A new emotional season 7 trailer looks back at the prequel while also looking forward to its final year. If the show tracks with the timeline established by , Sheldon will wrap up his childhood and move to Pasadena, California after finishing college in season 7, which will be the CBS' series last. Because is coming to a close, the network has been steadily hyping up its February 15 premiere with a plethora of promos and teases.
The official Instagram account now shares an emotional trailer that goes down memory lane for ' arc in the prequel thus far, while also teasing what's to come. Watch it below:
The short clip highlights the highs and lows for the clan during the last six years of . In the end, it features a couple of new scenes with Sheldon back in Texas, while also debuting a new family photo that includes Mandy and Baby Cece.
Unlike , which was a multi-cam sitcom, CBS opted to change 's storytelling format to a single-cam series, allowing it to have a more serious tone when it wanted to. Its first few seasons leaned on comedy, however, with Sheldon maintaining his spot as the series' headliner.
That being said, it slowly transformed to become more of a family comedy-drama, with an increased focus on the rest of the Coopers. The variation of arcs also paved the way for it to tackle more serious storylines, including teenage pregnancy and marital woes.
Season 6 is the actualization of this slow shift in storytelling. However, considering the , it's safe to say that the end of theprequel's run will be its most emotional. For starters, George's death is upcoming, and it doesn't seem like it's something that the creative team can skip. Secondly, Sheldon moving out of Texas and living in California will also be a poignant moment for the family.
The shift to becoming more of a family comedy/drama has proven to be a welcome development for . Season 6 posted series-high ratings, indicating that viewers are responding to a more serious and less silly prequel. Between that and 's recent success on Netflix, season 7 has the chance to be its biggest year ever.
season 7 premieres on Thursday, February 15 on CBS.
A spinoff of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon follows the youth and coming-of-age of Sheldon Cooper during his childhood in Texas as he pursues science and academia. The show also follows his parents, siblings, and Mee-Maw, painting a picture of the world where Sheldon grew up.
