YOUNG SHELDON
Young Sheldon is an American coming-of-age sitcom television series created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro for CBS. The series, set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is a spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Theory and follows main character Sheldon Cooper growing up with his family in East Texas. Iain Armitage stars as young Sheldon, alongside Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, and Annie Potts. Jim Parsons, who portrays the adult Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory, narrates the series and is also an executive producer.
The Series takes place in the late 1980s and early 1990s follow Sheldon Cooper's early life as a child prodigy in the fictional town of Medford,Texas. As he grows up,he tries to fit into a world of people, including his own family and friends, who do not quite understand his unique intellectual capabilities and social ineptitude.
In the series premiere, adult Sheldon states "nobody I knew in East Texas in 1989 cared about Newtonian physics". Several other episodes make spoken or written references to, or reference historic or pop cultural events from the early 1990s.
Created by
Chuck Lorre
Steven Molaro
Based on
The Big Bang Theory
by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady
Starring
Iain Armitage
Zoe Perry
Lance Barber
Montana Jordan
Raegan Revord
Jim Parsons
Annie Potts
Matt Hobby
Wyatt McClure
Emily Osment
Narrated by
Jim Parsons
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
6
No. of episodes
124 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Steven Molaro
Jim Parsons
Todd Spiewak
Chuck Lorre
Steve Holland
Jon Favreau (pilot only)
Producer
Timothy Marx
Original release
September 25, 2017 – Present
Related
The Big Bang Theory
Development of the prequel series began in November 2016, from an initial idea that Parsons passed along to The Big Bang Theory producers. The following March, Armitage and Perry were cast, and the series was ordered by CBS. Young Sheldon premiered as a special preview on September 25, 2017, and was picked up for a full season that began airing weekly from November 2, 2017. In March 2021, CBS renewed the series through to a seventh season. The sixth season premiered on September 29, 2022.