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  • ‘How I Met Your Father’ to premiere on Disney+Hotstar on January 19

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Disney+ Hotstar announced on Friday that the highly anticipated comedy series “How I Met Your Father”, starring Hilary Duff, will premiere with the first two episodes on January 19.

    As per the official logline: In the near future, Sophie (Hilary Duff) is telling her son the story of how she met his father: a story that 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.

    “How I Met Your Father” is written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger.

    Executive producers for “How I Met Your Father” include Aptaker, Berger, Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Pam Fryman, and Adam Londy.

    Duff will serve as a producer.

    “How I Met Your Father” is a production of 20th Television.

    The series, a spin-off of “How I Met Your Mother”, stars Duff, Christopher Lowell, Francia Raisa, Tom Ainsley, Tien Tran, Suraj Sharma as well as recurring stars, Kim Cattrall, Daniel Augustin, Ashley Reyes and Josh Peck.

  • Daniel Augustin replaces Brandon Micheal Hall in ‘How I Met Your Father’

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Hulu’s upcoming series ‘How I Met Your Father’ has a new cast member. Actor Daniel Augustin has joined the star cast of the series, which is a spinoff of the insanely popular show ‘How I Met Your Mother’.

    As per Deadline, Augustin has been roped in for a recurring role in ‘How I Met Your Father’. He replaced actor Brandon Micheal Hall, who had been originally cast in the role but had to exit due to a scheduling conflict when the filming dates for the series shifted.

    Created and written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, the show stars actor Hilary Duff in the lead.

    The upcoming spinoff series is set in the near future, with Sophie (Duff) telling her son the story of how she met his father, much like Josh Radnor (and Bob Saget’s) Ted Mosby did in the original series.

    The story starts in 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.

    Augustin will play the role of Ian. Handsome, smart, funny, Ian is Sophie’s Tinder match who finally meets her in person for the first time.

    Duff will also produce the series, which will use a multi- and single-camera approach similar to its predecessor.

    ‘How I Met Your Mother’ creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas will serve as executive producers for ‘How I Met Your Father’, which comes from 20th Television. Adam Londy will serve as co-executive producer.

    Augustin is also currently shooting a recurring role on Issa Rae’s new HBO series ‘Rap Sh*t’. His recent credits include a recurring role on OWN’s ‘David Makes Man’, and guest roles on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Dynasty’, ‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’ and ‘The Resident’.

    ‘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).

    Bob Saget provided the voice of the narrator, an older version of Radnor’s character Ted Mosby.

    The series followed Radnor’s character Ted Mosby, who tells his children the story of how he met their mother. In its nine-season run, ‘HIMYM’ earned multiple Emmy wins and Golden Globe recognition.

    Months before the sitcom’s series finale aired in 2014, a ‘How I Met Your Dad’ spinoff series was announced. Greta Gerwig was signed on to star but CBS ultimately passed on the project.

    Two years later, Deadline reported that the series was being renamed to ‘How I Met Your Father’ and getting brand new characters. Aptaker and Berger were additionally tapped to write the show, but the project was later put on hold in 2017.

    A premiere date for ‘HIMYF’ has not yet been determined. The comedy was picked up straight to series in April. 

  • ‘How I Met Your Mother’ spin-off adds Suraj Sharma, Francia Raisa, Tien Tran to cast ​

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: “Life of Pi” star Suraj Sharma, “Grown-ish” star Francia Raisa, Tom Ainsley of “Versailles” fame, and Tien Tran, best known for “Space Force”, have signed on to feature in “How I Met Your Father”, a spin-off to the Emmy-winning sitcom “How I Met Your Mother”.

    “Younger” star Hilary Duff headlines the show that has received a straight-to-series order from Hulu, reported Deadline.

    The upcoming series will see Duff star as Sophie telling her son the story of how she met his father, much like Josh Radnor/ Bob Saget’s Ted Mosby did in the original.

    Created and written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, the story of “How I Met Your Father” starts in 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out their identities, aspirations and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps.

