How I Met Your Father season 2 premiered on January 24, 2023. New episodes are set to be released every week on Tuesday, and here’s how you can watch them online legally.
How I Met Your Father Season 1
How I Met Your Father is an American sitcom that is an original series by Hulu streaming services. It is an official spin-off of the acclaimed TV series How I Met Your Mother. The first season aired on January 18, 2022, on Hulu. The Pilot was written by Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger and Carter Bays & Craig Thomas & Emily Spivey. The first two episodes were directed by Pamela Fryman, who also directed most of the How I Met Your Mother episodes.
The first season has 10 episodes and ran from January 18, 2022, to March 15, 2022. During the airing, it fluctuated from being the 5th to 3rd most watched original show on all platforms. The show even received two Emmys Awards for:
- Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series Gary Baum (for “Pilot”)
- Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
Seeing an excellent response to the show, Hulu renewed it for another season on February 2022.
Cast, Characters, and plot
The main characters are played by Hilary Duff who plays Sophie, a hopeless romantic. The male lead is Chris Lowell (Jesse), an aspiring musician. The supporting characters are Francia Raisa (Valentina), Suraj Sharma (Sid), Tom Ainsley (Charlie), Tien Tran (Ellen), and Kim Cattrall as the future Sophie.
The plot is similar to the show’s predecessor, How I Met Your Mother. It revolves around Sophie and her group of friends in Manhattan, New York, trying to find love and live life. As a framing device, in 2050, Sophie is seen recounting to her unseen son the events leading to how she met his father in Jan 2022.
The reception was pretty average. Rotten Tomatoes reported a 38% approval rating with an average rating of 5/10, based on 45 critic reviews. Metacritic assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on 19 critics.
rewatching how I met your father and let me just tell you all yet again how REFRESHING this show is. it’s modern. it’s realistic(ish) and it has hilary duff !!! and it’s so nice to see her on screen again in a sitcom setting !!! this is exactly what I would’ve wanted for lizzie
— argumentative antithetical dream girl✨🐀 (@blundypls) January 29, 2023
How I Met Your Father season 2 and where to watch online?
The second season premiered on January 24, 2023, on Hulu. Each new episode will release every week at the same time. On January 27, the official SNS of How I Met Your Father announced that the final episode would be filmed in front of a live audience.
Calling all superfans! The Season 2 finale of #HIMYF will be filmed in front of a LIVE studio audience and you're invited! If you're in the LA area, click this link to secure your spot: https://t.co/r48jWcX9XK pic.twitter.com/kYW5Z32iY6
— How I Met Your Father (@HIMYFonHulu) January 27, 2023
How I Met Your Father season 2 is available to watch online exclusively on Hulu. Hulu provides a 30-day free trial, and you can unsubscribe after the period is over and watch all your favorite shows before it ends.
In the US, you can also take up the monthly basic plan at $7.99 a month after a 30-day free trial and cancel your membership anytime. You can also save money by buying a Disney Plus bundle option that includes being able to combine Hulu with Disney Plus (With Ads) for $9.99 a month, then add on ESPN Plus (With Ads) for $12.99. Alternatively, you can pay $19.99 to get all three streaming services free of advertisements.
This plan is much more beneficial as you can watch both Hulu originals and shows under Disney. You can find everything in Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, and the Simpsons. Not to mention the excellent quality sports you can watch on ESPN. Hulu can stream on many devices, including a games console, Roku, Android, Apple TV, iOS, Chromecast, Echo Show, and Fire TV. Happy streaming!
