‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ Just Confirmed a Shocking ‘Young Sheldon’ Reunion—And Fans Are Not Ready

It is well and truly Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy’s (Emily Osment) world now. Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage has officially begun to make its mark as the true successor to Young Sheldon which ran for seven seasons. At the start of the coming-of-age series, fans of the mothership series, The Big Bang Theory would have been well versed in how the story ends for the Cooper patriarch, George Cooper Snr. (Lance Barber). So if they expected him not to endure as long as he did, it was quite understandable. Having now met his fate, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is set to bring George back in an upcoming episode. Could this pave the way for more Young Sheldon reunions?

The established lore from The Big Bang Theory affected how things panned out in Young Sheldon – a case in point being George’s death before Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) went off to Pasadena. However, given that the show has found a creative way to bring back George Cooper, the unwritten future of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage offers an opportunity to bring back more beloved characters, according to Steve Holland. Speaking to TV Insider, the executive producer revealed that the door is wide open for these types of returns, saying:

“Yes, I think it’s super wide open for us on this show. On Young Sheldon, the future for Sheldon [Iain Armitage] was written. Here, the future is mostly unwritten except for Georgie [Montana Jordan] a little bit. But everyone else’s is unwritten. We also have a great way to keep telling the story of those characters from Young Sheldon. It’s a great way to keep bringing back Annie Potts [Connie AKA Meemaw] and Zoe Perry [Mary] and see how characters change, especially Mary from being the Mary of Young Sheldon into the Mary [Laurie Metcalf] we see on Big Bang.”

Established Lore Won’t Hinder Future Reunions

There were those who were of the persuasion that Young Sheldon ended early, and the show could have progressed for a couple more seasons. Series creators Holland and Chuck Lorre decided, however, to keep in line with the established lore from The Big Bang Theory. However, given that the majority of the characters in Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage aren’t heavily referenced in the original series, this offers a wide range of freedom for the creatives to showcase their talents. “Yes. There’s some lore,” Holland said to TV Insider. “Even on Young Sheldon we had fun ways of acknowledging that lore but we also found a way to show that it happened in an unexpected way.”

So far, beyond its main cast, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage has already featured a number of Young Sheldon stars including Reagan Revord as Missy Cooper, Craig T. Nelson as Meemaw’s beau, Dale, Annie Potts as Meemaw, and of course, Georgie’s mother, Mary Cooper (Zoe Perry). An upcoming episode which will see Mary and Audrey (Rachel Bay Jones) go to war, will also feature the return of Pastor Jeff (Matt Hobby).

Tune in to CBS on Thursdays to watch new episodes of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. You can also stream past episodes on Paramount+ in the US.