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Laura Hurley

First Look At Malcolm In The Middle Revival Reveals The Family Dragging Malcolm Back Into Their Shenanigans, But That's Not How It Went For Frankie Muniz

Malcom trying to escape his family in Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair.

Almost exactly one year after the Malcolm in the Middle revival was announced in December 2024, a first look reveals the returns of OG cast members Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Michael Masterson, and Justin Berfield, among others, along with the premiere date in the 2026 TV schedule. Malcolm apparently escaped all the shenanigans that plagued him (with much hilarity) in the original Fox series, but the four-part Hulu/Disney+ series will see him right back in the mix. Fortunately, the leading man was much more excited to be back than his character seems to be.

The revival managed to bring back most of the original cast, with the exception of Erik Per Sullivan as Dewey. The role will be handled by Joe Pickett's Caleb Ellsworth-Clark instead, and the first look indicates that the whole family is back to their old tricks, just nearly two decades later. Check it out:

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