Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Gets CBS Premiere Date — Everything We Know About the Young Sheldon Spinoff
Young Sheldon is over, but the legend will continue.
Following a series order in March, CBS confirmed with the release of its Fall 2024 schedule that its multi-camera offshoot centered on Georgie and Mandy will be called… Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. The new series will pick up where Young Sheldon left off with its series finale.
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“It has been a privilege to spend the last seven years with Sheldon and the Cooper family and now this wonderful journey will continue with Georgie and Mandy,” CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “[Executive producers Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland] have done a masterful job developing these characters and entertaining generations of fans with relatable, heartwarming stories brought to life by Montana [Jordan] and Emily [Osment]. We eagerly look forward to the next chapter in this beloved universe.”
Shortly after the news broke, Jordan weighed in on Instagram, writing: “Thank y’all for the support of Young Sheldon. I hope to deliver just what y’all are looking for in this new adventure!” Added Osment: “So thrilled to finally be able to celebrate this wonderful news I share with the best fake husband a girl could ask for…. Huge thank you to our Steves and our Chuck for putting their faith in us, as well as my whole team for working tirelessly to make my everlasting multi-cam dreams come true. Stick around y’all, the story continues.”
Read on to get the latest news on Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage — including intel on casting, plot and an October release date — and be sure to bookmark this page for frequent updates.
What will Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage be about?
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage follows “Georgie and Mandy as they raise their young family in Texas while navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenting and marriage,” according to the official logline.
The title is a play on previously established Big Bang Theory lore: In the hit sitcom’s 2019 series finale, Nobel Prize winner Sheldon said he received congratulatory texts from Georgie’s ex-wife… and Georgie’s other ex-wife.
During a recent interview with TVLine, Jordan and Osment expressed hope that the spinoff would find a way to undo (or at the very least tinker with) Georgie’s marital history.
“I’m hoping that I’m the ex-wife and the new wife,” Osment said at the time. “People get divorced and remarried. Why can’t she be both?”
Who is returning for Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage?
The Young Sheldon spinoff will star Montana Jordan as Georgie Cooper and Emily Osment as Mandy McCallister.
Will Sasso and Rachel Bay Jones, who recurred on Young Sheldon as Mandy’s parents, have boarded the highly anticipated spinoff as series regulars.
Zoe Perry (Mary) and Annie Potts (Meemaw) will guest-star in Episode 1, while Raegan Revord (Missy) will return for Episode 2.
Following Georgie and Mandy’s wedding, the newlyweds, along with their infant daughter CeeCee, moved in with Jim and Audrey. Shortly thereafter, Georgie went to work for his father-in-law at the family’s auto shop, setting Sheldon’s older brother up for his Big Bang Theory future as Dr. Tire.
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Who is not returning for Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage?
While Iain Armitage has not been confirmed for a guest appearance, the door remains open for Sheldon to fly in from Pasadena.
“Like we’ve always said, this is a world where this family exists and can be a part of this world. We love all these actors,” Holland told TVLine in July. “Sheldon is in Pasadena going to school, but I think for a Christmas or a Thanksgiving [episode], we would love to have him stop by.”
In a previous interview with TVLine, Armitage said that he’d be “honored to” reprise Sheldon on the spinoff. “If I got a call to go back, that’d be so much fun,” he said. “I’m also just excited to get to sit back on my couch with some popcorn and watch their show because they’re so good. But I could totally see myself getting in the khakis again, putting on the old penny loafers and bow tie, and going back out on the job.”
Who is new to Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage?
The Young Sheldon spinoff has cast Dougie Baldwin (Disjointed) in the series-regular role of Connor, TVLine has learned. He succeeds Joseph Apollonio, who originated the role of Mandy’s sib in a Season 6 episode of the Big Bang Theory prequel.
In Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Connor is “a talented oddball with musical prowess who still lives with his parents,” according to the official character breakdown. “Coddled by his mother, Audrey, and hassled by his father, Jim, Connor doesn’t fit in — even in his own family.”
Additionally, Jessie Prez (Griselda) has boarded the spinoff as Ruben, a long-time employee at Jim’s tire store “who is less than enthusiastic about the shop’s newest hire: Jim’s son-in-law, Georgie.”
Who is writing Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage?
The Young Sheldon spinoff is being penned by Young Sheldon co-creators Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro, and fellow Big Bang Theory veteran (and Young Sheldon co-showrunner) Steve Holland.
“From The Big Bang Theory to Young Sheldon, the world of the Cooper family has been incredibly special to us,” they said in a statement. “We’re very excited to continue their stories through the eyes of Georgie and Mandy.”
Will Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage look and feel like Young Sheldon?
Unlike Young Sheldon, which pivoted to a single-camera format, the Georgie-and-Mandy spinoff will revert to multi-cam and shoot in front of a live, studio audience — just like Big Bang Theory.
Does Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage have a release date?
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage premieres Thursday, Oct. 17 on CBS. It will air at 8/7c — the same time slot previously occupied by Big Bang and Young Sheldon. (Click here for additional CBS Fall 2024 premiere dates.)
An episode count has not yet been confirmed.
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