A revival of Malcolm in the Middle has been set at Disney+. Original series creator Linwood Boomer and stars Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek are set to return. Disney Branded Television has ordered four new episodes, but a premiere date hasn’t been set yet.
Per the official logline, “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.”
Boomer created the original series and returns as writer and executive producer. Cranston, Tracy Katsky of KatCo, Gail Berman and New Regency’s Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Natalie Lehmann are executive producers. Ken Kwapis will direct all four episodes and executive produce. Jimmy Simons and Laura Delahaye are co-executive producers. The limited series is produced by 20th Television and New Regency.
Malcolm in the Middle originally aired on Fox for seven seasons and 151 episodes from 2000-2006. The original cast included Muniz, Cranston, Kaczmarek, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan, and Christopher Masterson. The entire series currently streams on Hulu and on Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers.






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