CBS Is Reportedly Developing a ‘Big Bang’ Spin-Off About a Young Sheldon

Sheldon Cooper is reportedly getting his own spin-off series. According to Deadline, CBS is reportedly working on a Big Bang Theory spin-off centered on Jim Parsons’s character. Titled Sheldon, the series is a single-cam prequel series about Sheldon Cooper at age 12 that’s described as “Malcolm in the Middle-esque,� and Parsons, Chuck Lorre, and Steve Molaro are attached as producers. The project doesn’t yet have a writer attached, but according to Deadline’s report, a pilot order is expected soon and the project is seen as “a shoo-in for a series pickup for next season.