74-669: Young Sheldon is an American coming-of-age sitcom television series created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro that aired on CBS from September 25, 2017, to May 16, 2024. The series is a spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Theory that takes place during the late 1980s and early-to-mid-1990s, and follows child prodigy Sheldon Cooper as he grows up with his family in East Texas . Iain Armitage stars as Sheldon, alongside Zoe Perry , Lance Barber , Montana Jordan , Raegan Revord, and Annie Potts . Jim Parsons , who portrayed
148-556: A deal as soon as possible. On August 1, 2023, the WGA announced that it would meet with the AMPTP on the following Friday to discuss negotiations regarding the strike. The location of the meeting was not disclosed. A spokesman for the AMPTP, speaking in relation to the strikes of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, said, "we remain committed to finding a path to mutually beneficial deals with both unions." Both parties met on August 4, 2023, but no agreement
222-603: A deal before the mandated deadline. As a result, the leadership of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) unanimously approved a strike on the eve of May 2, the first of its kind since the 2007–2008 strike fifteen years prior. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the WGA had set some prospective rules for writers during the strike. The Writers Guild stated that "writers cannot do any writing, revising, pitching, or discussing future projects with companies that are members of
296-411: A different character, and Kaley Cuoco who stars in the parent series and makes an uncredited voice appearance in this series, voicing an inanimate object . Elon Musk made cameo appearances as himself in both series, appearing in the sixth episode of the first season of Young Sheldon . The second-season finale episode aired immediately following the one-hour series finale of the parent series. In
370-559: A limited podcast called Strike Force Five to support their out-of-work staff during the strike. Several elected officials supported the strike and appeared on their picket lines: Both Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass and Governor of California Gavin Newsom offered to help mediate an end to the strikes. In a statement made on April 18, 2023, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) president, Lesli Linka Glatter told
444-537: A picket line and that in many places their contracts "expressly" allow employees to honor lawful picket lines. On April 30, SAG-AFTRA advised its members that while they should continue working on active projects to avoid breach of contract claims, it encouraged members to show solidarity by walking picket lines during non-working hours and posting on social media. The union also advised writers "You should not write anything normally written by striking WGA writers." The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), based in
518-656: A satisfactory agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents the major film and television studios in Hollywood , by May 1. The AMPTP engaged in lengthy negotiations with the WGA on behalf of Amazon Studios (as well as MGM Holdings ), Apple Studios , Lionsgate , NBCUniversal , Netflix , Paramount Global , Sony Pictures , the Walt Disney Company , and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), but failed to reach
592-549: A special preview on September 25, 2017. The one hour series finale aired on May 16, 2024. Reruns of Young Sheldon aired on Nick at Nite from 2020 until 2022, and CMT from 2023 until 2024. On September 27, 2021, the series entered syndication in local markets, covering roughly 90% of the United States. The series also entered off-network syndication on TBS and began airing on September 27, 2021. Season 6 premiered on September 29, 2022, and concluded on May 18, 2023. In
666-632: A stalemate until late September. On August 30, California State Treasurer Fiona Ma sent letters to Netflix , The Walt Disney Company , Comcast , Warner Bros. Discovery , Apple Inc. , Paramount Global and Amazon , telling them to return to negotiations and settle the strikes. She states that the impact of the strikes "paralyzes Hollywood and reverberates across the state, affecting countless businesses, thousands of pension fund beneficiaries, and millions of Californians." On September 6, Warner Bros. suspended deals with Mindy Kaling , J. J. Abrams, Greg Berlanti, and Bill Lawrence . It had announced
740-550: A statement of support for the Writers Guild and their strike. Along with this statement, they produced a Question and Answer document to help Animation Guild members figure out how the Writers' Strike impacts their ability to maintain solidarity with the members of the Writers Guild. Ahead of the strike, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees president Mathew Loeb informed its members of their rights to honor
