‘Ho�� I Met Your Mother’ spin-off put on hold
THE FUTURE currently seems uncertain for the “How I Met Your Mother” spin- off, which switches the show’s original format to a female narrator. The project has been put on hold following the promotion of its screenwriters to the position of showrunners on the hit series, “This Is Us.”
Back in December, fans of “How I Met Your Mother” had every reason to be excited. The comedy show, which ended in 2014, was getting ready to return to screens in the form of a spinoff penned by the “This Is Us” screenwriters.
Entitled “How I Met Your Father,” the show promised to switch the standpoint of the original show — screened between 2005 and 2014 on CBS — to a female point of view, drawing on all the wellknown narrative devices of its forerunner. The show would see a woman telling her children, via various flashbacks, how she met their father, detailing the various obstacles and adventures she faced along the way.
Three months down the line, the project appears to have been taken off the boil. A news release from 20th Century Fox Television announces a different project in store for Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, the “This Is Us” screenwriters signed up to pen “How I Met Your Father.” The pair have been promoted to showrunners on NBC’s hit series for its second season, coming in September. They will be working hand in hand with series creator Dan Fogelman on the 18 episodes.
Although that’s good news for fans of “This Is Us,” it’s bad news for anyone eagerly awaiting the “How I Met Your Mother” spinoff, which has been put on hold to allow the screenwriters time to dedicate themselves entirely to their new role. However, “How I Met Your Father” isn’t necessarily doomed. It could still be developed at a later date or with a new team of screenwriters. — Relaxnews