Hilary Duff teased that an unique How I Met Your Mother character will seem on How I Met Your Father season 2. In the brand new spin-off, Kim Cattrall’s Sophie, within the 12 months 2050, recounts to her son the story of how she met his father in 2022. Duff performs Sophie within the current day, with Christopher Lowell, Francia Raisa, Suraj Sharma, Tom Ainsley, and Tien Tran showing as her shut group of mates in Manhattan. Despite combined evaluations, How I Met Your Father proved to be fashionable amongst audiences on its streaming service Hulu, warranting a super-sized 20-episode season 2 that is because of premiere on January 24.
Now, in a brand new interview with Good Morning America, Duff has teased {that a} legacy How I Met Your Mother character will seem on How I Met Your Father season 2.
This wouldn’t be the primary time that How I Met Your Father would function a legacy character from How I Met Your Mother. Previously, after appearances from Kyle MacLachlan as The Captain and Laura Bell Bundy as Becky, the spin-off delivered a shock throughout its season 1 finale when Cobie Smulders appeared on HIMYF reprising her position as Robin Scherbatsky, who offers recommendation to Sophie after her fallout with Jesse. Smulders’ cameo was celebrated because it not solely strengthened the connections between the unique and the brand new present but additionally delivered some valuable nostalgia with out compromising the spin-off’s personal standing.
Smulders’ look has paved the best way for extra OG characters to seem on How I Met Your Father, though the present must be smart with its alternative of the legacy character to make sure that the cameo would not overshadow the enchantment of the current forged. Recently, Josh Radnor expressed curiosity in reprising his position as Ted Mosby on How I Met Your Father, even mentioning that he has been exchanging emails with Duff and “wouldn’t turn down an invitation” to return. However, contemplating Radnor’s Ted was the POV character within the unique present, it will be too early for him to seem in a spin-off that’s nonetheless looking for its voice. A cameo later down the highway would work much better in his case, versus a season 2 look that does not precisely serve the story and takes the highlight away from the brand new characters.