According to The Gate, Sarah is scheduled to appear in the first 6 episodes of the ninth season of “Scrubs” only…

If you were unsure about the fate of Scrubs, have heart because the Hollywood Reporter/Reuters has news that three new cast members are joining the show for the next season.

Set in a medical school for its latest season, Michael Mosley, Kerry Bishe, and Dave Franco are said to be joining the series as regulars, with John C. McGinley, Donald Faison, and Eliza Coupe returning as well.

The bad news here is that the hilarious Zach Braff and the lovely Sarah Chalke are only confirmed to appear in this season’s first six episodes, and will very likely vanish after that as the focus moves to the medical school.

Throwing in my own two cents here, while I love McGinley as Dr. Cox, and Faison as Turk, the heart of the show has always been Braff, and I’m not sure how they will compensate for that, or it will be successful. All I know is that Braff will be sorely missed if his time on Scrubs is really at an end.