Like predecessor series "How I Met Your Mother," "How I Met Your Father" is a romantic comedy in the guise of a friends-hanging-out show, with Sophie surrounded by a tight-knit support groups of pals, confidantes, and potential love interests. An ensemble of familiar faces from TV comedy's past populated the cast of "How I Met Your Father" Season 1, including "Lizzie Maguire" star Hilary Duff as Sophie, "GLOW" actor Chris Lowell as Jesse, Josh Peck of "Drake and Josh" as Drew, and "Sex and the City" legend Kim Cattrall as older Sophie, narrating from the future.
As "How I Met Your Father" is a tightly serialized show, complicated by time jumps, it would be tough to write out a major character or account for the departure of an actor. As it stands, the whole Season 1 regular cast of "How I Met Your Father" returned for Season 2, including Francia Raisa, Tom Ainsley, Tien Tran, Suraj Sharma, Daniel Augustin, and Ashley Reyes. In January 2023, we learned about some new cast additions, including pop star Meghan Trainor, Mark Consuelos ("Riverdale"), Michael Cimino ("Love, Victor), Constance Marie ("George Lopez"), Meaghan Rath ("Being Human"), and John Corbett, best known for his work on cult classics "Sex and the City" and "Northern Exposure," who will play an "old guy" boyfriend opposite Hilary Duff's Sophie.
Alexis Denisof appeared as his "How I Met Your Mother" character, Sandy Rivers, once a major New York news anchor now demoted to weather weatherman. Neil Patrick Harris, who played caddish lothario Barney Stinson on the original "How I Met Your Mother" (and landed four Emmy nominations for his troubles) once more played the character on the reboot. Barney gets into a minor car accident with Sophie on the mid-season finale, and advices her against seeking out her father.
