The Malcolm in the middle Revival continues to bring together Steam on Disney+, with several new role crew.
The four-episode arch comes from original showers Linwood Boomer and picks up with Malcolm and the rest of the family a few twenty years since they last appeared on our screens.
For the uninitiated, Malcolm in the middleOriginally ran for seven seasons – 151 episodes – at Fox in the US from 2000 to 2006, followed Child Prodigy Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) and his often dysfunctional, always loving, working -class family, including parents Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) and Hal (Bryan Cranston). When the family made one pratfall after another, Malcolm would often break the fourth wall to make sarcastic sides to the audience.
The new mini-season sees “Malcolm and his daughter drawn into the family’s chaos when Hal and Lois demand his presence for their 40th wedding day.” It sounds like a perfect hook for a short but hopefully sweet, return to Malcolm’s universe, especially as the heart of the original show was the titular character’s relationship with Cranston’s long-suffering hall, so it will be interesting to see the Muniz character in opposite the dynamic that struggles with the fatherhood itself.
Who returns to Malcolm in the middle?
Of the original crew, Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek were confirmed to return to their respective roles when the revival was announced, and Variety has now confirmed that several familiar faces will join the role crew with Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield, who started repeating their roles when Malcolm’s older Brothers Francis and Reese.
However, Malcolm’s younger siblings, Dewey and Jamie, have been reworked with Caleb Ellsworth-Clark and Anthony Timpano take on the roles. Neither replacement comes as a huge surprise skin, with the original Dewey star Erik per. Sullivan, who has stopped performing after the show’s conclusion, and Jamie – introduced in season four – still a toddler when the show ended.
Meanwhile, the revival will introduce a fifth sibling of Malcolm to fight with confirmation that Lois and Hal finally gave birth to a daughter, Kelly, played in the new episodes of Vaughn Murrae. Further casting news sees Keeley Karsten take on the role of Malcolm’s daughter Leah, while Kiana Madeira will play her girlfriend, Tristan.
We can’t wait to check in with Malcolm and the gang, and confirmation that a whole series of familiar faces are returning, have us very excited about the return of Malcolm in the middle On one of the best streaming services. If you are in the US, be sure to check the Disney+ Bundle Deal below before it expires to save on your next subscription.