814-465: A tool that can help with research or facilitate script ideas and not as a tool to replace them. The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath saw major reductions in the workforce and cancellations of multiple film and television productions to save money on basic residuals and music licensing costs, though Apple and Amazon remained outliers. The ensuing fall of " Peak TV " created worsening conditions for writers, as well as actors. On May 2, 2020,
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#1732790857559888-537: A tribute to the parent series finale , several references are made to it in the Young Sheldon episode. The references are both general to the entire parent series, as well as to the series finale in particular. In one scene in the Young Sheldon episode, Sheldon promises his father that when he wins the Nobel Prize, Sheldon will mention him in his acceptance speech. In the parent series finale, Sheldon wins
962-528: Is a genre of teen films. Films in this subgenre include: Films featuring protagonists in particular age groups, such as pre-teens, are: or post-high school and college students, in films such as: or people aged around 20 years old who do not go to college, such as: or in the case of unique coming-of-age stories centered on post-college aged individuals, such as: Coming-of-age television series include: 2023 Writers Guild of America strike Writers Guild of America From May 2 to September 27, 2023,
1036-474: Is to ensure each member of a writing team receives their own pension and their own health care funds. The AMPTP rejected this proposal and did not offer a counterproposal. At the same time, there was a tentative agreement between the WGA and AMPTP to have 0.5% of negotiated minimums for all WGA minimums shifted into pensions and health funds. On April 18, 2023, 97.85% of members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) voted to go on strike if they failed to reach
1110-465: The 2017–18 season alongside The Big Bang Theory . The initial idea for the series came from Jim Parsons (who portrays the adult Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory ), who passed it along to The Big Bang Theory producers. On March 13, 2017, CBS ordered the spin-off Young Sheldon series, which was created by Lorre and Molaro. Jon Favreau directed and executive produced the pilot. Parsons, Lorre, Molaro and Todd Spiewak also serve as executive producers on
1184-486: The COVID-19 pandemic , leaving the third season with only 21 episodes. Production for the fourth season began on September 22, 2020, and premiered on November 5, 2020. Production for the fourth season concluded on March 15, 2021. On March 30, 2021, CBS renewed the series for a fifth, sixth, and seventh season. The fifth season premiered on October 7, 2021. The sixth season premiered on September 29, 2022. The seventh season
1258-562: The Cannes Film Festival press conferences, with Sean Penn , Ethan Hawke , Paul Dano , and Kathleen Kennedy expressing their support. Snoop Dogg spoke in support of the strike during a panel at the Milken Institute and drew parallels with payout conflicts between music artists and music streaming platforms. Talk show hosts Stephen Colbert , Jimmy Fallon , Jimmy Kimmel , Seth Meyers, and John Oliver began
1332-749: The Guilde stopped short of discouraging members from working on American projects during the strike. On May 3, 2023, the second day of the strike, The Walt Disney Company (through its ABC Signature Studios unit) sent a letter written by the studios' Assistant Chief Counsel Bob McPhail on behalf of the executives at Disney to showrunners and all other writer-producers who work for the company, saying that they must report back to work and perform their non-writer duties. Producers are expected to do what are known as "a through h" services, like cutting for time, making small changes to dialogue or narration, and "changes in technical or stage directions." On May 4, 2023, on
1406-480: The United Kingdom , Young Sheldon is aired on the free-to-air channel E4 . Season 1 premiered on February 22, 2018, Season 2 on November 8, 2018, Season 3 on October 10, 2019, Season 4 on October 20, 2021, Season 5 on April 24, 2022, and Season 6 on July 16, 2023. In Israel , Young Sheldon is aired on Yes Comedy . In May 2020, it was announced that the first three seasons of the series would stream on
1480-439: The Writers Guild of America (WGA)—representing 11,500 screenwriters —went on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). With a duration of 148 days, the strike is tied with the 1960 strike as the second-longest labor stoppage that the WGA has performed, only behind the 1988 strike (153 days). Alongside the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike , which continued until November, it
1554-434: The AMPTP had said studios "were not willing to engage" on other Writers Guild proposals, including success-based residual payments from streaming services. The note said guild leaders would not return to negotiations until studios were willing to engage on all proposals. Later on the same day the WGA sent a message to members saying that they had received a counterproposal and were evaluating it. On August 21, 2023, picketing
