A revival of “Malcolm in the Middle” will not be repeated, despite the show’s efforts to lure Eric Per Sullivan away from his studies at Harvard to play Malcolm’s brother Dewey.
Star Jane Kaczmarek, who played Per Sullivan’s mother on screen, said in an interview with the Guardian that the retired actor “studied Dickens and is a great student. They offered him a lot of money to come back, but he just said ‘no thank you'”.
Per Sullivan is the only cast member from the original ensemble to be recast in the upcoming four-episode revival, officially titled Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair. Dewey will be played by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark.
In the revival, the titular Malcolm is drawn back into the family drama when Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois (Kazmarek) demand to attend their 40th anniversary party.
Frankie Muniz returns as Malcolm. Christopher Kennedy Masterson and Justin Barfield will reprise their roles as Malcolm’s brothers Francis and Reese, respectively. Emmy Coligado plays Piama, Francis’ wife. Life’s Still Unfair stars Anthony Timpano and Vaughan Murray as the youngest adult brothers Jamie and Kelly, as well as Keeley Kirsten as Malcolm’s daughter Leah and Kiana Madeira as his girlfriend Tristan.
“Life’s Still Unfair” will premiere on April 10 on Hulu and Disney+ for Bundle subscribers in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.
