Malcolm in the Middle had ended back in 2006, and almost 20 years later, the series is going to get a short revival featuring almost all of the returning cast members—save for one.
Deadline reports that Erik Per Sullivan, who had played the third Wilkerson child Dewey will not be returning to play the role. Sullivan had reportedly quit acting way back in 2010, and now the part will be played by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark, who admittedly looks the part.
Caleb Ellsworth-Clark is set to take over the role of Dewey in the 'MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE' revival series.
He replaces Erik Per Sullivan, who hasn't acted since 2010.
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Though Dewey has been recast, original cast members Christopher Masterson (Francis) and Justin Berfield (Reese) are going to be coming back to reprise their roles. They’ll be joining a cast which includes Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, and Jane Kaczmarek.
For context, Malcolm in the Middle was a hit sitcom back in the early 2000s which focuses on Malcolm, the middle child of a dysfunctional American family. Malcolm is incredibly smart, but his family is shown to have constant struggles with poverty, and it doesn’t help that Malcolm’s brothers are also kind of dumb in their own way.
Besides Frankie Muniz, the show was also a platform for Bryan Cranston to become one of TV’s most beloved dads. It’s insane how a few years later he would blow everyone away by becoming drug kingpin Walter White in Breaking Bad.
The revival will only fun for four episodes, but hopefully it gives fans a nice update on where the Wilkersons will be after all these years.
No release date has been set for the Malcolm in the Middle revival, but it’s expected to come to Disney+ sometime soon.