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#17327908575591628-497: The AMPTP in order to negotiate independently with the WGA. A few hours later, the AMPTP released a statement refuting that claim, saying, "The AMPTP member companies are aligned and are negotiating together to reach a resolution. Any suggestion to the contrary is false." On September 11, 2023, The Drew Barrymore Show resumed episodes without writers and was picketed by guild members. Two audience members were turned away for wearing WGA pins. Barrymore would be removed as host of
1702-452: The AMPTP's offer would yield $ 86 million . One disputed issue is the Guild wanting requirements for "mandatory staffing" and "duration of employment" terms to be added to their contract, which would require all shows to be staffed with a minimum number of writers for a minimum amount of time, "whether needed or not" per the AMPTP. Another important proposal that the WGA is advocating for
1776-479: The AMPTP." The Writers Guild also stated that fiction podcasts that are produced by companies against which the Guild and its members are striking must stop production. The Guild said that they hoped that writers of animated series not covered by the Writers Guild but by the Animation Guild would seek advice from the Writers Guild on whether or not their work as a writer was counter to the activities of
1850-462: The MBA and therefore had to negotiate individually with the streaming company for their pay, and as a result, they were paid less than writers who wrote for The Late Show while doing the same amount of work. This pattern held true with other shows in the two categories. The MBA expired on May 1, 2023. The WGA estimated that its proposals would yield writers about US$ 429 million a year, whereas
1924-419: The Nobel Prize, and he does mention his father (among others) in the acceptance speech. In another scene in the Young Sheldon episode, Nobel Prize winners are announced over a montage showing the main characters from the parent series Leonard , Penny , Raj , Howard , Bernadette , and Amy as children. Christine Baranski and Carol Ann Susi , who respectively portray Leonard's mother and Howard's mother in
1998-547: The Q1 earnings call for Paramount , CEO Bob Bakish addressed the strike, saying that writers were "an essential part of creating content" and that he hoped there could be "a resolution that works for everyone fairly quickly". Bakish also stated that the company had been planning for an extended strike and shared that the company's strategy to outlast the writers' strike is to use its large streaming library located within Paramount+ ,
2072-490: The Teamsters contract if they refuse to cross picket lines. At a WGA rally on May 3, 2023, Lindsay Dougherty , the leader of Teamsters Local 399, said that while the Teamsters could not strike in solidarity due to a contract in place through 2024, she affirmed that Local 399 would not cross picket lines, saying, "Every single truck that we know of has not crossed." On May 2, 2023, The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 made
2146-532: The United Kingdom, announced its support for the strike and instructed its members to refrain from working on American projects during the duration of the strike. The Australian Writers' Guild , Writers Guild of Canada , Screenwriters Guild of Israel, the Writers Guild of Ireland, and the Writers Guild of Sweden followed suit. Solidarity statements in support of the strike were issued by Writers Guild Italia and La Guilde française des scénaristes , although
2220-445: The WGA met with them the previous day and agreed to restart negotiations the following week. A few minutes after the news, the WGA confirmed this. Four days later, it was announced that the union and studios would resume negotiations on September 20 with studio CEOs David Zaslav ( Warner Bros. Discovery ), Bob Bakish ( Paramount ), Bob Iger ( Disney ), Donna Langley ( NBCUniversal ), and Ted Sarandos ( Netflix ). This meeting
2294-491: The WGA until October at the earliest and quoted one studio executive as saying, "The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses." The article and quote received attention and backlash from both Hollywood outlets, such as Entertainment Tonight , and non-Hollywood outlets, such as Vanity Fair and the New York Daily News . When asked about
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2368-631: The WarnerMedia's HBO Max service; no release date was announced at that time. The first three seasons were added on September 2, 2020. The sixth season was added in September 2023. In October and November 2021, Netflix in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom picked up the streaming rights to the show.The first four seasons of Young Sheldon were added to Netflix in the United States on November 24, 2023. The first season of Young Sheldon
2442-470: The adult Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory , narrated the series and served as an executive producer . Development of the prequel series began in November 2016, from an initial idea that Parsons passed along to The Big Bang Theory producers. The following March, Armitage and Perry were cast, and the series was ordered by CBS . Young Sheldon premiered as a special preview on September 25, 2017, and
