Has 'How I Met Your Father' been canceled by Hulu? Here's what we know

'How I Met Your Father', which was a spin-off of CBS’ superhit show 'How I Met Your Mother', has been canceled after two seasons on Hulu. Here’s what we know of the development.

Variety confirms that the Hilary Duff-starrer 'How I Met Your Father' will not be renewed. The reason is that the spin-off wasn’t received as well as expected.

'How I Met Your Father' premiered on Hulu in January 2022 and aired 30 episodes overall. 'How I Met Your Father' ended its second and final season on July 11, 2023, on Hulu.


Hilary Duff plays Sophie Tompkins on 'How I Met Your Father', who is a photographer looking for a romantic partner. The show ended without revealing who Sophie has a child with. Maybe that was left for the third season, which is not happening as of September 2023.

What is 'How I Met Your Father' about?

The synopsis of 'How I Met Your Father' reads: "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 present 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."

The story of 'How I Met Your Father' is different from 'How I Met Your Mother', but it is part of the same universe. In fact, ‘How I Met Your Father’ also had cameos of Neil Patrick Harris’ famous character from ‘How I Met Your Mother’, Barney Stinson, and also Cobie Smulders’ character Robin Scherbatsky.

'How I Met Your Father' cast

'How I Met Your Father' stars Hilary Duff in the lead, with Christopher Lowell, Francia Raisa, Tom Ainsley, Tien Tran and Suraj Sharma in major roles. The series also has actors Daniel Augustin, Ashley Reyes and Josh Peck. ‘How I Met Your Father’ is narrated by actor Kim Cattrall, who plays the 58-year-old version of Sophie.

Hilary Duff is also a producer on 'How I Met Your Father', a show presented by 20th Television, whose parent company is Disney.
Disney also owns a majority stake in Hulu.

FAQs

Has ‘How I Met Your Father’ been canceled?

‘How I Met Your Father’, a spin-off of ‘How I Met Your Mother’, has not been renewed after two seasons on Hulu. The reason is that it wasn’t received as well as expected.

How long did ‘How I Met Your Mother’ run?

‘How I Met Your Mother’ aired on CBS from 2005-2014. It was considered to be inspired from one of the most successful sitcoms ever, Friends.