Sarah Chalk, Zach Braff, Donald Faison.
(Photo courtesy of NBC/Getty Images)A Exfoliants reboot It is reportedly in early development with the creator Bill Lawrence on board to work on the revival.
Diversity reported Thursday, Dec. 5, that Lawrence, 55, is developing the reboot of the beloved 2000s medical sitcom, as his current studio Warner Bros. Television gives him the opportunity to work with 20th Television to make the reboot possible.
According to variety, no other deals or casting decisions have been made at this time.
The series ran for nine seasons from 2001. and 2010 He plays the main role Donald Faison, Sarah Chalk, Zach Braff and more, and chronicles the lives of employees at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital.
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Lawrence and many cast members have expressed their desire to return for a reboot in interviews over the years.
Braff, who played John ‘JD’ Dorian said Entertainment tonight in August that he was on board to reprise his role, but mostly behind-the-scenes business deals surrounding Lawrence prevented the reboot from happening.
“Exfoliants is a Disney show. Bill (Lawrence) has a deal with Warner Bros. Once these two companies figure this out, I think people will get what they want. I think it will happen.” Braff, 49, told the publication.
Braff added that it would be pointless to return if the opportunity arose.
Donald Faison, Bill Lawrence and Zach Braff.
(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage)“It would be so much fun (with) all my favorite people,” Braff said. “We’re all still hanging out. A lot of people who have been in long shows say that, but it’s true. I’ve just been on holiday with Sarah Chalk… I’m going to the beach with Bill next weekend. We are all friends.”
Faison, who played Braff’s best friend Dr. Chris Turk on the series, echoed the sentiment in February, as speaking to Us Weekly.
“We’re trying to craft a Exfoliants situation,” Faison, 50, said. “I think everyone will be happy for the foreseeable future if you are Exfoliants fan.”
Faison also acknowledged the logistical hoops involved in making it happen, but said attempts were made at the time to get it back.
“We’re trying,” he said. “We’re really trying.”
In June 2022 the cast and crew reunited at a panel at the ATX Festival, and Faison noted that they “would love to work together again.”
“It’s just really hard,” Faison explained. “It can’t be a whole season of a show — it has to be a movie or something that you can only spend a few months on. Everyone does different things.”
Lawrence, meanwhile, said at the festival that he would be interested in a revival, adding: “We’re going to do it because we’re lucky enough that people are interested. From top to bottom, we love spending time with each other. If you ever have an excuse to work with people you’d like to spend time with anyway, run to him… It’s worth seeing Neil (Flynn) back in that jumpsuit.
