Scrubs Creator Details New Premise, Characters

For a majority of last season, Scrubs was planning to say goodbye in May. It even aired one of the best finales in recent memory.

But the show received a surprising ninth season pick up, one that forced creator Bill Lawrence to devise a new premise for the sitcom.

With series regulars such as Zach Braff only making the occasional appearance, Lawrence came up with a new plan: Dr. Cox and Dr. Turk would take charge in a new medical school setting.

Earlier this week, Lawrence expounded on his plans for season nine during an interview with TV critic Alan Sepinwall. We've recapped the highlights below:

• The new, uncast female lead, Lucy, will narrate;
• Denise (Eliza Coupe, pictured with Braff) will grow close to Turk;
• A new lecture hall has been constructed on set, in which Cox will often lecture students;
• A year has gone by between the May finale and season nine premiere;
• Lawrence is "trying to find a laconic Bill Murray type of guy who can stand up to Dr. Cox" for the new male lead.