    The quartet also joins Chris Lowell, who plays the smart and cynical Jesse, who is an aspiring musician who works as an Uber driver to make ends meet and lives with his best friend Tom.

    Raisa will play Valentina, Sophie’s (Duff) roommate and friend who is an aspiring stylist, and Ainsley plays Charlie, an aspiring model who fell in love with Valentina at London Fashion Week and followed her to New York.

    Tran is Ellen, Jesse’s adopted sister, who just moved to New York from a small farming town after separating from her wife.

    Sharma portrays Sid, Jesse’s best friend and roommate.

    He’s a new bar owner and plays the optimist to Jesse’s cynicism.

    Duff also produces the series, which will use a multi- and single-camera approach similar to its predecessor.

    “How I Met Your Mother” creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas executive produce “How I Met Your Father”, which comes from 20th Television.

    Adam Londy serves as co-executive producer.

  • Hilary Duff opens up about her upcoming series ‘How I Met Your Father’

    By PTI
    WASHINGTON: Actor Hilary Duff, widely known for playing the lead role in the TV series ‘Lizzie McGuire’, opened up about ‘How I Met Your Father’, which is an upcoming spin-off sequel series of the insanely popular show ‘How I Met Your Mother’.

    Speaking for the first time since ‘How I Met Your Father’ was announced, Duff told Variety about her excitement to star in the series, which will stream on Hulu.

    “After spending so much time on a show with people you love, it’s always hard to permanently say goodbye,” Duff said about ‘Younger’ wrapping up its seventh-and-final season.

    “I’m not ready for it to end,” she said, but noted she is ready for “a job that shoots in L.A!”

    Duff was interested in starring in the ‘HIMYM’ sequel, partly because of the female spin the series will take. However, it remains unclear whether the new show will tie into the original sitcom.

    ‘HIMYF’ is set in the near future where Sophie (Duff) is telling her son the story of how she met his father: a story that catapults 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.

    “I’m a fan of Isaac and Elizabeth and was absolutely on board after reading the script for ‘HIMYF,’” Duff said of Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, the ‘This Is Us’ showrunners who will serve as writers and executive producers on ‘How I Met Your Father’.

    “I knew I had to be the one to bring Sophie to life and share the female POV to this legendary show,” Duff added, with a nod to the catchphrase from the original series.

    Duff shared that she was a fan of the original show. “I’m such a fan of the original cast. They were absolutely seamless and brought me many laughs,” Duff said.

    With ‘HIMYF’ given the greenlight, an insider said that it’s unlikely Duff would be able to move forward with the ‘Younger’ spinoff, which has been in development and would focus around her character from the Paramount Plus series, ‘Kelsey Peters’.

    While the potential spinoff was in the very early stages, the project was described to Variety as a female “Entourage” that would be set in L.A., and occupy a completely different world than that of ‘Younger’.

    Meanwhile, the final season of ‘Younger’ is currently airing with new episodes dropping each Thursday on Paramount Plus. Duff said that the season is her favourite yet.

    “I think the writers wrapped everything up nicely,” she said, adding that she is pleased with how her character’s journey ends.

    “I love that Kelsey chooses herself, ditches the guys who aren’t good for her and continues on a journey that forces her to take risks,” Duff said, teasing, “The ending especially really got me.”

    Duff, who gave birth to a baby girl less than one month ago, was pregnant while filming the seventh season of ‘Younger’, during a global pandemic, nonetheless.

    “I was a little worried with the challenges of COVID and my pregnancy, but everything came together,” Duff said.

    “I’m all for mask-wearing, but huffing-and-puffing on set in a mask at eight months pregnant was a challenge,” she quipped.

    She added, “Fitting into clothes that aren’t made for a pregnant body was not always the most comfortable or fun. And just being freaked out to being exposed to COVID — there are always risks, even though our set was super cautious. I had to quarantine a bunch of times and that was really hard.”

