Bryan Cranston is confirmed to return for a reboot of Malcolm in the middle – but in the meantime, check out his other classic TV show, Breaking Bad. It was recently confirmed that a Malcolm in the middle the revival is underway for Disney+. Cranston will reprise his role as Hal, Frankie Muniz will reprise his role as Malcolm and Jane Kaczmarek will reprise her role as Lois. The reboot will consist of four new episodes and will see Hal and Lois demanding that Malcolm attend their daughter's 40th wedding anniversary party.
It may take a while until Malcolm in the middle reboot finally streams on Disney+, but Cranston has plenty of other classic TV shows to watch during the wait. For starters, there are seven still relevant seasons of the original Malcolm in the middle series to watch in time for the show's continuation. Cranston also played iconic TV roles such as Tim Whatley in SeinfeldVince Lonigan in Sneaky Peteand Michael Desiato in Your Honor. But there's one TV masterpiece starring Cranston that blows them all out of the water – and most other TV shows, for that matter.
Breaking Bad is one of the best TV shows ever made and is available on Netflix
Breaking Bad revolutionized the way television works
Shortly after Malcolm in the middle ended, Cranston got the lead role in a very different series: Breaking Bad. Although the two shows share a dark sense of humor Breaking Bad couldn't be more different from Malcolm in the middle. Created by Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad revolves around a mild-mannered husband, father, and chemistry teacher named Walter White. When he is diagnosed with lung cancer and is unable to pay for medical treatments, Walt “breaks badly.” He teams up with his mischievous former student, Jesse Pinkman, to manufacture and sell meth.
All five seasons of Breaking Bad are streaming on Netflix and it's the perfect show to fill time while you wait for Malcolm in the middleThe film reboot will come to Disney+. Breaking Bad revolutionized the way television works. Traditionally, TV shows aim to maintain the status quo indefinitely for as many episodes as possible. But Breaking Bad It was all about change.chronicling the disturbing transformation of a shy teacher into a ruthless drug dealer. Gilligan decided to turn Mr. Chips into Scarfaceand did Breaking Bad one of the greatest TV shows ever made.
How Breaking Bad Completely Surpassed the Legacy of Bryan Cranston's Malcolm In The Middle
Breaking Bad proved that Cranston could do drama as well as comedy
Cranston was already an iconic actor after his turn as Hal in Malcolm in the middlebut Breaking Bad took him to a whole new level as a screen legend. Malcolm in the middle proved he was a comedic genius, with a fresh take on the well-worn role of the idiot father. But this didn't give Cranston a chance to show off his dramatic range or his ability to tell a complete story within a performance. Hal was more or less the same person at the end of the show as he was at the beginning.
Playing Walt gave Cranston the chance to do something few actors get the chance to do. He took that character on a deep psychological journey in 62 episodes. It showed how Walt was gradually corrupted and became a toxic partner, a heartless killer, and a selfish monster. Walt started out as a seemingly good person, so Cranston spent five seasons slowly revealing his true sinister nature. Breaking Bad allowed Cranston to flex acting muscles he never had the chance to do Malcolm in the middle.
It will be very strange to see Bryan Cranston returning to Malcolm in the middle after Breaking Bad
Cranston Is About to Reverse His Wildest Transformation
After seven seasons of Malcolm in the middle, Breaking Bad It took a little getting used to. Cranston was widely known as a goofy suburban dad, and then came up with a chilling portrait of a cold-blooded killer. It was, by far, the wildest transformation of Cranston's career – and perhaps the wildest transformation of any actor's career. Now that he's reprising his role as Hal in the revival of Malcolm in the middlehe's about to reverse that transformation (and it'll be even weirder this time).
At least when Cranston initially went from Hal to Walt, Walt wasn't a monster from the start. He was introduced as a grumpy husband and father who lived paycheck to paycheck; he wasn't that different from Hal.
At least when Cranston initially went from Hal to Walt, Walt wasn't a monster from the start. He was introduced as a grumpy husband and father who lived paycheck to paycheck; he wasn't that different from Hal. It wasn't until later in the series that Walt turned into a psychotic killer. When Malcolm in the middle returns for its reboot, Cranston will go straight from the cold-hearted criminal seen at the end of Breaking Bad to the role of the crazy father that made him a star.