2516-417: The appearance in this series, the character is made to look younger. Iain Armitage (Sheldon), Lance Barber (George), and Montana Jordan (Georgie) make a guest appearance in the parent series in a scene in which a VHS tape recorded decades earlier is played. There are other actors who appear in both series but as different characters. This includes Barber, who had another guest appearance in the parent series as
2590-446: The day before that the strikes would impact its 2023 earnings by $ 500 million. On September 8, the WGA released a statement claiming that there are member companies that have shown a "desire and willingness to negotiate an agreement that adequately addresses writers' issues... [and who] have said they are willing to negotiate on proposals that the AMPTP has presented to the public as deal breakers," and that they have asked them to leave
2664-415: The earliest. The studio executives who anonymously spoke with Deadline stated that by October, many writers would be financially strained to the point where they would lose their housing, which they believed would allow them to be in a better position to dictate the terms of any new deal. Representatives for the AMPTP distanced themselves from the anonymous sources, claiming they remained committed to signing
2738-525: The entire Cooper family, as well as showing Sheldon in different costumes, such as Albert Einstein , Mr. Spock , The Flash , an astronaut , and a train engineer . Season 5 features a black bull in place of the cow. In Season 7, the title sequence was slightly changed to include Mandy and Constance (CeeCee). The Cooper family doesn't walk away from the bull. Instead, Georgie shoos the bull away. Young Sheldon began airing weekly episodes on CBS on November 2, 2017, after The Big Bang Theory . It premiered as
2812-505: The first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 76% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.6/10 and based on 46 reviews. The website's consensus reads, " Young Sheldon ' s appealing cast and relatable themes bring a fresh—and overall enjoyable—perspective to its central character's familiar story." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned a score of 63 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The fourth season
2886-427: The first two seasons shows mountains and a desert, whilst the foreground has Sheldon (usually in bow tie , checked shirt, shorts and cowboy boots ) walking out, standing triumphantly, noticing a cow, and backing away from it before resuming his triumphant look as the logo appears and tilts to the sky. Occasionally, a tumbleweed appears, instead of the cow. The title sequence was changed from Season 3 onwards to include
2960-451: The global entertainment ecosystem were impacted by the strike action, including the VFX industry and prop making studios. Following a tentative agreement, union leadership voted to end the strike on September 27, 2023. On October 9, the WGA membership officially ratified the contract with 99% of WGA members voting in favor of it. Its combined impact with the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike resulted in
3034-538: The growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood, although " coming of age " is a genre for a variety of media , including literature , theatre , film , television and video games . A large portion of the manga industry is dedicated to teenagers, such as Weekly Shōnen Jump and Weekly Shōnen Magazine and, therefore, a majority of said manga contains some aspects of the protagonist's growth. Coming-of-age stories are called Shujinkō-Seichōkei (主人公成長系), meaning "protagonist's growth type". In film, coming-of-age
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3108-545: The guild's demands for staffing minimums and guaranteed employment periods, AMPTP president Carol Lombardini responded by saying that "writers are lucky to have term employment ." AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron said of the WGA strike that only a prolonged strike lasting many months would impact the theater chain and that most of the movies to be released in 2023 and 2024 have already been written and even filmed. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO and president David Zaslav said that WBD and other Hollywood studios were "not glad" that
3182-589: The higher-paid members of the guild are expressing concern over the inability to end the strike." In addition, while there were plans for a meeting between the WGA and top showrunners on September 15, the meeting was cancelled on that day due to plans for an upcoming meeting between the WGA and AMPTP the following week. On September 13, American comedian and political commentator Bill Maher announced on Twitter that he will resume production of his show Real Time with Bill Maher . However, on September 18, Maher changed his mind, stating: "My decision to return to work
