Although the cast of Young Sheldon lost a large father figure, its spinoff series hopes to fill that gap with a lovable replacement.
Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage will be the much-needed continuation of Young Sheldon Season 7, which ended on an incredibly sour note with the passing of George Sr.
However, because the role of father figure is currently absent, the series is setting up George Sr.’s replacement to be none other than Mandy’s father, Jim.
Montana Jordan, who plays Georgie, sat down with Entertainment Weekly and gushed about his excitement to explore this relationship with his fictional father-in-law, saying, “I really love Georgie and Jim’s connection, and every storyline that they have together, it’s really great.”
He continued, “So you get to see that and you get to see Jim comforting Georgie over his father’s death.”
Georgie and Mandy will kick off their solo series living with Mandy’s night/day-type parents of Jim and Audrey.
Jim, the owner of a local tire shop, is seen as a lovable guy who is always open to giving Georgie a chance to prove himself.
In the Big Bang Theory universe, Georgie is known as a successful tire salesman, so there’s no doubt that Jim’s patience and kindness rubbed off on his son-in-law in a very positive way.
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On the other hand, many fans believe Audrey will become the true villain of Georgie and Mandy’s first marriage because of her palpable dislike of Georgie.
Her hatred for Georgie mostly stems from the fact that he’s much younger than Mandy, so he has less prospects in order to better the lives of both Mandy and their daughter, Constance.
Co-series lead Emily Osment hinted that the beginning of Season 1 will see each couple test each other’s limits both internally and externally, “This first season we’re transitioning into Georgie and Mandy living with her parents. They have two grown kids and then the grown kids come back and there’s a baby with them now.
So it’s definitely a full house, and we get to see a little bit more insight into Jim and Audrey’s relationship, which can be definitely hostile. And we see where Mandy gets a little bit of her bite sometimes with Audrey.”
Fans are already crafting a theory that Audrey will be behind Georgie and Mandy’s first marriage dissolving, so you can see if that comes true when the spinoff debuts on October 17, 2024.
For more, check out all the the new shows premiering this month along with the new movies coming in September and our guide to the best movies of 2024 so far.