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Young Sheldon

Young Sheldon

It all started with a big bang—or rather, in East Texas.

20178.07 Seasons141 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

Created by Jim Parsons
Written by Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady
Produced by Timothy Marx
NetworksCBS

Top Cast

Iain Armitage

Iain Armitage

Sheldon Cooper

Zoe Perry

Zoe Perry

Mary Cooper

Lance Barber

Lance Barber

George Cooper

Montana Jordan

Montana Jordan

Georgie Cooper

Raegan Revord

Raegan Revord

Missy Cooper

Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Connie Tucker

Emily Osment

Emily Osment

Mandy McAllister

Jim Parsons

Jim Parsons

Sheldon Cooper (voice)

Themes & Keywords

prequelfamily relationshipscoming of ageschoolsiblingfamilynostalgicsitcom1980sknowledgekid geniuslighthearteddramaticadmiringamusedempathetic

About Young Sheldon

Young Sheldon is a comedy, family, drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of prequel, family relationships, coming of age, school, sibling, family. Created by Jim Parsons, it stars Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber. The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

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