You’re not the boss of me.
On Thursday, Frankie Muniz, 39, shared a photo of the long-anticipated “Malcolm in the Middle” revival.
“I was told not to post this yet, but then I remembered the theme song. I’m just too excited for y’all to see the new episodes and I miss my brothers,” Muniz wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
He accompanied that with a photo of himself smiling with co-stars Justin Berfield and Christopher Masterson.
The theme song he was referring to had the lyrics, “You’re not the boss of me now.”
Called, “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair,” the four-episode revival is expected in 2026 on Disney+.
Bryan Cranston was not shown in the photo, but he will reprise his role as Malcolm’s father.
Other returning cast members include Jane Kaczmarek, Craig Lamar Traylor, and Stevie Kenarban.
The original sitcom aired on Fox from 2000 to 2006, for seven seasons and over 100 episodes.
The story followed a dysfunctional family led by patriarch Hal (Cranston) and mother Lois (Kaczmarek). Malcolm (Muniz) was a child prodigy in the middle of four brothers – later five. Berfield and Masterson played his brothers.
Younger brother Dewey had been played by Erik Per Sullivan, but the role has been recast. In the revival, Caleb Ellsworth-Clark will play Dewey. Sullivan retired from acting in 2010.
Youngest brother Jamie, who was a toddler only appearing in late seasons of the original show was originally played by James and Lukas Rodriguez. That role has also been recast.
Anthony Timpano will play Jamie in “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair.”
Malcolm’s girlfriend, Tristan (Kiana Madeira), and his daughter, Leah (Keeley Karsten), will also join the revival as new characters.
The new series marks a return to acting for Muniz, who took a step back from Hollywood after the original show ended, and became a NASCAR driver. Muniz has been married to Paige Muniz since 2019, and the couple have a 4-year-old son, Mauz.
“I’m so lucky taking that step back happened, because it made me appreciate everything more,” he told Us Weekly in an interview published Sept. 3.
“It allowed me to do other things and realize a lot more about myself.”
He explained that as a child star, he only had “about 60” days off between the ages of 8 and 21.
“People used to ask me, ‘Aren’t you sad that you didn’t get to go to prom?’ Well, no, because I was hanging out at the Playboy Mansion,” he said.
The “Agent Cody Banks” actor moved to Arizona because he “didn’t like” Los Angeles, and that it “saved” his life.
“I started enjoying the little aspects of life more,” he explained.
He added that he is “focused” on his new career as a race car driver, but, “I hope ‘Malcolm’ comes out and people want to see me as an actor again, because I would love to go back in that world.”
Disney+ has not yet announced a premiere date for “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair.”
