The upcoming “Malcolm in the Middle” reboot has been rescheduled to a Sunday-through-Thursday filming schedule to accommodate star Frankie Muniz’s career as a race car driver. Muniz is one of several original cast members returning for the reboot series, which will debut on Hulu next month, 20 years after the original Fox comedy ended. “Malcolm” originally aired for seven seasons and 151 episodes from 2000 to 2006.
A new Entertainment Weekly profile of the reboot series, officially titled “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair,” reveals that coordinating Muniz’s schedule was the most difficult of the original returning actors, which also included Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, and Christopher Masterson. That’s because Muniz has recently left acting behind to become a full-time race car driver on the NASCAR circuit. He competes in the Craftsman Truck Series and races for the Rohm Brothers Racing team. Instead of filming Monday through Friday, the “Malcolm” reboot moved production to Sunday through Thursday to allow Muniz to continue racing.
“I was going to shoot Sunday through Wednesday, get on a plane Thursday, race Friday, and come back Saturday,” Muniz told EW. “I was very tired, but I knew how great it was to have this opportunity again, so I wasn’t going to complain at all. I’m very grateful to the production staff for working around NASCAR’s schedule.”
Muniz added that returning to the Malcolm reboot series was “the first time in my acting career that I was happy to be labeled an ‘actor.’ When I was a kid, I just showed up and said the words and everything was fine. We are currently making plans for the field. Being prepared really makes the process more enjoyable. ”
“Malcolm in the Middle: Life Is Still Unfair” will consist of four episodes and will be released on April 10th. The show’s official synopsis reads: “After protecting himself and his daughter from his family for more than a decade, Malcolm is drawn back into Hal and Lois’ orbit when they demand he attend their 40th anniversary party.”
Linwood Boomer, the show’s original creator, will return as writer and executive producer of the new version of the series.
