How I Met Your Father: Will There Be a Season 2?

It’s been eight years since “How I Met Your Mother” ended, and now the spinoff series, “How I Met Your Father,” has finally arrived on Hulu. The original “HIMYM” ran for nearly a decade, so naturally, we’re all wondering if the new series will get a long run, too. Well, fans who already find themselves entirely invested in “How I Met Your Father,” we’ve got some good news for you!

Like most streaming platforms, Hulu historically takes a little while to decide whether or not to renew its shows. For instance, look at one of its recent hits, “The Great,” which has had about two months between each of its seasons airing and the show’s renewal. Since “How I Met Your Father“ has a 10-episode first season, with episodes airing weekly instead of all at once, fans assumed they wouldn’t know the show’s fate until at least a month after season one ends in mid-March. Luckily, fans didn’t have to wait that long. On Feb. 15, “How I Met Your Father” was officially picked up for a second season. Making the renewal sweeter is the fact that season two will contain 20 episodes, doubling the number of episodes in season one.

This is a welcome signal of “How I Met Your Father”‘s success, especially considering the show had a rocky start getting off the ground. This iteration is actually the second attempt at a spinoff or reboot of “HIMYM.” Back in 2013, when the original series was wrapping up, the original creative team announced plans for “How I Met Your Dad,” which would have been mostly unrelated to “HIMYM,” but shared the overall plot. Greta Gerwig was slated to star as the main character, Sally, with Meg Ryan voicing “Future” Sally in the same way that Bob Saget voiced “Future” Ted. However, following conflicts between CBS and the creators over the pilot, the series wasn’t picked up and never aired.

Even this iteration of “How I Met Your Father” (which may have some connections to the original show) has taken a while to get off the ground. Cocreators Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger initially put this project on the back burner after being promoted to co-showrunners on “This Is Us.” It took until 2021 for the official series order and season one production to happen at Hulu, with Aptaker and Berger still at the helm. The version currently airing on Hulu features Hilary Duff in the lead role of Sophie and Kim Cattrall as “Future” Sophie.