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Summary Sophie (Hilary Duff) tells her son how she met his father in 2021 in this spinoff of How I Met Your Mother created and written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger.
Created By: Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger
How I Met Your Father
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 18, 2022
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4.6
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Summary Sophie (Hilary Duff) tells her son how she met his father in 2021 in this spinoff of How I Met Your Mother created and written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger.
Created By: Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger
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Get 3 Extra months free
$6.67/mth
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews
49
19% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
57% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
24% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews
49
19% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
57% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
24% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Jan 13, 2022
Duff is charming as ever and the cast has a nice rapport. ... Still, without the framework of the well known series it pays homage to, How I Met Your Father would be just another perfectly pleasant, often funny comedy.
Jan 14, 2022
Despite the updates, this new series certainly feels like a piece of its predecessor in the style of humor, laugh track and direction (Pamela Fryman, who directed almost every episode of “Mother” returns to helm “Father” episodes). The theme song is the same and there are other Easter eggs of varying size and scope. Duff, formerly married to former Penguins player Mike Comrie, is the standout here.
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 84 User Ratings
4.6
39% Positive
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
15% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
45% Negative
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 84 User Ratings
4.6
39% Positive
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
15% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
45% Negative
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
May 16, 2022
It is a really nice show. Of course, it's not comparable to himym, but also, it's just one short season so far. The only negative thing I would say is that the season is too short for a sitcom. It's already ending when you start liking the story and getting used to the characters. Around 20 chapters as friends or himym would help to not rush into the story and make the characters more likable.
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Jan 18, 2022
If old episodes of HIMYM feel like comfort food in 2022, HIMYF feels less like an updated recipe than the prepackaged Trader Joe’s version. It’s good enough to pass in a pinch, but not quite good enough to surpass the real deal.
Jan 13, 2022
Hulu’s How I Met Your Father has a strong cast, but lame jokes and an excess of schmaltz make it fall short of the original.
Jan 19, 2022
“How I Met Your Father” misses all of that spark and feels like watching the copy of a copy of a copy. It’s enough to fulfill a nostalgic craving in the most superficial sort of way, but far too flimsy to do anything else.
Jan 24, 2023
The biggest flaw in How I Met Your Father, even two seasons in, is that I still don’t care how it ends.
By Liz Kocan FULL REVIEW
Jan 14, 2022
An inferior sequel. ... Filled with bad dialogue. ... Duff, though a likable, solid ensemble anchor, lacks Radnor’s exuberance, just as Sophie mostly lacks Ted’s impulsiveness.
Feb 9, 2022
Loving the series so far, specially Hilary duff’s performance, but loving the whole cast though!
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Oct 5, 2023
How I Met Your Father
Is How I Met Your Father up to par with How I Met Your Mother? Hell no. Is it a good series? Yes.
The characters in this are different from the original series, and they're very distinct. The first season may not be for everyone, especially hardcore fans of the original series, but I think this is something that happens to most spin-offs. Most spinoffs don't get it right immediately, and sometimes audiences aren't open to seeing it till they do. This series got better progressively, and as we got to know the characters more, it was easier to follow through with their hijinks and shenanigans.
This series was cancelled too early, and that's a shame, especially as a lot of questions were left unanswered. The cast was fitting but Tom Ainsley as Charlie Winthrop was perfect (also my favourite character.)
6-6.5/10.
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Sep 25, 2022
No está mal, el primer capítulo es medio ble. Pero a medida que avanza mejora.
Es para verla si estás bien el pedo y no tenés nada para ver y querés pasar el tiempo con una serie "comedia". Personajes básicos, uno obviamente le tiene más cariño a los de la serie original, pero estos tienen lo suyo. Es una serie promedio más del montón.
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Mar 27, 2022
I've read several reviews saying that people shouldn't expect HIMYF to be like HIMYM. Well the fact is that this show wouldn't have any interest and be produced if it wasn't for the success of HIMYM and they obviously hope to catch lightning in a bottle a second time. But that will definitely not happen if they don't use the same formula and the same or equivalent talent. And this is nothing like HIMYM and it's really bad. Hillary Duff is the only actor and character that brings any kind of substance, but the rest is a forgettable boring mess. The humor is so absent that the laugh tracks feels just as displaced as it would in Schindlers List. I have funnier and more creative dialogues with my mother.
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Jan 19, 2022
I love Hilary Duff & Kim Catrall but this is a big no for me. The comedy in this show is way too used, too many clichés, and a simpler comedy that I just don't see a future for this show.
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Production Company:
- 20th Television
- Bays Thomas Productions
- Hulu Originals
- The Walk-Up Company
Initial Release Date: Jan 18, 2022
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 4 Wins & 7 Nominations
American Cinema Editors, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Set Decorators Society of America, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
