{"id":3123,"date":"2021-08-15T13:27:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T11:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1313516"},"modified":"2021-08-15T13:41:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T11:41:07","slug":"first-look-at-how-i-met-your-mother-spin-off-cast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/first-look-at-how-i-met-your-mother-spin-off-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"First look at How I Met Your Mother spin-off cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hilary Duff is set to lead the cast of How I Met Your Father \u2013\u00a0a spin-off to the CBS sitcom. <\/p>

By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 15 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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After years of rumours surrounding potential How I Met Your Mother<\/a> spin-offs, Hulu has finally confirmed the news with a first-look at the show\u2019s cast, led by Lizzie McGuire\u2019s Hilary Duff.<\/p>\n

How I Met Your Father will star Duff as Sophie, who spends the series telling her children the story of how she met their father.<\/p>\n

This gender-swapped spin-off of the original, which aired on CBS from 2005 until 2014, will also feature Brandon Michael Hall (Search Party), Tom Ainsley (The Royals), Tien Tran (Candyman), Suraj Sharma (Homeland<\/a>), Francia Ra\u00edsa (Grown-ish) and Chris Lowell (GLOW) in undisclosed roles.<\/p>\n

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The main cast were officially announced via an Instagram post taken at the show\u2019s first table read, shared by the show\u2019s production company The Walkup Company.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo many photos needed to show our excitement for the first HIMYF table read!\u201d the caption read.<\/p>

How I Met Your Mother creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays will be reuniting with the show\u2019s original director Pam Fryman for this 10-part spin-off, which will explore Sophie\u2019s relationships with her close friends whilst trying to find The One.<\/p>\n

Hulu announced the spin-off<\/a> in April of this year, with Love, Victor\u2019s Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger serving as head writers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are honoured by their passion and vision, and look forward to helping them tell a legendary new story. Thanks to all the HIMYM fans out there who waited for it,\u201d they said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The original series starred Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby, a 27-year-old architect navigating life in New York with his best friends, played by Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris and Cobie Smulders.<\/p>\n

How I Met Your Mother is available to stream on Disney Plus. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/section>\n
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