Perhaps the next TV show to be revived is the comedy series Malcolm in the middle. Originally aired for seven seasons from 2000 to 2006, the sitcom featured Frankie Muniz as the middle child in the home of a dysfunctional middle-class family. Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek co-starred as Malcolm’s parents, while the boy’s brothers were played by Christopher Kennedy Masterson, Justin Berfield, and Erik Per Sullivan.
In a new interview (via Fox News Digital), Muniz spoke of the time he spent filming the series as a former child star. He revealed that he recently rewatched and enjoyed the entire series as a fan because so much time had passed and he forgot much of his experience working on the series. Finding out that he really enjoyed the show after the rewatch, Muniz now wonders what Malcolm and his family are up to these days.
“When I was filming the show, I was clearly a kid. We did seven seasons, 151 episodes. I didn’t actually watch the show when it aired, but I’ve watched the show with my wife since. [watched] all 151 episodes… I realized, ‘Wow, that’s what we were making.’… I can separate myself from being there and watching it as a fan. I would like to know what the family is up to.”
Seeing the family again actually sounds like a very real possibility. Muniz notes that Cranston has been working on reviving the series, even going as far as writing the script. While nothing is guaranteed at this time, Muniz is making it clear that he will be there when the… Malcolm in the middle revival happens.
“I know Bryan Cranston really likes the idea and he’s writing the script and getting everything running smoothly. So there could be something. I’d be 100 percent down. But I don’t know – we will see what happens.”
Bryan Cranston Revisited Malcolm in the Middle… Sort of
In a way, Cranston and Kaczmarek came by again? Malcolm in the middle, although Muniz was not involved. After the sitcom ended, Cranston starred in his Emmy-winning performance as meth kingpin Walter White in the AMC drama Breaking Bad. For the special features of the complete series, the Breaking Bad team filmed a special scene where Cranston and Kaczmarek reprise their roles.
The scene shows Hal (Cranston) and Lois (Kaczmarek) in bed after Hal is awakened by a terrifying nightmare. He explains the events of Breaking Badrevealing that everything that happened on that show was all just a dream of Hal being caused by eating a deep fried Twinkie before going to sleep.
As for the actual revival, time will tell if it actually happens, but in the age of reboots, the chances of the series coming back somehow, even for a one-off special, seem pretty high. Meanwhile, Muniz can be seen on VH1’s revival of The surreal life.