Young Sheldon
Long before The Big Bang Theory, nine-year-old prodigy Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) starts high school in Medford, Texas, in 1989, and later moves on to college classes. His football-coach father, devout mother, twin sister Missy, older brother Georgie and freewheeling grandmother Meemaw (Annie Potts) all try to keep pace. Jim Parsons narrates as the adult Sheldon.
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Long before The Big Bang Theory, nine-year-old prodigy Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) starts high school in Medford, Texas, in 1989, and later moves on to college classes. His football-coach father, devout mother, twin sister Missy, older brother Georgie and freewheeling grandmother Meemaw (Annie Potts) all try to keep pace. Jim Parsons narrates as the adult Sheldon.
Why watch It trades the parent show's apartment set and studio audience for a single-camera family comedy with more warmth than snark, and it lets the rest of the Coopers become full characters rather than punchlines. Zoe Perry and Lance Barber give the parents real depth, and the final season leans into drama. It suits families, and Big Bang viewers curious about where Sheldon came from.
What to know
Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro created the series from an idea Parsons brought to the Big Bang Theory producers; Parsons is also an executive producer. CBS aired a preview of the pilot on 25 September 2017, and the full first season began on 2 November 2017. The story runs from 1989 into the mid-1990s, following Sheldon from high school to East Texas Tech and, eventually, toward graduate school.
CBS announced in November 2023 that the seventh season would be the last, and the one-hour finale aired on 16 May 2024. Over the run the focus widens: Georgie’s romance with the older Mandy McAllister becomes a major storyline, and it continues in the spin-off Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, which premiered on 17 October 2024.
Where to start
The pilot is the right entry point: it sets up Sheldon’s first day of high school and the family dynamic in 20 minutes. Viewers who know The Big Bang Theory well will find the finale ties the two shows together.
Seasons & episodes
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 6
- Season 7
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Quick answers
- Where can I watch Young Sheldon?
- In Australia: Disney+, Stan, Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, Apple TV (buy) and Prime Video (buy). In Canada: Netflix, Crave, Apple TV (buy) and Prime Video (buy). In the US: HBO Max, Netflix, Apple TV (buy) and Prime Video (buy). In the UK: Netflix, HBO Max, Apple TV (buy) and Prime Video (buy). In New Zealand: Disney+, Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video and Prime Video (buy).
- What is Young Sheldon about?
- Long before The Big Bang Theory, nine-year-old prodigy Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) starts high school in Medford, Texas, in 1989, and later moves on to college classes. His football-coach father, devout mother, twin sister Missy, older brother Georgie and freewheeling grandmother Meemaw (Annie Potts) all try to keep pace. Jim Parsons narrates as the adult Sheldon.
- Who is in the cast of Young Sheldon?
- Young Sheldon stars Iain Armitage as Sheldon Cooper, Raegan Revord as Missy Cooper, Montana Jordan as George Cooper Jr., Zoe Perry as Mary Cooper and Lance Barber as George Cooper Sr..
- When did Young Sheldon start?
- Young Sheldon premiered on 25 September 2017 and ran until 2024, with 7 seasons.
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