NASCAR driver set to star on Disney as ICONIC show returns

Malcolm in the Middle was a hit sitcom in the early 2000s, with the show created by Linwood Boomer running between January 2000 and May 2006.

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The sitcom consisted of seven seasons and over 150 episodes, and won seven Emmy awards throughout the time it was aired. Although the show does not yet have a return date, Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, and Jane Kaczmarek are set to reprise their starring roles in the show.

“They’re back!,” a Disney + post on Instagram revealed.

“Malcolm in the Middle returns with 4 brand-new episodes on #DisneyPlus.”

Malcolm in the Middle races in NASCAR

Fascinatingly, the above means that a NASCAR driver will also be the star of what is likely to be a very popular program in 2025. That is because the actor who plays the show’s protagonist Malcolm — Frankie Muniz — is set to race full-time in the Xfinity Series next season.

Having raced a couple of times in both the Xfinity and Truck Series in 2024, next season is set to see Muniz drive full-time in the latter in the #33 for Reaume Brothers Racing.

“I don’t want to say it’s a long time coming, but this has been a dream of mine for forever,” he told PEOPLE at the time of that announcement.

“I started with doing the open wheel route. I thought I was going to go IndyCar, kind of the Formula 1 route, but I always had in the back of my mind that I wanted to try NASCAR.

“I wanted to do it. I grew up watching NASCAR. I was a huge fan, but it’s not something I necessarily thought that I’d ever get the opportunity to do.”

Muniz is now set to get that chance, but, with Malcolm in the Middle making a return, it has been reported that he will balance his acting duties alongs