After 25 years, Bryan Cranston's 'Malcolm In the Middle' to be back

One of the most popular comedy shows during the early 2000s Malcolm In The Middle is finally getting a revival on Disney Deadline reportedThe launch is expected to come on the 25th anniversary of the showThe family comedy will return for a limited fourepisode run on Disney with original cast members Frankie Muniz Jane Kaczmarek and Bryan Cranston also known for the epic Breaking Bad on board to reprise their roles as Malcolm and his parents Hal and Lois respectivelyMalcolm In the Middle creator Linwood Boomer will be the writer of the new episodes The director Ken Kwapis will direct all four episodes 20th Television and New Regency whose joint venture Regency Television via Fox TV Studios and Regency Enterprises was behind the original series are producing for Disney Branded EntertainmentMuniz Cranston and Kaczmarek are anticipated to be joined by other cast members from the original Malcolm in the Middle which follows teenage genius Malcolm Munitz as he navigates life with his colourful often problematic familyThe trio will be central to the new episodes in which Malcolm Munitz and his daughter are drawn into the familys turmoil when Hal Cranston and Lois Kaczmarek request his presence at their 40th wedding anniversary party reported DeadlineIn the early 2000s Malcolm in the Middle was regarded as a singlecamera comedy series which paved the way for sitcom shows like Arrested Development The Office 30 Rock and Modern FamilyAs per Deadline Malcolm gave the network its largest premiere audience since The Simpsons with some 23 million viewers tuning in for its January 2000 debut The number went up to 26M in Week 2The shows look and feel also was embraced by critics with Malcolm winning backtoback comedy writing and directing Emmy awards for its first two seasons including for the pilotOver its sevenseason run the series received a total of seven Emmys a Peabody Award and a GrammyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever