‘Scrubs’ Cast and Creator Bill Lawrence Are In for a Revival or Movie: ‘We’re Gonna Do It Because We’re Lucky Enough People Care’

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeElle Fanning is Hulu’s MVP this year, in contention via both her edgy comedy series “The Great” and the dark limited series “The Girl From Plainville.” Not only does she star in both she also serves as an executive producer on the two projects.“Hulu comments on my Instagram photos all the time,” she says. “And it’s always a boost from Hulu.

Clayton Davis Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.

Clayton Davis Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.

Clayton Davis Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.

Kristen Bell spoke about her «polar opposites» marriage to fellow actor Dax Shepard on Tuesday's segment of, explaining how they have worked to find compromise amid their wildly different personalities. In her words, «A recipe is not delicious with one ingredient.» «Dax and I are polar opposites and the solution is always in the middle,» she told the three hosts.

Love is very much alive, and it comes in the form of Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard!

EXCLUSIVE: John Ortiz is set for a key recurring role opposite Vince Vaughn in Apple TV+ drama series Bad Monkey, written and executive produced by Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence. He replaces Arturo Luis Soria who had been originally cast in the role. 

Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell often engage in friendly family debates, with their latest one extending from the latest episode of Dax's podcast.MORE: Kristen Bell posts video of daughters playing underwater 'Top Gun' with dad Dax ShepardThe host of Armchair Expert shared a video on his social media that referenced back to a recent episode of his podcast where his daughter Delta, seven, made a rare appearance and issued a challenge to her mom.VIDEO: Kristen Bell's spacious living room inside $4.3m LA home is so unexpectedIn Monday's installment, near the end of the episode in their "Fact Check" segment, Delta came on to ask her father whether he thought her rendition of the viral Hampsterdance song was better than her mom's."Oh boy, this is a tough question," Dax responded. He explained that Kristen's was better because she had "control of her instrument," while also saying his daughter's was "20 times more entertaining."MORE: Kristen Bell's throwback Girl Scout photo is the best thing you'll see all dayHe then said that he would rather hear hers over his wife's because it was more enjoyable, teasing: "I have a hunch I'm gonna tonight." She even closed out the episode with her take on the tune.A post shared by Dax Shepard (@daxshepard)Dax settled the competition between Kristen and DeltaThe actor laid the issue to rest by sharing a clip that featured Kristen in bed responding to her daughter's challenge by pulling out a technically proficient rendition of the song.The family enjoyed it so much, in fact, that Dax asked her to do it again amid their giggles.

Playing Roy Kent on Ted Lasso hasn’t just given Brett Goldstein the biggest success of his career, with an Emmy award and tons of acclaim to boot; the hot-tempered but bookish star-player-turned-coach role has given TV viewers one of the most indelible characters of our time. As a co-producer, writer and executive story editor on the show, Goldstein is a major part of its international success. His next project sees him re-teaming as EP and writer with Ted Lasso co-producer Bill Lawrence for Shrinking, another Apple TV+ series, about a grieving therapist played by Jason Segel, co-starring Harrison Ford.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorA group of 200 top writers, producers and directors have signed an open letter backed by the Brady gun violence organization that includes a pledge to incorporate gun safety best practices into their shows and to scrutinize the use of firearms in storytellling.The list of signatories includes Shonda Rhimes, Bill Lawrence, Jimmy Kimmel and the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” writing staff, Michelle and Robert King, Judd Apatow, Steve Levitan, David Shore, Matt Nix, Dan Lin and Jenni Konner. The letter frames gun safety an urgent social issue for the industry to embrace, in the same way that intentional depictions of such topics as cigarette smoking, drunk driving, the use of seat belts, marriage equality and LGBT rights helped change cultural attitudes and save lives.

A deep cut for the true fans! The original Broadway cast of Spring Awakening took the stage at the 75th annual Tony Awards for a special performance of one of their most revered tracks.

Kristen Bell delivered an amazing flashback photo on Friday and transported her fans back to the day when she was an adorable Girl Scout.The Frozen actress stunned her fans with the cutest snapshot of herself in her Brownies uniform and posted it on Instagram. MORE: Kristen Bell shares peek inside new $4.3m LA home – and it's so unexpectedIn the image, Kristen was unrecognizable with a bowl-cut hairdo, vintage uniform and the sweetest smile. She was clutching a doll and looked like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.WATCH: Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's bathroom debateShe captioned it: #fbf to my @girlscouts Brownie days! Here’s a few of my fave things about @girlscouts 1. You learn how good it feels to help people.2.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Music has always been a part of the storytelling process,” she points out. Even in the broadcast era.We may not remember these moments because, in many cases, songs that aired on TV episodes then were cleared for one-time use and stripped out of repeats.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterWelcome to Variety’s Writer Family Tree. In this series, we take an established showrunner and look back on some of the shows they have created and the writers that have worked for them. Many of those writers have since gone on to successful careers of their own and have carried lessons from those early days in the writers’ room along with them.In our inaugural entry, we take a look at Bill Lawrence, the co-creator of “Ted Lasso” and creator of “Scrubs,” who also co-created “Cougar Town,” “Spin City” and “Clone High.” Variety spoke with Lawrence as well as several successful writers who have worked with him on his various shows.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe producers of “Live PD” are reviving the show’s live format on Reelz, but under a new working title: “On Patrol: Live” is set to premiere later this summer, the network announced Wednesday. Just like “Live PD,” the show will air live, twice a week (on Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m.

They’re all in! More than a decade after wrapping up their time on Scrubs, the cast continues to be invested in a return.

All the buzz around Season 3 of Apple’s Ted Lasso being the hit comedy’s final appears to be accurate. Series star Brett Goldstein all but confirmed as much in a new interview.

Selome Hailu Brett Goldstein, who serves as a writer on “Ted Lasso” and stars as Roy Kent, has said that the show’s third season is being written as its last.“We are writing it like that,” he told Sunday Times when asked if Season 3 would be the end. “It was planned as three. Spoiler alert — everyone dies.”Goldstein’s comments are consistent with what other members of the “Ted Lasso” crew have said in the past.

The UK Sunday Times when asked if Season 3 would mark the end of the show. “It was planned as three. Spoiler alert: everyone dies.”Before the Apple TV+ comedy gained immense popularity (and a bevy of Emmys), the plan was always to write it as a three-season arc.