It’s taken roughly two decades, but Malcolm in the Middle is back for the reunion fans have been clamoring for! Today, Hulu and Disney+ debuted the full trailer for Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, a four-episode revival premiering on April 10, 2026, on Disney+ and Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
What’s the Reunion Special About?
After shielding himself and his daughter from his family for over a decade, Malcolm is dragged back into their orbit when Hal and Lois demand his presence at their 40th anniversary party.
The series reunites Bryan Cranston (Hal), Frankie Muniz (Malcolm), Jane Kaczmarek (Lois), Christopher Kennedy Masterson (Francis), Justin Berfield (Reese), and Emy Coligado (Piama). They’re joined by new cast members Keeley Karsten (Leah, Malcolm’s daughter), Vaughan Murrae (Kelly, Malcolm’s youngest sibling), Kiana Madeira (Tristan, Malcolm’s girlfriend), and Caleb Ellsworth-Clark (as Dewey).
What Happens in the New Trailer?
The trailer for Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair begins with a throwback gag of Lois taking a trimmer to Hal’s back while Dewey looks on in horror from a laptop screen. Before the camera cuts to more family-related hijinks, Lois takes the buzzer to Hal’s undercarriage, blowing away a tuft of hair before moving on to more of the patriarch’s unmentionables. As the trailer continues, Malcolm tells us what he’s been up to since he stopped talking to his family. He appears content, enthusiastic even. Still, when his family learns they’re invited to a family reunion, all heck breaks loose as Malcolm attempts to keep the people who drove him up the wall during adolescence from infringing on his well-earned happiness.
Muniz on His Return to Acting for the New Series
“Just wrapped filming the Malcolm in the Middle reboot, and man, I’m still reeling,” Muniz said about completing the series earlier this year. “This experience was straight-up incredible—like stepping back into Malcolm’s wild world but with all the love and chaos cranked to 11. Reuniting with the cast, getting to know some new characters, laughing till it hurt, and making new memories on set felt like a dream I didn’t want to wake up from. It went by so fast, like a blur of perfect moments. I wish it could go on forever.”
Muniz continued, “I’m so happy to have gotten the chance to relive being on this show with a greater appreciation of what we were making, knowing how many people around the world truly love Malcolm and his family. Another big thing I am taking away from this experience is how much I truly love being an actor. I never officially felt like that label fit me, but now I wear that label proudly and hope to do so much more of it in the future. I am so sad to have to say goodbye to my MITM crew, I love each and everyone of you.”
The actor added that he has “so many incredible pictures of all the cast” that he wanted to post, but Disney wouldn’t let him, “So imagine a picture of all us together, having the time of our lives!”
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