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| Jim Parson’s Big Bang Theory character Sheldon Cooper to get a spin-off, Young Sheldon Photo: Warner Bros. |
CBS today announced the series order of “Young Sheldon,” a new half-hour, single-camera comedy for broadcast in the 2017-2018 season. Created by Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro, the series follows “The Big Bang Theory’s” Sheldon Cooper at the age of 9, living with his family in East Texas and going to high school.
Jon Favreau is directing/executive producing the first episode of the series, which stars Iain Armitage as 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper, as well as Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Raegan Revord and Montana Jordan.
Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak will serve as executive producers. Jim Parsons will also narrate the comedy as Adult Sheldon.
