Scrubs has survived something that most shows can't: a series finale. The hospital-based sitcom ended perfectly last year with its eighth season finale, a send-off to the character J.D., who has told the show from his perspective for all but a few episodes of the series.
But the series will continue without J.D. Main characters Perry Cox (John C. McGinley) and Chris Turk (Donald Faison) will serve as the protagonists beginning with the ninth season, in which they will serve as medical professors (Sacred Heart is, after all, a teaching hospital), while J.D. (Zach Braff) and Elliott (Sarah Chalke) will be leaving the show after a few transitional episodes.
But who will Dr. Cox and Turk be teaching?
Three new characters will be their students, played by three actors who will become series regulars. And the first on that list of actors is Dave Franco.
Slowly emerging from the shadow of his movie star brother James, Dave has had small roles in popular films, such as a soccer player in Superbad and a smaller role in 2008's Milk. On the television circuit, Franco has had recurring roles on Privileged and Greek.
Scrubs will be the twenty-four-year-old's biggest role to date, and he'll be playing an intern named Cole, described by Zap2It as "a crazy entitled, rich kid whose family has no problem using their money to give him an edge."
The character should be interesting, especially in comparison to the departing J.D., who fits the opposite of Cole's description. Though he's no Aziz Anzari (who briefly played a hilarious intern on the show), it should be fun to watch the character's progress and development.
It's unknown if one of the three new students will serve as a J.D.-like protagonist on the show, but Franco certainly has the appearance of a leading actor, even if for a medical sitcom. The other two new cast members have not been announced yet, as soon as they are, I, Spoiler Guy, will keep you updated.
