The Big Bang Theory spinoff has found their star — but which character from the OG show is taking center stage in the new series?
Multiple outlets confirmed on Wednesday, March 19, that Kevin Sussman‘s Stuart Bloom will lead the show, which is titled Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. Sussman, 54, will reprise his role as the comic book store owner alongside fellow alums John Ross Bowie as Barry Kripke, Lauren Lapkus as Denise and Brian Posehn as Bert.
The potential spinoff, which has yet to receive a formal series order, is the fourth project in the Big Bang Theory universe. CBS’ hit sitcom aired from 2007 to 2019 and starred Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch as a group of friends made up of scientists and their significant others.
As TBBT came to an end, CBS expanded with the Young Sheldon prequel, which focused on Sheldon (Iain Armitage) as a child prodigy growing up in Texas. Viewers met Sheldon’s brother, Georgie (Montana Jordan), and that paved the way for his love story with Mandy (Emily Osment) to become the focus of another spinoff, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.
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“You can watch Young Sheldon without knowing anything about The Big Bang Theory. And I believe you can watch Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage without watching Young Sheldon,” Jordan exclusively told Us Weekly in October 2024. “It’s a new start.”
Fans continue to wait for new information on the third offshoot — starting with appearances from more familiar faces. Bialik, 49, recently weighed in on whether she would return to the upcoming Max series.
“I haven’t been contacted,” she exclusively told Us in January. “I’ve seen what’s been announced and I think that’s where a lot of people’s knowledge of it is right [now] — me being one of them.”
Bialik expressed her excitement as a fan, adding, “These characters were so iconic and so significant to people. [Creators] Chuck [Lorre] and Bill [Prady] really created a world of characters that people want to know about and follow up on. So, I’m very flattered and I would be very flattered if I am contacted.”
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At the time, Bialik admitted she wanted to reprise the role of Amy Farrah Fowler, the character she portrayed from 2010 to 2019.
“I love being known as that character and I love what it means to people. So for me, it would be a thrill to be part of it in any way,” she noted. “It was a really, really fun experience to be part of that [during my guest appearance with Jim Parsons] on Young Sheldon. I also get to interact with [creators] Steven [Molaro] and Steve [Holland] and a lot of our writers and producers, so it’s a whole world that I still feel very connected to.”
