{"id":45589,"date":"2026-08-15T01:25:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45589"},"modified":"2026-08-15T01:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:25:44","slug":"scrubs-adds-keyla-monterroso-mejia-as-nurse-in-season-2-of-abc-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45589","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Scrubs&#8217; Adds Keyla Monterroso Mejia As Nurse In Season 2 Of ABC Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE<\/strong>: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/scrubs\/\" id=\"auto-tag_scrubs\" data-tag=\"scrubs\">Scrubs<\/a><\/em> is staffing up for Season 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/keyla-monterroso-mejia\/\" id=\"auto-tag_keyla-monterroso-mejia\" data-tag=\"keyla-monterroso-mejia\">Keyla Monterroso Mejia<\/a> (<em>The Studio, Abbott Elementary<\/em>) is joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/abc\/\" id=\"auto-tag_abc\" data-tag=\"abc\">ABC<\/a> comedy series as a recurring guest star. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tShe will play Mimi, Turk\u2019s (Donald Faison) new surgical nurse. A bit quirky with some sass, she is a high-energy and loyal assisting hand for the surgeons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMimi is joining Sacred Heart amid some turnover, which includes <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/scrubs-season-2-cast-ava-bunn-who-is-returning-leaving-1236998486\/\">the departure of charge nurse Raymond<\/a>, played by X Mayo. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe<em> Scrubs<\/em> reboot had been set up in a way that all cast except returning stars Zach Braff (John \u201cJ.D.\u201d Dorian), Faison (Christopher \u201cTurk\u201d Turk) and Sarah Chalke (Elliot Reid) had been recurring. That is changing in Season 2 when Ava Bunn, who plays one of the new interns, Sam Tosh, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/scrubs-season-2-cast-ava-bunn-who-is-returning-leaving-1236998486\/\">is being promoted to<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/scrubs-season-2-cast-ava-bunn-who-is-returning-leaving-1236998486\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/scrubs-season-2-cast-ava-bunn-who-is-returning-leaving-1236998486\/\">series regular<\/a> alongside Braff, Faison and Chalke.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn Season 2<em>,<\/em> J.D., Turk and Elliot have leveled up from interns to icons at Sacred Heart. Now, the respected doctors inspire the next generation while balancing the ups and downs of working in a hospital. Together with characters new and old, they are navigating this next chapter with laughter, heart and some surprises along the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe original series\u2019 creator Bill Lawrence serves as executive producer on the revival via his Doozer Productions alongside the company\u2019s Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer as well as showrunner Aseem Batra and stars Braff, Faison and Chalke.\u00a0<em>Scrubs i<\/em>s produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios. The series will return to ABC on Wednesdays Sept. 30 and stream next day on Hulu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMejia, known for her arc as Maria Sofia Estrada on Larry David\u2019s HBO series <em>Curb Your Enthusiasm,<\/em> has been keeping busy recurring on several high-profile comedies, including as Seth Rogen\u2019s harried assistant, Petra, on Apple TV\u2019s Emmy-winning <em>The Studio<\/em> and as chaotic teacher\u2019s aide Ashley on ABC\u2019s <em>Abbott Elementary<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tShe will next be seen recurring on the upcoming second season of Apple TV\u2019s <em>Bad Monkey <\/em>opposite Vince Vaughn and the third season of of Netflix\u2019s <em>Nobody Wants This<\/em>. The casting on <em>Bad Monkey<\/em> may have paved the way to her joining<em> Scrubs <\/em>as both series come from creator Bill Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMejia is repped by UTA, Artists First and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Scrubs is staffing up for Season 2. Keyla Monterroso Mejia (The Studio, Abbott Elementary) is joining the ABC comedy series as a recurring guest star. She will play Mimi, Turk\u2019s (Donald Faison) new surgical nurse. A bit quirky with some sass, she is a high-energy and loyal assisting hand for the surgeons. 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