<P> On March 16, 2014, a Lego Ideas project portraying the living room scene in Lego style with the main cast as minifigures reached 10,000 supporters on the platform, which qualified it to be considered as an official set by the Lego Ideas review board . On November 7, 2014, Lego Ideas approved the design and began refining it . The set was released in August 2015, with an exclusive pre-sale taking place at the San Diego Comic - Con International . </P> <P> In November 2016, it was reported that CBS was in negotiations to create a spin - off of The Big Bang Theory centered on Sheldon as a young boy . The prequel series, described as "a Malcolm in the Middle-esque single - camera family comedy" would be executive produced by Lorre and Molaro, with Prady expected to be involved in some capacity, and intended to air in the 2017--18 season alongside The Big Bang Theory . The initial idea for the series came from Parsons, who passed it along to The Big Bang Theory producers . In early March 2017, Iain Armitage was cast as the younger Sheldon, as well as Zoe Perry as his mother, Mary Cooper . Perry is the real - life daughter of Laurie Metcalf, who portrays Mary Cooper on The Big Bang Theory . </P> <P> On March 13, 2017, CBS ordered the spin - off Young Sheldon series . Jon Favreau will direct and executive produce the pilot . Created by Lorre and Molaro, the series follows 9 - year - old Sheldon Cooper as he attends high school in East Texas . Alongside Armitage as 9 - year - old Sheldon Cooper and Perry as Mary Cooper, Lance Barber stars as George Cooper, Sheldon's father; Raegan Revord stars as Missy Cooper, Sheldon's twin sister; and Montana Jordan as George Cooper, Sheldon's older brother . Jim Parsons reprises his role as adult Sheldon Cooper, as narrator for the series . Parsons, Lorre, Molaro and Todd Spiewak will also serve as executive producers on the series, for Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television . It is scheduled to begin airing on November 2, 2017, after The Big Bang Theory . It had a special preview on September 25, 2017 . </P>

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