What is Young Sheldon about?
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
A child prodigy navigates family and school in a heartwarming, nostalgic, and wholesome comedy.
Wholesome humor. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Young Sheldon parents guide
Nothing past what a TV-PG promises: mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated TV-PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Created bySteven Molaro, Chuck Lorre
StarringIain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, Annie Potts
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Young Sheldon is on our Gentle, Cozy, Kids under 10, Coming of age and Background lists.
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