Sheldon Cooper Of Big Bang Theory Gets Spinoff

 

CBS has ordered its Young Sheldon spinoff straight to series, with plans in place for a 2017-18 premiere. Pitched as a half-hour, single-cam series, it’s unclear exactly how many episodes the offshoot will entail, but early estimates place the inaugural season in the region of 13.
What we do know is that Big Bang stalwarts Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro are fostering the development of Young Sheldon, which is designed to chronicle the origin story behind Jim Parsons’ wonderfully snarky theoretical physicist. With Iain Armitage officially on board as the nine-year-old Cooper, much, if not all of Lorre and Molaro’s prequel series is set to take place in East Texas. 

Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Raegan Revord and Montana Jordan round out the preliminary cast list. Young Sheldon is officially a go over at CBS, and will likely be on our screens sometime before the year’s end.