They're Making "How I Met Your Dad" After #HIMYM
It won't be "How I Met Your Father", but "How I Met Your Dad" and the creators just want you to know that.
By Melody Oei — 19 Nov 2013, 01:47 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
"Smash" Actress Krysta Rodriguez Lands Lead Role In "How I Met Your Dad"
The How I Met Your Dad cast is slowly starting to take form with Smash alum Krysta Rodriguez joining the spin-off as Juliet, best friend of Greta Gerwig's Sally.
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Rodriguez will play Sally's best friend Juliet, the most successful fashion blogger in the country. She is described as a "sexy, flamboyant force of nature" who is secretly delighted when her best friend breaks up with her "boring" husband. Eliza Dushku was reportedly in the running for the part.
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The actress, who boarded NBC's musical drama Smash as a regular in its second season, is a Broadway alum -- she served as an understudy in productions of Spring Awakening, In the Heights and A Chorus Line. Her small-screen credits include The CW's Gossip Girl as well as the 2011 comedy pilot Iceland.
This Actress From "No Strings Attached" Will Be Starring In "How I Met Your Dad"
Frances Ha Golden Globe nominee Greta Gerwig has been tapped to topline the comedy pilot from How I Met Your Mother's Carter Bays, Craig Thomas and EP Emily Spivey, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Gerwig will play Sally; she is described as "a female Peter Pan who has never grown up and has no idea of where she's going in life." She feels she has nothing in common with her husband of less than a year and a break-up is inevitable, but she has the support of friends and family as she moves forward.
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Gerwig first got noticed with the breakout role in the 2010 feature Greenberg. She has been making noise with her starring role in the feature Frances Ha — which she also co-wrote — earning a Golden Globe nomination. Gerwig also just wrapped The Humbling opposite Al Pacino and is set to star opposite Julianne Moore in "Rebecca Miller’s Maggie’s Plan".
"How I Met Your Dad" Is Happening
The US network has committed to a pilot episode of How I Met Your Dad, a spin off which would be written and produced by HIMYM creators Cater Bays and Craig Thomas.
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The Female-Led Spin Off Of "How I Met Your Mother" Will Tell The Same Story But From A Female Perspective
Creators Cater Bays and Craig Thomas will be joined by Emiky Spivey (Up All Night, Saturday Night Live) on the new project, which will follow similar themes to the original sitcom, according to reports on The Wrap.
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"How I Met Your Mother" is set to conclude its final season in May, with an air date for "How I Met Your Dad" yet to be set.
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"Our Hope Is That #HIMYD Becomes Its Own Magical Wonderful Weird Thing, And The Two Shows Stand On Their Own Side By Side."
A tweet by co-creator of "How I Met Your Mother" on new TV show "How I Met Your Dad."
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"How I Met Your Mother" Is A 9-Season American Sitcom That Premiered On 19 September 2005
"How I Met Your Mother" follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in the year 2030, recounts to his son and daughter the events that led him to meeting their mother.
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