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How I Met Your Father

Great friends. Meh decisions.

6.4IMDb285 votesWorth your time
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2022 – 20232 seasons · 30 episodesTV-14Canceled
ComedyDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff

Sophie Tompkins

30 eps

Chris Lowell

Chris Lowell

Jesse Walker

30 eps

Francia Raísa

Francia Raísa

Valentina Morales

30 eps

Suraj Sharma

Suraj Sharma

Sid

30 eps

Tom Ainsley

Tom Ainsley

Charlie Winthrop

30 eps

Tien Tran

Tien Tran

Ellen Gilbert

30 eps

Josh Peck

Josh Peck

Drew

13 eps

Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall

Sophie Tompkins

30 eps

Daniel Augustin

Daniel Augustin

Ian

5 eps

Joyce Greenleaf

Joyce Greenleaf

Alison

1 eps

Cobie Smulders

Cobie Smulders

Robin Scherbatsky

1 eps

Luis Avila

Luis Avila

Host

1 eps

Brick Jackson

Brick Jackson

Bouncer

1 eps

David Terry

David Terry

Evan

1 eps

Michael Barbaro

Michael Barbaro

Himself

1 eps

Lincoln A. Castellanos

Lincoln A. Castellanos

Ralph

1 eps

Ali Damji

Crazy Subway Person

1 eps

Angie Kim

Angie Kim

Camilla

1 eps

Ryan Anderson Lopez

Kid

1 eps

Minae Noji

Minae Noji

Realtor

1 eps

Sophia Xu

Sophia Xu

Young Girl

1 eps

Paget Brewster

Paget Brewster

Lori

4 eps

Mason Gooding

Mason Gooding

Ash

1 eps

Pressly Coker

Pressly Coker

Bar Guy

1 eps

Danielle Macatantan

Waitress

1 eps

Nischal Nara

Young Sid

1 eps

Brandon Papo

Brandon Papo

Guy recording Jesse

1 eps

Aaron Therol

Aaron Therol

Guy in Crowd

1 eps

Ariella Amar

Ariella Amar

Female Partygoer #2

1 eps

Alex Borlo

Alex Borlo

Sweaty Girl

1 eps

Anakaren Chablé

Anakaren Chablé

Girl #1

1 eps

Genesis Corvo

Female Partygoer

1 eps

Dakota Gorman

Dakota Gorman

Holly

1 eps

Matt Letscher

Matt Letscher

Grant Rose

1 eps

Margo Harshman

Margo Harshman

Mia

1 eps

Dan Bucatinsky

Dan Bucatinsky

Fred

2 eps

Sophia Grosso

Sophia Grosso

Sonia

2 eps

Tessa Auberjonois

Tessa Auberjonois

Naomi

3 eps

Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan

The Captain

2 eps

Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester

Meredith

8 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How How I Met Your Father actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

How I Met Your Father reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Bingeability.

Character DepthVery strong7.3

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

HumourStrong6.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

BingeabilityStrong6.0

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

SerializedStrong5.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Emotional WeightPresent5.2

How much the series is designed to affect you.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

The story

What it's about

In the near future, Sophie tells her son the story of how she met his father: a story that catapults us back to the year 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life, and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless options.

The run

Seasons

2 seasons · 30 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    202210 episodes

    6.7IMDb

    Best episode · S01E01 Pilot

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    202320 episodes

    6.3IMDb

    Best episode · S02E12 Not a Mamma Mia

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Pilot

S01E01

Pilot

8.6IMDb60 votes

After a slew of let-down Tinder dates, Sophie meets the seemingly perfect guy. Meanwhile, her roommate, Valentina, returns home from London Fashion Week with a sexy souvenir. An Uber-related phone mishap leads them to an eclectic new group of friends.

18 Jan 202228 min
Still from Not a Mamma Mia

S02E12

Not a Mamma Mia

7.4IMDb14 votes

Sophie recruits the gang to help track down her father.

23 May 202321 min
Still from Jay Street

S01E09

Jay Street

7.2IMDb8 votes

A parental wrench is thrown into Sophie's plan for the day. Jesse deals with the aftermath of a truth bomb. Charlie tries to get the gang excited about soccer.

8 Mar 202226 min
Still from Daddy

S02E11

Daddy

7.2IMDb10 votes

Sophie goes to Robert's country house for the weekend. The gang celebrates Lost & Found Box Day at Pemberton's.

28 Mar 202323 min
Still from FOMO

S01E02

FOMO

6.9IMDb21 votes

Determined to try and live in the moment, Sophie and the gang head to an exclusive new club for a wild night out. Valentina has doubts about her relationship with Charlie. Sid pushes Jesse to be open to love. Ellen tries her luck with women at the club.

18 Jan 202226 min
Still from Out of Sync

S02E17

Out of Sync

6.9IMDb8 votes

The gang go a day without their cell phones, forced to face the world without help from the internet.

27 Jun 202323 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

  • HuluStreaming

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