Linwood Boomer, creator of Malcolm in the middle, It’s finally been revealed how “big fan” Finn Wolfhard made a cameo in the series’ revival.
In Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, A reboot of the single-camera series that spanned seven seasons from 2000 to 2006, Wolfhard plays an event planner whom Jane Kaczmarek’s character Lois Wilkerson hires for her and Hal’s (played by Bryan Cranston) wedding anniversary party.
The sitcom stars Justin Burfield, Frankie Muniz, Vaughn Murray, Christopher Masterson, Kianna Madeira, Keely Carsten, Anthony Timpano and others.
“Nearly 20 years after the end of the original series, Malcolm (Muniz) is now living a happy life with his daughter Leah (Carsten) and girlfriend Tristan (Madeira), having distanced himself from his birth family. When his parents Hal and Lois demand his attendance at their 40th wedding anniversary party, he is forced to bring them into the family chaos,” according to the synopsis.
Discussing the series, Boomer shared how Wolfhard’s cameo in the series came about, saying, “His agent called us and said, ‘Can Finn come to the set?’ We say, ‘Fuck, yes.’
The 23-year-old Canadian actor and musician’s agent asked him because “he loves the show so much, he’s a big fan of the show.”
After the proposal, “We were like, ‘Okay, there’s a part we haven’t cast yet. Does he want to do it? I mean, it’s a small part.’ And he said, ‘Oh yes, he wants to do it.’ And we said, ‘Yeah, we’d love to have you come, that would be awesome,'” the Canadian-American filmmaker recalled.
Taking part in the conversation, Boomer’s wife Tracy Katsky, who is also serving as an executive producer on the series, said that Wolfhard was “an absolute doll” on the set.
It is worth mentioning Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair Scheduled to be released on Friday, April 10, 2026 on Disney+ and Hulu.
