A writer has been found for the third attempt at a How I Met Your Mother spinoff, called How I Met Your Father, according to Deadline. You’re the Worst‘s Alison Bennett will pen How I Met Your Father as part of her overall deal with 20th Century TV. The show will be written on spec and there is currently no studio attached. However, CBS is reportedly interested. Creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas are attached to executive produce, though their involvement in How I Met Your Father is expected to be limited.
The first two spinoff tries are How I Met Your Dad in 2014 and last years This Is Us.
How I Met Your Dad which was written by How I Met Your Mother creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas along with Up All Night creator Emily Spivey, and featured Greta Gerwig in the lead role and Meg Ryan as narrator. CBS passed on it.
This Is Us is a hit and is co-executive producers Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker.
How I Met Your Father will reportedly be a new take on the concept of the young ensemble show and tell the story of “the mother” and how she met the father of her children.
