Malcolm’s great mystery is solved (and no, it’s not a Reese plan)
The premiere of the return of ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ had all the brothers… except one. Frankie Muniz, Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield were there. But the place of Erik Per Sullivan, our beloved and tortured Dewey, was empty.
Although, technically, he was present. In a very Hal mention by Bryan Cranston.
Where is Dewey when we need him?
It turns out that Bryan Cranston had a long talk with Erik. And the truth came out: the former child actor is no longer interested in acting. Spot.
“It wasn’t like, ‘I can’t.’ It was more like, ‘I’m different. I’m not the child actor I was. I’m an adult. I’m interested in academia and I’m studying and I love that world.”
So there you have it. While we were excited about the Wilkersons’ return to chaos, Dewey was in a library, probably reading something much more interesting than his brothers’ absurd plans.
His place will be taken by actor Caleb Ellsworth-Clark in the four new episodes that Disney will produce for Hulu. They premiere on April 10.
The new story will put Malcolm and his daughter in the middle of the usual family mess: Hal and Lois demand his presence for their 40th wedding anniversary party. Some things never change.
The original series, which gave us seven seasons of glorious domestic chaos between 2000 and 2006, won seven Emmys. Now he returns to remind us that life… is still unfair.
But at least this time we know why Dewey isn’t coming to the party.




