrunners and executive producers.

When is the new season of Scrubs out in the UK?

The highly anticipated new season of Scrubs will be available to watch for viewers in the UK with a Disney+ subscription from February 26.

It will air via ABC on February 25 in the US, before being added to the streamer the following day.

Chalke, who plays Dr Elliot Reid, told the Independent before the show’s release: ‘We were new and we were scared as interns and scared in this new element of medicine and insecure and unsure of what we were doing.

‘So to get to come back, we really have grown and really become great leaders and great teachers.’

Meanwhile, Braff, noted that the aim of the new reboot was ‘to ground it again and start back with the based-in-reality thing that we had in the first couple years of the show’.

Discussing the cast, Ted Lasso creator Lawrence also added: ‘They’re still 12 years old every time they’re together, but they’re also still both leading very big, responsible adult lives. It just felt like it was time to revisit the old gang.’

This article was originally published on February 13, 2026.

The revival of Scrubs will be available to watch from February 26 on Disney+.

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