How Hilary Duff ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Spinoff Will Be Different From Original Planned Series
04/22/21 AT 5:14 PM
The hit CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” is getting a spin-off on Hulu, called “How I Met Your Father” with actress Hilary Duff slated to star in the 10-episode series.
The new series follows Sophie, played by Duff, as she tells her son the love story of how she and her husband met in the year 2021. It’s still unclear how, or even if, the new series will tie into the original “HIMYM,” Variety pointed out.
“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,” said Duff. “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. Isaac and Elizabeth are brilliant, and I can’t wait to work alongside them and all of their genius. Just fangirling over here gettin
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Hulu has some legen–
waitforit–dary news for those missing “How I Met Your Mother.”
The streamer announced on Wednesday that former “Lizzie McGuire” star Hilary Duff is set to lead a new sequel series from 20th Television, original creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and “This Is Us” writing duo Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger.
The show received a 10-episode order from Hulu.
Duff, who will executive produce, is set to star as main character and narrator Sophie, who is telling her son the story of how she met his father. The story, according to a logline shared by Hulu, “catapults us back to the year 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life, and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.”