Dust off your yellow umbrellas and grab some popcorn because your fave show is returning to the big screen, kind of. Hulu have just annoucned a spin-off of How I Met Your Mother, aptly titled… yup, you guessed it, How I Met Your Father.
After apparently three tries at bringing a sequel series to life, Hulu have officially succeeded with a 10-episode, straight-to-series order out for the show.
Starring our all time fave girl, Hilary Duff who will assume the role of the lead character, the show will follow Sophie’s life as she tells her son how she met his father.
Her story begins in 2021, when Sophie and her girl gang are on the hunt to find themselves and love while navigating the world of dating apps. Oof!
“Kids, I’m going to tell you an incredible story: It’s the story of how two writers got lucky enough to make their dream TV show for nine seasons and now get to pass the torch to an inspired new creative team with their own incredible story to tell, the story of How I Met Your Father,” said HIMYM creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas in a joint statement. The pair will be returning as executive producers.
After the news was announced, Hilary took to her Instagram to share how excited she is for the role. “Today’s the day! The news that I am going to be shooting How I Met Your Father. I’m playing the role of Sophie,” she said. “I’m really excited to dig in and start finding out who Sophie is going to be, and the new on-screen family that I’m going to have. Super exciting!”
“I’ve been incredibly lucky in my career to play some wonderful characters and I’m looking forward to taking on the role of Sophie,” she added. “As a huge fan of How I Met Your Mother, I’m honored and even a little nervous that Carter and Craig would trust me with the sequel of their baby.”
Awwww, we have so. many. feels! But one thing’s for sure, this spin-off is going to be *amazing* if they’ve got the uh-mazing Hilary Duff on their side. Eep, we can’t wait.