Popular US sitcom Malcolm in the Middle is set to return for a four-episode special on Disney+ – but with one notable absentee.
Erik Per Sullivan, who played Malcolm’s younger brother Dewey, will not return because he is no longer an actor.
The much-loved character will now be played by Fargo actor Caleb Ellsworth-Clark instead, according to US publication Variety.
Frankie Muniz will reprise the titular role, alongside his on-screen parents, Lois and Hal, played by Jane Kaczmarek and Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston.
Speaking to fan site Malcolm France about Sullivan last year, his former co-star and on-screen mum Kaczmarek confirmed he is “very, very well”.
“He did Malcolm for seven…