Overview

• Muniz told the Lightweights podcast the new episodes will be “pretty shocking” and offer “closure,” calling the shoot the best time of his life.
• The revival compresses the story into four 30‑minute installments after an earlier idea for a two-hour film was set aside.
• Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Justin Berfield return, while Dewey is recast with Caleb Ellsworth-Clark and Jamie with Anthony Timpano.
• New characters include Malcolm’s daughter, Leah (Keeley Karsten), and girlfriend, Tristan (Kiana Madeira), as the story brings the family together for Hal and Lois’s 40th anniversary.
• Outlets differ on timing, with some citing December, but Entertainment Weekly notes Disney+ has not announced a premiere date.