Malcolm in the Middle Revival Reunites Cast, Recasts Dewey After Erik Per Sullivan Says No

Overview

• Jane Kaczmarek said producers offered Erik Per Sullivan “buckets of money” to reprise Dewey and he declined, calling him an “incredible student” focused on Dickens.
• With Sullivan out, the revival casts Fargo actor Caleb Ellsworth-Clark as Dewey with Sullivan’s blessing, according to Frankie Muniz.
• The limited series runs four episodes under the title Life’s Still Unfair and will stream on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.
• Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Justin Berfield, and Christopher Kennedy Masterson return, with Linwood Boomer and director Ken Kwapis involved in the new run.
• Reports note Sullivan stepped back from the industry after the original 2000–2006 Fox run and has not acted since 2010, with outlets citing graduate study in Victorian literature.