For a year, we have been hearing about the Malcolm in the Middle revival special, and today we finally found out when the four episodes will stream, along with a teaser trailer.
After shielding himself and his daughter from his family for over a decade, Malcolm is dragged back into their orbit when Hal and Lois demand his presence at their 40th anniversary party.
Am I the only one who is kind of sad that Malcolm (Frankie) distanced himself from his family, Bryan Cranston (Hal), Frankie Muniz (Malcolm), Jane Kaczmarek (Lois), Christopher Kennedy Masterson (Francis), Justin Berfield (Reese), and Caleb Ellsworth-Clark (as Dewey)? It makes sense, but still. Oh, and they are still making me laugh.
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair premieres April 10th on Hulu and Disney+. You can stream the original run on Hulu.
Bryan Cranston won an Emmy for his guest star role in The Studio, and he told Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live the crazy thing he did to prepare to play Griffin Mill.
The character called for him to do drugs, but Cranston hasn’t really done that many, including mushrooms.
So one night in Vegas… You know it is going to be a good story.
Cranston went to Sphere to see Dead & Company with Seth Rogen, Catherine O’Hara, and Ike Barinholtz. When in Vegas seeing the Dead, you have to bite the bullet and try some.
Therefore, he asked Barinholtz if he had any mushrooms for him and Catherine O’Hara to try, and his co-star told him they would start him off with a microdose. So Cranston and the actress were each given a piece of chocolate to see what doing shrooms is all about.
Did the Breaking Bad actor have a Drew Carey experience? Sadly, nope. He said it was like drinking three sips of wine. So he really deserved the Emmy for that performance because I believed he was high AF.
True story. One time, I had to babysit my friend who wanted to try mushrooms, and he also barely had a reaction. I don’t know who was more disappointed about that,
Malcolm in the Middle is getting a 4-episode revival on Disney+ with Frankie Muniz and his television parents, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek.
While the special event won’t be airing until later this year, they still have to film it. And that is what they are doing as you read this.
Today, Muniz shared a smiling photo of himself with Hal and Lois, and it looks like no time has passed when it has actually been almost 20 years.
The revival finds Malcolm being reunited with family for his parents’ 40th anniversary. The three of them will be joined by Francis (Christopher Kennedy Masterson) and Reese (Justin Berfield). However, Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan, who retired from acting) and James will be played by different actors. There is a sixth sibling who has been added to the family.
Seeing the three of them together is getting me so excited for this!
Seriously, now that Muniz has gotten his hair plugs, he looks just like he did when Malcolm ended in 2006.
Back in December, Disney+ announced that they were bringing back Malcolm in the Middle for a four-episode revival with Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, and Bryan Cranston. However, we didn’t know who else was going to be joining them from the OG show.
Today, we learned that Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield will reprise their roles as Malcolm’s older brothers, Francis and Reese.
However, Erik Per Sullivan, who played their youngest brother, Dewey, for the first few seasons, is not returning because he retired from acting in 2010. Caleb Ellsworth-Clark will replace him.
In the fourth season, the sitcom introduced Jamie, the Wilkersons’ fifth child, and Anthony Timpano will play him.
There is one more child we never met, as they were revealed in the series finale, when we found out that Lois is pregnant. The sixth and final kid is named Jamie and will be played by Vaughan Murrae.
The revival will see the six Wilkerson children reunite for their parents’ 40th anniversary. What mayhem could they cause when they are all in the same house again? A lot!
The limited series will start filming this week and does not have an air date.
Before Bryan Cranston was all about Lois on Malcolm in the Middle, he was about another woman on Loving. He looks the same now as he did when he was 27 in that 1983 episode.
