‘Young Sheldon’ Spinoff in the Works at CBS, Focusing on New Parents Georgie and Mandy
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Young Sheldon” may be ending its run, but that’s not the end of the line for “The Big Bang Theory” universe.
According to insiders, CBS is nearing a deal with Warner Bros. TV for a direct-to-series order on a “Young Sheldon” spinoff that focuses on the characters of Georgie and Mandy. (Both CBS and Warner Bros.
TV declined comment.) “Young Sheldon” executive producers Steve Holland, Steven Molaro and Chuck Lorre would be behind the spinoff series as well, and are expected to write the first episode together.
And here’s the twist: The Georgie and Mandy spinoff is being planned as a multi-camera comedy — unlike the single-camera “Young Sheldon.” That could rep the first time that a multi-camera sitcom (“The Big Bang Theory”) was spun off to a single-camera comedy (“Young Sheldon”), which then in turn is spun-off back to another multi-camera show.
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