American streaming service Hulu has revealed the star cast of its highly anticipated ‘How I Met Your Mother’ spinoff, ‘How I Met Your Father’.
As per ANI, on Tuesday, Hulu revealed the actors who will star opposite Hilary Duff and Chris Lowell on the ‘How I Met Your Father’: Francia Raisa, Tom Ainsley, Tien Tran, and Suraj Sharma will round out the cast as the friends and family of Jesse (Lowell) and Sophie (Duff).
According to the streaming service, like its predecessor, ‘HIMYF’ will follow Sophie as she recounts to her son how she met his father, bringing viewers back to the year 2021 when Sophie and her friends are trying to figure life out.
The upcoming series will revolve around Sophie and her close-knit group of friends who are 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.
Duff will star as Sophie and serve as a producer on the series, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger is the executive producer alongside original ‘HIMYM’ creators Criag Thomas and Carter Boys, with original series director Pam Fryman on board in the same role.
For unversed, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ ran on CBS from 2005 to 2014. The pop culture phenomenon starred Josh Radnor (Ted Mosby), Cobie Smulders (Robin Scherbatsky), Neil Patrick Harris (Barney Stinson), Jason Segel (Marshall Erikson), and Alyson Hannigan (Lily Aldrin).
A premiere date for ‘HIMYF’ has not yet been confirmed. The comedy was picked up straight to series in April.