'Appreciate rain': 'Scrubs' stars spill on filming reboot in Vancouver

The made-in-Vancouver reboot of Scrubs premiered on TV this week, and while fans were delighted by the return of the popular sitcom, its stars had more mixed reviews of their time filming in the city.

Stars Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke and Donald Faison recently appeared on ABC’s On the Red Carpet to promote Scrubs’ revival.

The trio shared their thoughts on the difference between Vancouver and Los Angeles, and their answers may inspire you to bundle up the next time you venture outside.

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“What I learned? To appreciate Los Angeles,” said Braff in a cheeky clip posted on TikTok.

“This is the ABC LA affiliate, right? You guys know. You guys know.”

Chalke shared that she manifested Scrubs filming in Vancouver, and that it was fun to have everyone in her hometown.

“I just wanted to do a comedy like Scrubs that felt like Scrubs but shoots in Vancouver,” she added.

@ontheredcarpet The “Scrubs” revival officially traded the California sun for Sarah Chalke’s hometown of Vancouver, BC! 🩺🌧️ Watch as Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke break down surviving Canadian weather. Catch the premiere of “Scrubs” February 25 on ABC. Stream the next day on Hulu on Disney+. #Scrubs ♬ original sound – On The Red Carpet

The Emmy Award-winning medical sitcom began filming its reboot in Metro Vancouver last October.

ABC, which aired Scrubs‘ final two seasons during its original run from 2001 to 2010, confirmed the revival in July, with stars Braff, Chalke and Faison each posting on Instagram to celebrate the news.

The actors are reprising their roles as J.D. Dorian (Braff), Eliot Reid (Chalke), and Christopher Duncan Turk (Faison).

Faison appeared to be the one who had the most difficulty transitioning from the warmth of L.A. to the chill of B.C.

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“Sarah deceived us,” Faison said. “Sarah told me that I would be able to play golf every day when I got to Vancouver. These are things I’ve learned. I’ve learned to appreciate rain. I know that, I know that I can handle the cold again.

“I’m from New York. I can definitely handle the cold again from going from the trailer in my scrubs to the set. And when I came home, my wife was like, ‘Isn’t it cold?’ I was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.'”

Vancouver will be spending a lot of time on screens soon, as the Disney+ reboot of Malcolm in the Middle and the feature movie The Social Reckoning were recently spotted filming around town.

Filming for the first season of Netflix’s naval thriller Trinity and Amazon Prime Video’s horror series Carrie also wowed local film fans in 2025