‘Young Sheldon’ Producers Have ‘Started to Talk About’ Season 7 Being the Last
Young Sheldon isn’t ending this spring — the comedy is two years into the three-year renewal CBS handed down in 2021 — but it’s possible that Season 7, which will air in the 2023–2024 broadcast season, will be the show’s final outing.
“We’ve certainly started to talk about it,” Young Sheldon executive producer Steve Holland told TVLine in a new interview. “When you’re in the middle of a season, it’s such a grind that we haven’t had too many in-depth conversations. But now, as we’re getting to the end [of Season 6], we’ve started to talk about it more.”
In Young Sheldon’s chronology, Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) will soon turn 14, which is when the character left Texas for California to start studying at Caltech, as Big Bang Theory buffs know. And Holland said that the show’s writers have tentpole moments in mind for Season 7, but it’s still TBD if those plot points will work into the show’s endgame.
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“It’s not my decision to make,” the producer said. “I don’t think we’ll know for a while, but I don’t think it will affect the first half of [Season 7]; I think it will play out the same either way. But as we get near the end, I think it will play out differently depending on whether this is, or is not, the final season.”
Holland also acknowledged another potential wrench: the possibility of a writers strike, which might halt work on Young Sheldon, just as the 2007–08 WGA strike disrupted The Big Bang Theory’s first season. “Those are questions we can’t even answer; we’d just be speculating,” Holland said. “So we certainly have a plan in place of where we’re aiming [to get] next season with some understanding, and some flexibility, that this may or may not be the end.”
In January, TV Insider’s Matt Roush reflected on Young Sheldon’s expiration date, after a fan pointed out that actor Iain Armitage is now a teenager: “All long-running family comedies eventually face this inevitable moment when the kids get old enough to challenge the show’s original premise. (In my recent memory, only The Middle succeeded in making the young characters as funny beyond adolescence as they were when they were still cute.) For Young Sheldon, this is a particularly acute situation, and given that CBS renewed the show into next year for a seventh season — it’s currently midway through Season 6 — I’d be surprised if they aren’t already considering an endgame.”
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They need to advance the final year to a point when Sheldon is at Cal Tech and morph him into more of an adult Sheldon appearance. Some episodes could be bridge scenes to what we know from Big Bang about Sheldon’s time as as student at Cal Tech. But the main plot lines can follow the post break-up of Sheldon’s parents and Georgie’s new family with a toddler age Constance. And an explanation for Missy’s post grade school time. And, of course, George has to die to reconcile Big Bang’s storyline.
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There is so much audience appeal to this show, and the assortment of characters that provide richness to the plot, I don't think Sheldon's aging is going to cause people to lose interest. It's like a compelling soap opera, and many are addicted to the cast of powerful personalities. Sheldon is but one of many, so the show does not hinge on his life alone anymore. It would be a shame to end this great show after season 7, as I see many years ahead of brilliant writing and life's twists and turns for all the members of the cast! I vote to keep this show going, as it is at least as successful as The Big Bang Theory!
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This Sheldon (age?) more annoying than cute & eccentric.
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That's a great idea. I also think Georgie could have a shot at a spinoff, after all he's just had a baby and manages a cougar girlfriend. Of course Annie Potts (Mee-Ma) lends a lot to the comedy as well. I find it hilarious howshe's able to juggle that diverse boyfriend pool.
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Georgie is great! Sheldon is annoying… such a brat .. I’d like to slap him!
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I agree, Sheldon was cute as a neurotic child genius but he is "past his prime". I love Missy and Georgie and see potential for a really good spinoff and it would make a lot of viewers happy to see what happens and will Mary's church lighten up on her? I love the Coopers and beloved Mee-ma..what can I say? Please don't take them away from us yet!!!!
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Tbh I have never big a personal big fan of Sheldon already in TBBT. But still ofc his character is entertaining even as a disliked one. So as far as I can say, Sheldon has never been the best character in any of the shows.
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Exactly!
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End it.... show lost it's mojo...
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