Hilary Duff will be starring in the upcoming Hulu spin-off of How I Met Your Mother, How I Met Your Father.
The actress, 33, will be playing a woman named Sophie as she tells her son about how she met his father, according to Variety.
The story begins in 2021, when Sophie and her close group of girlfriends are finding themselves and love in the age of dating apps.
Spin-off: Hilary Duff will be starring in the upcoming How I Met Your Mother spin-off coming to Hulu, How I Met Your Father
For now it is unclear how or if the spin-off will have any connection to the original series, a source told the website.
‘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,’ Hilary said of the role.
‘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,’ she said of executive producers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger.
‘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 ½’s in there!’
It’s a hit! The series is a spin-off to the hit series How I Met Your Mother, which chronicled how one man met his future wife
‘We are beyond excited to be bringing How I Met Your Father to Hulu,’ said executive producers and writers Isaac and Elizabeth . ‘Carter and Craig’s iconic original series revolutionized the half-hour comedy, and we are so honored to be carrying the torch forward for the next generation – and with Hilary Duff no less!
‘We can’t wait for audiences to meet Sophie and her crew, and watch them come into their own and find love in modern-day New York City. And we hope nobody thinks it’s weird that Bob Saget will be playing old Hilary Duff’s voice.’
Shortly after news of the spin-off broke, Hilary took to Instagram to gush about her new role.
For now it is unclear how or if the spin-off will have any connection to the original series, a source told the website
‘I’m really excited’: Shortly after news of the spin-off broke, Hilary took to Instagram to gush about her new role
‘Today’s the day! The news that I am going to be shooting How I Met Your Father. I’m playing the role of Sophie. I’m really excited to dig in and start finding out who Sophie is going to be, and the new on-screen family that I’m going to have. Super exciting!
‘Really looking forward to being a part of the Hulu and Twentieth Century family and working with the amazing writers and producers that are spearheading this project. I truly feel blessed, and I can’t wait! So I hope you’re excited like me!’
Hollywood previously attempted a How I Met Your Mother spin-off back in 2014, with a pilot starring Greta Gerwig and Meg Ryan serving as narrator. The show, How I Met Your Dad, never made it to series.
This show is not the first spin-off Hilary has been attached to.
‘I can’t wait!’: Duff’s excitement was evident in her video
Hilary was working on a Lizzie McGuire spin-off these last few years and attempted to have the show move from Disney+ to Hulu in order to create a more ‘adult-themed’ series, according to Variety.
However, that project ultimately never went forward.
How I Met Your Mother aired from 2005 to 2014 and starred Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby, a young man living in New York and looking for his other half.
‘I’m honored and even a little nervous’: Duff gushed about her upcoming role in a statement about the project
The series was narrated by Bob Saget, who voiced an older Ted reflecting on how he met his wife to their children.
The show also chronicled the adventures of Ted’s friends, played by Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, and Alyson Hannigan.
The critically-acclaimed series was the recipient of numerous awards during it’s nine year run, including multiple Emmy awards.
So far, no release date has been announced for the upcoming spin-off.
Looking for love: How I Met Your Mother aired from 2005 to 2014 and starred Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby, a young man living in New York and looking for his other half