    New episodes of ‘Younger’ stream Thursdays on Paramount Plus, and will later be available on TV Land. A premiere date for ‘How I Met Your Father’ has not been announced, at this time.

    Duff will produce in addition to starring in ‘HIMYF’, with Adam Londy serving as co-executive producer. 20th Television will produce the new series as it did with the original. Aptaker and Berger are currently under an overall deal at the studio.

    ‘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).

    Bob Saget provided the voice of the narrator, an older version of Radnor’s character Ted Mosby.

    The series followed Radnor’s character Ted Mosby, who tells his children the story of how he met their mother. In its nine-season run, ‘HIMYM’ earned multiple Emmy wins and Golden Globe recognition.

    Months before the sitcom’s series finale aired in 2014, a ‘How I Met Your Dad’ spinoff series was announced. Greta Gerwig was signed on to star but CBS ultimately passed on the project.

    Two years later, Deadline reported that the series was being renamed to ‘How I Met Your Father’ and getting brand new characters. Aptaker and Berger were additionally tapped to write the show, but the project was later put on hold in 2017. 

  • Hilary Duff to star in ‘How I Met Your Mother’ sequel series

    By ANI
    WASHINGTON: Well, it’s no ‘Lizzie McGuire’ revival, but it’s something equally exciting! The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ reboot sadly never found its way to Hulu, but viewers are getting the next best thing: actor Hilary Duff will star in ‘How I Met Your Mother’ spin-off sequel series, titled ‘How I Met Your Father’.

    As per Variety, the upcoming series is set to stream on Hulu. The new show hails from ‘This Is Us’ co-showrunners and ‘Love, Victor’ co-creators Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, who serve as writers and executive producers on the news series.

    Duff will produce in addition to starring, with Adam Londy serving as co-executive producer. 20th Television will produce the new series as it did with the original. Aptaker and Berger are currently under an overall deal at the studio.

    Hulu’s official logline for ‘HIMYF’ stated, “In the near future, Sophie (Duff) is telling her son the story of how she met his father: a story that 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.”

    According to an individual with knowledge of the project, it remains unclear if and how the new show will tie into the original.

    Expressing her excitement to star in the series, Duff said, “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. Isaac and Elizabeth are brilliant, and I can’t wait to work alongside them and all of their genius. Just fangirling over here getting to join the Hulu Originals and 20th families. I realize these are big shoes to fill and I’m excited to slip my 6 1/2 ‘s in there.”

    The series brings Duff into the Hulu fold after she unsuccessfully lobbied to move the revival of the Disney Channel series ‘Lizzie McGuire’ to the streamer from Disney Plus.

    Variety previously reported that Duff and series creator Terri Minsky wanted to do a more adult-themed version of the show, whereas Disney wanted something more family-friendly.

    In addition to her role in ‘Lizzie McGuire’, Duff is known for starring in the critically-acclaimed series ‘Younger’, which started out airing on TV Land before moving to Paramount Plus for its final season.

    ‘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).

    Bob Saget provided the voice of the narrator, an older version of Radnor’s character Ted Mosby.

    The series followed Radnor’s character Ted Mosby, who tells his children the story of how he met their mother. In its nine-season run, ‘HIMYM’ earned multiple Emmy wins and Golden Globe recognition.

    Months before the sitcom’s series finale aired in 2014, a ‘How I Met Your Dad’ spinoff series was announced. Greta Gerwig was signed on to star but CBS ultimately passed on the project.

    Two years later, Deadline reported that the series was being renamed to ‘How I Met Your Father’ and getting brand new characters. Aptaker and Berger were additionally tapped to write the show, but the project was later put on hold in 2017.

    It’s currently uncertain when ‘How I Met Your Father’ will release on Hulu. Meanwhile, the final season of ‘Younger’ is currently streaming on Paramount+, with the finale slated for June 10. But that may not be the last you see of Duff’s character Kelsey Peters from the series. Show creator Darren Star is in the process of developing a spinoff series.