3256-410: The individual involved." The WGA also released a statement, which read, "Workers should not be threatened with physical harm when exercising their right to publicly protest and picket against unfair wages and working conditions." On July 12, 2023, Deadline Hollywood reported that the AMPTP and the major Hollywood studios did not plan to return to negotiations with the WGA until late October 2023 at
3330-768: The latest Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) became the collective bargaining agreement that covered most of the work done by WGA writers. The Minimum Basic Agreement was an agreement that established a minimum wage for television and film writers. In television, the Minimum Basic Agreement only applied to those who wrote for broadcast television shows and not for streaming television . This was very clear when comparing late-night talk shows that were produced for broadcast television, such as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by CBS , versus The Problem with Jon Stewart , produced for streaming by Apple TV+ . The writers who worked for The Problem were not covered by
3404-410: The loss of 45,000 jobs, and "an estimated $ 6.5 billion" loss to the economy of Southern California . One of the main focus points in the labor dispute is the residuals from streaming media ; the WGA claims that AMPTP's share of such residuals has cut much of the writers' average incomes compared to a decade ago. Writers also wanted artificial intelligence , such as ChatGPT , to be used only as
3478-536: The members of the Guild that there is nothing the union could do to force members back to work if a WGA strike were to happen. However, she also noted that if DGA members do not perform their "DGA covered services," they could be let go from their current positions. Ahead of the strike, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 399 issued an advisory to members instructing Teamsters not to strike but informing them that they are protected by
3552-622: The new contract. The WGA announced the members of its negotiating committee in November 2022, with David Young as chief negotiator. In February 2023, Ellen Stutzman took over as the chief negotiator of the WGA. Many films, television programs, and podcasts have been affected by the strike; some have continued production without writers, while others have been paused or completely shut down. The projects that have been unaffected either were already written before May 2, are largely unscripted, or rely on non-union staff. Still, other projects with completed scripts have been postponed or canceled due to
3626-435: The parent series, make a voice appearance in the montage (a posthumous appearance in the case of Susi). Following the montage, adult Sheldon says that he was wrong about feeling at the moment of the Nobel Prize announcement that he would be all alone for the rest of his life. The show's title sequence is played to Steve Burns ' "Mighty Little Man", the first track from his 2003 album Songs for Dustmites . The background in
3700-842: The prominent donors were showrunners and producers J. J. Abrams , Greg Berlanti , Adam McKay , Ryan Murphy , Shonda Rhimes , Michael Schur , and John Wells . On June 7 and 8, 2023, picketing in the Northeast (namely in New York) was paused due to poor air quality from the 2023 Canadian wildfires . Strike activity resumed on the 9th when air quality improved. On June 9, 2023, Lionsgate suspended BMF line producer Ian Woolf following an altercation with striking writers who were picketing outside of BMF 's production headquarters. According to first-hand accounts from writers Gabriel Alejandro Garza and Tom Smuts, Woolf attempted to intimidate Garza and Brian Egeston, who were picketing on
3774-445: The role. The show also stars Montana Jordan as George Cooper Jr., Sheldon's older brother. Jim Parsons reprises his role as adult Sheldon Cooper, as narrator for the series. In July 2017, Annie Potts was cast as Meemaw, Sheldon's grandmother. In March 2024, it was announced that Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik will guest star on the series finale as their original characters from The Big Bang Theory. Jim Parsons provides voiceover for
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#17327908575593848-503: The series were set to Dire Straits ' " Walk of Life ." In January 2024, it was announced that a spin-off series of Young Sheldon , focusing on Georgie Cooper (portrayed by Montana Jordan ) and Mandy McAllister (portrayed by Emily Osment ), titled Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage , was in development. On March 5, 2024, CBS announced that the series had been ordered. The series premiered on October 17, 2024. List of coming-of-age stories Coming-of-age stories focus on
3922-473: The series, for Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television . On September 27, 2017, CBS picked up the series for a full season of 22 episodes. On January 6, 2018, the show was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 24 of that same year. On February 22, 2019, CBS renewed the series for both a third and a fourth season. The third season premiered on September 26, 2019. Warner Bros. Television suspended production on March 13, 2020, due to
