Why won’t there be a Young Sheldon season 8?
The sitcom is ending – but the Coopers will live on!
Following the runaway success of The Big Bang Theory was never going to be easy, but Young Sheldon has established itself as another massively popular sitcom with its own distinct comedic voice.
The series sees Jim Parsons return to narrate the misadventures of a younger Sheldon Cooper (played by Iain Armitage), as he grows up in a loving family in the fictional town of Medford, Texas.
Young Sheldon reimagined some characters first glimpsed in the original series and created many of its own, with Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan and Annie Potts among the talent enlisted.
But now, after seven seasons, the show is winding down – and on a sad note, no less. Here’s what the team behind Young Sheldon have said about why there won’t be an eighth season.
Why won’t there be a Young Sheldon season 8?
While Young Sheldon hasn’t been overly concerned with contradicting things from The Big Bang Theory, there were two aspects of the title character’s life that the creators were keen to honour.