How I Met Your Father season 2 brought us back to the streets of New York City for more laughs from the How I Met Your Mother spin-off.
How I Met Your Father season 1 introduced us to the main concept for the new show; like How I Met Your Mother, Sophie is recounting the story of how she met her son's father in 2050 (where she's played by Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall), and the show plays this story out, with Hilary Duff playing the lead role.
Along with seeing Sophie's search for romance, we also follow her group of friends, all of whom are grappling with their own personal missions at the same time. The series has now returned after the mid-season finale.
Here's what you need to know about How I Met Your Mother season 2.
When is the next How I Met Your Father season 2 episode?
All episodes of How I Met Your Father season 2 are now streaming on Hulu in the US and on Disney Plus in the UK.
How many episodes will How I Met Your Father season 2 have?
While the first series was only 10 episodes long How I Met Your Father season 2 ran for 20 episodes.
What's How I Met Your Father season 2 about?
Hulu's official synopsis for How I Met Your Father reads: "in the near future, Sophie is telling her son the story of how she met his father: a story that catapults us back to the present 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."
Creators Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger teased a few details about the full series, though ahead of its debut. Speaking to Deadline after season 1 ended, Aptaker revealed that this series would put the emphasis on the female stars as single women in New York City, especially Valentina. Aptaker said at the time: "We’re really excited for season two for Valentina. Here’s this character who we’ve heard a lot about and her wild and crazy days as a single woman, but we’ve never actually seen it because she’s thrust into this very accelerated relationship.
"So season 2 is going to be a chance for us to see what Valentina looks like outside of her relationship with Charlie and what she and Sophie look like as women out on the town meeting guys, at least on Valentina’s side."
How I Met Your Father season 2 cast
All of our main cast were present and accounted for in the second season. Hilary Duff returned as Sophie, along with Kim Cattrall as her 2050 counterpart.
Once again, Sophie was surrounded by her newfound friends, meaning we saw more from Jesse (Chris Lowell), Valentina (Francia Rasia), Charlie (Tom Ainsley), Ellen (Tien Tran), and Sid (Suraj Sharma).
Additionally, Josh Peck made a return as vice principal Drew, and Leighton Meester reprised the role of Jesse's former (and now, current) partner, Meredith. The show also followed in How I Met Your Mother's footsteps and featured major guest stars, with Meghan Trainor, Constance Marie, Michael Cimino, Mark Consuelos, and John Corbett cropping up through the season.
Fans will know that season one featured a couple of appearances from How I Met Your Mother characters, including Carl the Bartender (Joe Nieves), Becky (Laura Bell Bundy), George "The Captain" Van Smoot (Kyle MacLachlan), and, most notably, Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders).
The second season continued this tradition, as Neil Patrick Harris made a cameo appearance in the spin-off as serial womanizer, Barney Stinson.
Is there a trailer?
Yes, the How I Met Your Father season 2 trailer arrived on January 10, and it puts a focus on a lot of the relationship drama among our core cast. Sophie's dating new guys, Jesse and Meredith are seemingly getting on well, but there's been a dynamic shift for Valentina and Charlie. Check it out below:
Will there be a How I Met Your Father season 3?
Sadly not. Deadline confirmed that Hulu had canceled How I Met Your Father after two seasons on September 1, 2023, meaning we've already seen the last of Sophie and co.