3996-403: The series, titled Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage . The first episode was broadcast on October 17, 2024. The series follows Sheldon Cooper's early life as a child prodigy in the fictional town of Medford, Texas . As he grows up, he tries to fit into a world of people, including his own family and friends, who struggle to cope with his intellectual capabilities and social ineptitude. While
4070-637: The series. In the Season 4 episode "Graduation", Mayim Bialik (as Amy, the wife of adult Sheldon) has a brief voice-over role while Sheldon describes the graduation party for their son Leonard, whom he reveals was named after Leonard Hofstadter and Leonard Nimoy . Amy and Sheldon make their only on-camera appearances together during the series finale in the office of their Pasadena, California home in an unnamed future year, as neither of their children had been born when The Big Bang Theory ended in 2019. Bob Newhart appears as Professor Proton in both series; with
4144-533: The sidewalk next to the studio's entrance, by accelerating his car towards them and stopping just short of hitting them. After first claiming that he did not see them, Woolf later admitted to trying to scare them. According to Smuts, Woolf later unsuccessfully tried to convince Teamsters Local 728 to cross picket lines , but they refused. Lionsgate released a statement saying, "We take acts of intimidation and threats of violence seriously and investigate them thoroughly... As we continue to investigate, we have sent home
4218-808: The strike and, if so, to cease such work for the duration of the strike. The Guild noted that while they cannot punish non-Guild writers who write for companies against which the union is striking, they promise to bar such writers from future Guild membership. The WGA instructed members to begin picketing on May 2, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PDT . Some places that the WGA has picketed include AMC Networks , Amazon/Culver Studios , MGM , CBS Radford , CBS Television City , Disney , 20th Century Studios , Lionsgate , Starz , Netflix , Paramount , MTV , Sony , Universal , Warner Bros. (including its Burbank division), 30 Rock/NBCUniversal , Broadway Stages , HBO , Silvercup Studios , Steiner Studios , Warner Bros. Discovery , and Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront. During
4292-410: The strike in their pre-recorded speeches during the ceremony. Seth Meyers spoke in support of the strike during the "Corrections" segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers a few days before the strike began. Jeopardy! host Mayim Bialik similarly left during the show's last week of filming (for season 39), though production continued with Ken Jennings as host. The strike was also discussed at
4366-583: The strike, the WGA instructed writers facing financial hardship due to the strike to apply to the Entertainment Community Fund . The Entertainment Community Fund helps people in the entertainment industry with financial trouble find affordable housing and maintain health care and senior care coverage. On May 10, 2023, it was reported that writers had pledged $ 1.7 million to the Entertainment Community Fund. Among
4440-769: The timeline begins in the fall of 1989, the passage of time is indicated by episodes referencing historic or pop cultural events from the early 1990s, some of which are unique to the US. In November 2016, it was reported that CBS was in negotiations to create a spin-off of The Big Bang Theory centered on Sheldon Cooper as a young boy. The prequel series, described as "a Malcolm in the Middle -esque single-camera family comedy" would be executive produced by The Big Bang Theory co-creator Chuck Lorre and producer Steven Molaro , with The Big Bang Theory co-creator Bill Prady expected to be involved in some capacity, and intended to air in
4514-533: The union's use of picket lines to disrupt those productions. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and executive vice president Ben Whitehair picketed with the WGA in May. A significant number of other actors also joined the picket lines or otherwise expressed support for the WGA strike. Drew Barrymore withdrew from hosting the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards in support of the WGA strike, and Jennifer Coolidge , Joseph Quinn , and Pedro Pascal expressed support for
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#17327908575594588-411: The upcoming 74th National Book Awards the following day. On September 17, Barrymore changed her decision and announced that the show would remain on hiatus while the strike was ongoing. On September 12, in an interview with TheWrap , a studio executive said that "the showrunners are quite pissed [...] they are mad at the guilds and feel that they are not responding to the studios' offer. Now even
