Iain ArmitageSheldon Cooper
Zoe PerryMary Cooper
Lance BarberGeorge Cooper
Montana JordanGeorgie Cooper
Raegan RevordMissy Cooper
Annie PottsConnie Tucker
Emily OsmentMandy McAllister
Jim ParsonsSheldon Cooper (voice)Why it may be worth watching
- Young Sheldon combines Comedy and Family storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber.
- Viewers currently rate it 8.0/10 from 3,143 votes.
TV series
Young Sheldon
It all started with a big bang—or rather, in East Texas.
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
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Best suited to viewers looking for Comedy, Family, Drama. The available catalogue spans 7 seasons.
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prequelfamily relationshipscoming of ageschoolsiblingfamilynostalgicsitcom
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drystyxExternal review ·
If you've seen the Wonder Years, you can pretty well equate this show with that one in many ways.
Of course, in this case, the series is about the younger years of the "funniest" character in another TV show (Big Bang Theory).
Sheldon, I dare say, is the one that cracks most people up in the Big Bang Theory.
This show taps into his young life as a child genius who lives in his own little world.
However, the production team realized early on that they needed to be multi dimensional about this.
I think it is safe to say they got some inspiration from…
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If you've seen the Wonder Years, you can pretty well equate this show with that one in many ways.
Of course, in this case, the series is about the younger years of the "funniest" character in another TV show (Big Bang Theory).
Sheldon, I dare say, is the one that cracks most people up in the Big Bang Theory.
This show taps into his young life as a child genius who lives in his own little world.
However, the production team realized early on that they needed to be multi dimensional about this.
I think it is safe to say they got some inspiration from "The Wonder Years" in the way they didn't revolve the show totally around young Sheldon. Other characters show their nuances and get a chance to be "clowns" for a day.
Which is the charm of this show, much as it was for Wonder Years.
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