It's been almost 20 years since we said goodbye,” Cranston tells PEOPLE of the single-camera family sitcom that ended in 2006

Bryan Cranston is all in on the “Malcolm in the Middle” revival. The actor told People in an interview published Sunday that returning to play his character Hal Wilkerson has been “so rewarding” as an actor.

While Malcolm in the Middle may spotlight a laughably dysfunctional family, star Bryan Cranston said filming the forthcoming limited revival for Disney+ was nothing short of “so rewarding.” Wrapping production earlier this month on the four-episode run,