4662-405: The upcoming summer movie slate, which will move to the streaming service, and productions that will be completed offshore. On July 11, 2023, Deadline Hollywood reported that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was seeking to use a "divide and conquer" approach among the different Hollywood unions, including the WGA. The article said that the AMPTP would not negotiate with
4736-479: Was canceled in Los Angeles due to Hurricane Hilary . The union, meanwhile, remained relatively silent beyond the message of August 18, 2023: "Everybody is trying to step up and make a resolution," one executive told THR . "There's more positive momentum this week than last." On August 22, 2023, AMPTP presented a proposal suggesting rules for AI content, but talks between the studios and the writers remained at
4810-455: Was cast as the younger Sheldon, and 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 . Lance Barber stars as George Cooper Sr., Sheldon's father; he had previously appeared in one episode of The Big Bang Theory . Raegan Revord stars as Missy Cooper, Sheldon's twin sister; Revord only got the part after repeatedly asking her mother to be allowed to read for
4884-426: Was followed by more meetings on September 21, 22, and 23. Finally, the writers and the studios reached a tentative agreement on September 24, and on September 26, following a vote, the union leadership announced that the strike would officially end. The strike ended on September 27 at 12:01 a.m. PDT. On October 9, the WGA membership officially ratified the deal, with 99% of WGA members voting in favor of
4958-464: Was made when it seemed nothing was happening and there was no end in sight to this strike. Now that both sides have agreed to go back to the negotiating table I'm going to delay the return of Real Time , for now, and hope they can finally get this done." Earlier in September, he suggested that the Governor of California Gavin Newsom should help end the strike. On September 14, the AMPTP said that
5032-448: Was on hold due to 2023 Writers Guild of America strike . In October of that year, writing resumed when the strike ended. The seventh and final season premiered on February 15, 2024. On November 14, 2023, CBS announced that the series would end after seven seasons, with the series finale airing on May 16, 2024. The final season consisted of a total of 14 episodes, and it finished filming on April 16, 2024. In early March 2017, Iain Armitage
5106-554: Was one of 101 out of the 200 most-popular scripted television series that received the ReFrame Stamp for the years 2020 to 2021. The stamp is awarded by the gender equity coalition ReFrame and industry database IMDbPro for film and television projects that are proven to have gender-balanced hiring, with stamps being awarded to projects that hire female-identifying people, especially women of color, in four out of eight key roles for their production. The first and last shots of
5180-637: Was part of a series of broader Hollywood labor disputes . Both strikes contributed to the biggest interruption to the American film and television industries since the COVID-19 pandemic . The lack of ongoing film and television productions resulted in some studios having to close doors or reduce staff. The strike also jeopardized long-term contracts created during the media streaming boom: big studios could terminate production deals with writers through force majeure clauses after 90 days, saving them millions of dollars. In addition, numerous other areas within
5254-420: Was picked up for a full season that began airing weekly on November 2, 2017. In November 2023, CBS announced that the series would end after its seventh season. The one-hour series finale aired on May 16, 2024. The series received positive reviews from critics. In January 2024, it was announced that a spin-off series focused on Georgie Cooper and Mandy McAllister was in development. In March 2024, CBS greenlit
5328-407: Was reached. On August 10, 2023, the AMPTP and the WGA agreed to resume contract negotiations, with the first meeting set for August 11. After that meeting, the Writers Guild sent a note to its 11,500 members saying the AMPTP had indicated a willingness to make concessions in some areas, including finding ways to safeguard writers from artificial intelligence technology. The note added, however, that
5402-430: Was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Warner Bros. on September 4, 2018. The second season was released on DVD and manufacture-on-demand Blu-ray on September 3, 2019. The third season was released on DVD and manufacture-on-demand Blu-ray on September 1, 2020, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Warner Archive Collection respectively. The fourth season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 7, 2021. The fifth season
5476-407: Was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 6, 2022. The sixth season was released on DVD on September 5, 2023; no Blu-ray version was released at that time. The seventh and final season was released on DVD on September 24, 2024, along with a complete series set. On the same day, Warner Bros. released individual sets of the sixth and seventh seasons on Blu-ray in addition to a complete series set. For
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