UPDATE (6 p.m. ET): The first âYoung Sheldonâ trailer has arrived!
EARLIER: This is not one of Sheldonâs emergency preparedness drills. There are no bazingas coming. This is real, people.
We finally have the first images of the upcoming âBig Bang Theoryâ spinoff, âYoung Sheldon.â Ladies, gentlemen, Klingons and everyone else, without further ado ...
Tada!
The CBS show stars Iain Armitage as a 9-year-old version of the character living with his family in East Texas and attending high school. This new photo appears to show âgeniusâ Sheldon preparing for his first day of class.
Sheldon obviously looks much different since heâs only a kid on the show, but the original Sheldon wonât be far away. Jim Parsons will narrate the series and serve as executive producer with Chuck Lorre, Steve Molaro and Todd Spiewak. Jon Favreau will direct the pilot.
Another photo shows Sheldon with his mom, played by Zoe Perry. The role was originally played by Perryâs real-life mom, Laurie Metcalf, on âBig Bang Theory.â
According to reports, other characters you can expect to see in âYoung Sheldonâ include Sheldonâs various family members. His father George Sr. is played by Lance Barber and his siblings, Georgie and Missy, will be played by Montana Jordan and Raegan Revord, respectively.
Overall, the show sounds like the â90s sitcom âSmart Guy,â in which Tahj Mowry played a young genius also going to high school. âSmart Guyâ was great, so we have high hopes.
From the looks of Sheldon living it up with a train set, it appears he has high hopes, too. All aboard!
âYoung Sheldonâ premieres after âThe Big Bang Theoryâ on CBS Monday, Sept. 25, at 8:30 p.m. ET.