A FAMILY FIRST

Montana Jordan and Emily Osment tackle marriage and parenthood in CBS's new Young Sheldon spinoff

- MEAGHAN DARWISH

"HE'S 19 AND he dropped out of high school. How smooth can it be?" That's how executive producer Chuck Lorre describes the domestic life of Georgie Cooper (Montana Jordan) and his 31year-old bride, Mandy (Emily Osment), the main characters of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, CBS's new comedy about the older brother of Young Sheldon's boy genius (lain Armitage). As Jordan teases, "it's going to be very hectic."

"It's a bumpy ride, but the bumps are comedy if handled correctly," Lorre echoes. "There's dramatic moments as well, because they will face inevitable obstacles to staying together." One of those hurdles? Learning how to coexist with the McCallisters, Mandy's dad Jim (Will Sasso) and mom Audrey (Rachel Bay Jones).