“Malcolm in the Middle” Revival Premieres Friday With Dewey Recast After Erik Per Sullivan Declines Return

Overview

• The four-episode limited series, Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, debuts Friday on Hulu and Disney+.
• Jane Kaczmarek said Erik Per Sullivan rejected “buckets of money” to rejoin the cast as he continues graduate studies at Harvard.
• Dewey is now portrayed by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark after Sullivan opted out of the revival.
• Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Kennedy Masterson, Justin Berfield, and Emy Coligado return to their original roles.
• The new story follows an adult Malcolm drawn back for Hal and Lois’s 40th anniversary, with creator Linwood Boomer writing and Ken Kwapis directing all four episodes.