Hilary Duff Seeks Her Soulmate as Sophie
Following in the footsteps of Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) from How I Met Your Mother, Sophie (Hilary Duff) reflects on how she found the love of her life...and father of her son, years later. Duff also produces the Hulu series.
Chris Lowell, Francia Raísa & More Familar Faces Star
Sophie sure does have a lot of friends! Veronica Mars alum Chris Lowell stars as Sophie's close pal Jesse, while Tien Tran is his sister Ellen, who just moved to New York after separating from her wife. grown-ish's Francia Raísa plays Sophie's impulsive roommate Valentina, who is dating dashing British socialite Charlie (The Royals' Tom Ainsley). Bar owner Sid (Suraj Sharma) and his girlfriend Hannah (Ashley Reyes) are sounding boards for the group of pals.
Josh Peck Joins as a Potential Love Interest
"You're welcome for your childhood," Josh Peck hilariously captioned a set pic with Hilary Duff. The former Drake & Josh child star rounded out the ensemble cast, as Peck plays the vice principal at the school where Jesse (Lowell) works.
Kim Cattrall Is Set to Play "Older" Sophie
And Just Like That...Kim Cattrall is back sharing her on-screen dating exploits! The Sex and the City icon will voice the older version of Hilary Duff's Sophie as she explains how she met his father. For those keeping track, Bob Saget played the middle-aged Ted (Josh Radnor) in How I Met Your Mother.
Filming Began in September
Hilary Duff shared a BTS snapshot of the cast doing a read-through in August. However, production was halted due to Duff's breakthrough COVID case of the Delta variant. HIMYF officially started filming on Sept. 1.
A 2022 Premiere Date
In Nov. 2021, the cast confirmed that HIMYF will premiere Jan. 18 on Hulu.