Kaley Cuoco Reveals Whether She Would Reprise Her Role in ‘Big Bang Theory’ (Exclusive)
The Big Bang Theory universe is expanding once more.
A new spinoff of the long-running sitcom, which followed physicists Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) and Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) as well as their circle of friends, has been ordered to series at HBO Max, the network confirmed in a July 9 press release.
The project marks the fourth series in the TV franchise, which also includes Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. This time, the plot would focus on the hijinks of the Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman), an acquaintance who became increasingly prominent in The Big Bang Theory’s later seasons.
“Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard,” the release read, “accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon.”
Notably, the release also teased appearances by “alternate-universe versions of characters” from the original series—which aired on CBS from 2007 to 2019—but warned that “as the title implies, things don’t go well.”
