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How I Met Your Father Cast: Meet the Stars of the Upcoming Spinoff Series
How I Met Your Father is an upcoming spinoff series of the beloved sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which aired on CBS from 2005 to 2014. While the original show followed the adventures of five friends in their 20s and 30s living in New York City, and focused on the romantic quest of Ted Mosby to find his soulmate and mother of his children, the new show will feature a different group of characters and explore a new era and perspective.
The show's premise is that in the year 2050, a middle-aged Sophie (played by Kim Cattrall), tells her son how she met his father, a story that takes place in the present day. The cast of How I Met Your Father includes some familiar faces as well as some new talents, who are poised to bring their own charm and humor to the small screen.
Here is a rundown of the main cast members of How I Met Your Father, their characters, and their backgrounds.
Kim Cattrall as Sophie
Kim Cattrall is a Canadian actress and producer, best known for her role as Samantha Jones in the HBO series Sex and the City (1998-2004) and its two subsequent films. Cattrall has also starred in numerous movies, such as Police Academy (1984), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). In How I Met Your Father, Cattrall plays Sophie, a mother who tells her son the story of how she met his father, and reflects on her own past and present relationships.
Sophie is described as a fiercely independent and adventurous woman, who has been married and divorced twice, and has a complicated history with love. She works as a professor of anthropology at NYU and enjoys traveling, exploring new cultures, and trying new things. Sophie's romantic journey in the show will involve her friends and colleagues, as well as her ex-husbands and other men she encounters in the city.
Cattrall's casting in the show has generated some buzz, as it marks her return to TV after a hiatus of several years, and her first major role since the Sex and the City franchise. Fans of the actress are curious to see how she will handle the comedic and dramatic aspects of the character, and how she will interact with the younger cast members.
Francia Raisa as Valentina
Francia Raisa is an American actress and activist, who has appeared in several TV series, such as The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008-2013), Grown-ish (2018-2021), and The Mindy Project (2013-2017). Raisa has also starred in movies like Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006), Fired Up! (2009), and Beyond Paradise (2018). In How I Met Your Father, Raisa plays Valentina, one of Sophie's close friends and confidantes.
Valentina is a no-nonsense and pragmatic lawyer, who works for a prominent firm in the city. She is also a single mother of a young son, who she raises on her own after her ex-husband left her for another woman. Valentina is wary of men and relationships, but still hopes to find someone who shares her values and can support her goals. Her friendship with Sophie is based on their shared love of dance, music, and intellectual conversations, and their mutual support of each other's ambitions.
Raisa's casting in the show reflects the increasing diversity and representation in TV and film, as she is of Mexican and Honduran descent, and has been vocal about her advocacy for