The rumor started a few months back, but it has been officially confirmed. CBS is preparing a spin-off show called “How I Met Your Dad.”
“How I Met Your Dad” (rather than “How I Met Your Father,” as announced by Deadline.com in October) will aim to tell a similar story to its sister series, which fans affectionately call “HIMYM,” but from a feminine perspective. As suggested by the name, the show will focus on a mother telling her children the story of their parents’ first encounter.
“How I Met Your Mother stars, from left, Alyson Hannigan, Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Jason Segel and Neil Patrick Harris.
(Photos above via CBS)
Though it will be very similar to the soon-to-end “How I Met Your Mother,” it will feature an all-new cast (still a group of New Yorkers) and a new hangout spot, rather than at the current “HIMYM” headquarters, MacLaren’s, Carter Bays indicated on Twitter (@CarterBays).
Bays also said that the “How I Met Your Dad” cast will not be introduced at the end of “How I Met Your Mother.” He did indicate, however, that the two generations of the show could come into contact through cameos and surprise guest appearances.
(Source: LA Times, Yahoo! and The Hollywood Reporter)