How I Met Your Father spins off from beloved sitcom. It follows Sophie, a young woman sharing how she met her son’s father. Set in near future, it explores love, friendship and all those adulting struggles of 2020s. With a great cast, including Hilary Duff and Chris Lowell, HIMYF is a fun, warm journey. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you might even cringe at some moments. But hey, that’s life!

Meet the characters from How I Met Your Father

Sophie

Sophie is the chaotic, persistent heart of the group — the kind of person who narrates her own life like she’s already in a rom-com, but also writes obsessive lists in the Notes app at 3 a.m. She’s earnest and stubborn in equal measure, always trying to do The Right Thing and then impulsively texting an ex at midnight (don’t tell). Loves nostalgia and coffee, hates small talk, and somehow remembers everyone’s weird childhood nickname but forgets where she left her keys. She’s an optimist who can be painfully realistic, which is a confusing but very lovable combo.

Valentina

Valentina is glitter and sharp edges: fashionable, loud, and a little bit ferocious, yet with these tiny soft spots that catch you off guard (romcoms? yes, please). She’ll roast you for dessert and then bring you soup when you’re sick — dramatic but tender, basically. Brutally honest and sometimes overconfident, she also has secret hobbies that are suspiciously wholesome, like knitting or watching true-crime documentaries at 2 a.m. There’s swagger and loyalty in equal doses, and she’s the friend who makes everything feel like an event.

Charlie

Charlie is that adorable walking contradiction — funny and tender, awkward but somehow effortlessly cool (about 60% of the time). She’s the friend who will drag you to an underground gig and then judge the playlist silently; loves bad puns, collects weird postcards, and has a mysterious talent for making terrible microwave meals into edible art. Loyal to a fault and a little unsure when it comes to romance, but the kind of person everyone roots for without quite knowing why. She’s messy in all the best ways, with an unspoken rulebook that only she understands.

Jesse

Jesse is the charming, spacey charmer who somehow says the right thing at the worst possible time — infuriating and magnetic. He’s dreamy but grounded in odd ways (complains about avocado prices but can recite poetry he heard once on a subway). Protective, a touch stubborn, and prone to dramatic declarations at 2 a.m., he has this soft, genuine streak that makes you forgive his many questionable hair choices. He’s the kind of guy who apologizes with playlists and overthinks his t-shirts.

Ellen

Ellen is the quietly brilliant one with deadpan delivery and a surprisingly chaotic inbox (like, catastrophic). She’s witty, practical, and the person friends go to when they need a plan — except when she’s in a mood and disappears for three hours to “think” and returns with a new tattoo. Loves data, small rituals (tea at 9!), and has a soft spot for obscure indie bands nobody else has heard of. Smart without pretense, and oddly sentimental about things she’d never admit to liking.

Sid

Sid is the anxious sweetheart who overanalyzes every interaction but somehow keeps being the most reliable person in the room. He’s earnest, slightly awkward, and devastatingly sincere — you can always trust him to show up, even if he’s running 20 minutes late because he rehearsed his greeting. He has quirky hobbies (old board games, maybe a very organized sticker collection) and a loyalty that reads like a quiet superhero origin story. Also prone to dramatic side-quests when bored, which are hilarious and mostly harmless.

Hannah

Hannah is sharp, practical, and emotionally intelligent — the friend who gives brutal advice that actually helps, even though it stings at first. She’s grounded but not boring; loves a good systems spreadsheet (very efficient) and also spontaneously signs up for pottery classes at 9 p.m. Loves planning things but will absolutely bail on plans if pajamas are more appealing, which is both relatable and a crime. She’s steady, warm, and has a laugh that sneaks up on you.

Ian

Ian is effortlessly stylish in an annoyingly cute way, equal parts swagger and soft center — like he read a manifesto on how to be charming and then added poetry. He’s witty, a little vain (but in a way that’s almost cute), and surprisingly sentimental about little rituals — the coffee shop at 8 a.m., that one bench in the park, etc. He can be dramatic and theatrical, but he’s also the one who remembers birthdays and weird obscure facts you forgot you told him. Slightly infuriating, very lovable.

Drew

Drew is that freewheeling, slightly chaotic friend who lives for the moment and has a perpetually half-packed backpack. He’s flirty and spontaneous, terrible at long-term plans but astonishingly good at cheering people up with the exact right bad joke or mixtape. A little flaky, a lot charismatic, and low-key sentimental about random objects (won’t say why he keeps an old ticket stub). He’s the wildcard you bring to parties and also the reason your plans are late but way more fun.