Frankie Muniz reunites with Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek as ‘Malcolm In The Middle’ revival gets going
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Frankie Muniz has reunited with fellow Malcolm In The Middle co-stars Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek.
Muniz, who was the star of the ’00s sitcom that ran for seven seasons, posted a photo of the trio on X/Twitter. He wrote: “Always good to have Mom and Dad around!”
It comes after Disney+ announced a new four-episode of the series reboot last December. A premiere date has yet to be announced.
Muniz, who is now 39, recently said: “We started talking about [a reboot] literally 10 years ago – me and Bryan Cranston – and slowly been working at it and it’s finally a reality. So I’m really excited.
Always good to have Mom and Dad around! pic.twitter.com/7XH585hnZE
— Frankie Muniz (@frankiemuniz) April 22, 2025
“I had to do some chemistry reads. I can’t tell you with what characters, but new characters that would be on the show. And it was so weird to go back and be with Linwood Boomer, the creator, and Ken Kwapis, the director, and be back in that mindset.”
An official synopsis reads: “Malcolm (Muniz) and his daughter are drawn into the family’s chaos when Hal (Cranston) and Lois (Kaczmarek) demand his presence for their 40th wedding anniversary party.”
When the reboot was announced, Cranston joked: “Twenty-five years since we premiered Malcolm In The Middle. I’m so excited… that I may have peed just a little bit,” before Kaczmarek added: “What a delight that I get to yell at that kid again! We’re very, very excited about coming back together and seeing what this family has been up to.”
Talks of a revival first surfaced in 2023 when Muniz said in a podcast that “the creator of the show, Linwood Boomer, when we contacted him [about reviving the series], he was like, ‘I think it would be amazing, but I don’t want to do it’.”
In an interview with NME, Cranston shared a similar story, saying: “I can tell you that Linwood Boomer, the creator of Malcolm In The Middle, is interested in developing an idea for a rebooted series or a movie.”
“He won’t do it unless there’s a really, really good idea though. He won’t just do it so that everyone makes a paycheck. And I’m not interested in that either. I’m interested in what happened next. It’s 20 years since we last saw Malcolm! What are the family doing now?”
Despite the reboot Muniz recently admitted that he thought his character “was the worst on the show.”
Elsewhere, the part of Dewey, which was originally played by Erik Per Sullivan has been recast, with Caleb Ellsworth-Clark, known for his work on TV show Fargo, taking over the role.
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