A spin-off of the popular comedy television show "How I Met Your Mother" is currently in development. "HIMYM" Carter Bays and Craig Thomas will serve as executive producers.
The spin-off will reportedly focus on a woman's point of view and thus, it is titled, "How I met Your Father," Deadline reported. Originally titled as "How I Met Your Dad," the spin-off has been planned as early as 2014 but several elements of the pilot reportedly did not workout.
"How I Met Your Father will be created by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. The two have been a writing team for more than nine years and have recently emerged as key writer-producers of NBC breakout series, "This Is Us."
While "HIMYM" aired in CBS, the same is not necessarily the case for the spin-off, Screen Rant reported. There is chance that different studios might be in for some tug-of-war to win broadcast rights over the series.
The script for prospective spin-off is underway and will reportedly be shipped to different networks for 2017-2018 tv season. For now the project is still under early stages of development and there is no assurance yet that it will be picked up for a full series. However, things are looking up for the project considering the warm reception to "This Is Us" that has earned a few Golden Globe nominations on its maiden season.
"HIMYM" flew largely under the radar on its first few season until it earned some ground. Its final episode was the most watched in the series' history with 12.9 million viewers with an impressive 5.3 rating in 18-49 demographic. In case the spin-off pans out or in the event that there will be a reunion, the series' star Jason Segal has said that he is open return.
Watch Neil Patrick Harris discuss the ending of HIMYM on the video below:
