Cobie Smulders Opens Up on the Prospect of Revisiting ‘How I Met Your Mom’ [Exclusive]

Cobie Smulders has grow to be an enormous identify since her days as Robin Scherbatsky within the legen-wait for it…-dary sitcom How I Met Your Mother, however as is the world immediately, even when a present has wrapped up, followers nonetheless need extra regardless of how a lot time has handed. Throughout an unique dialog with Collider’s Tania Hussain, Smulders hinted at her openness to revisiting the beloved How I Met Your Mom universe. Whereas selling her episode of the Fox anthology sequence Accused, Smulders shared her ideas on Alyson Hannigan‘s latest concept for a HIMYM spin-off.

Not too long ago, Hannigan, who performed Lily Aldrin within the sequence, steered that they retell the story of how Josh Radnor‘s Ted Mosby met the mom of his children, in a Rashomon-style narrative machine. Smulders didn’t hesitate to specific her willingness to return. She advised Collider:

“At all times, anytime. I used to be fortunate sufficient to do one episode of
How I Met Your Father
. So I really feel like…we did it? I like these folks, so to be again in a scene with any of them I might do. However there’s nothing but. That I’m in!”

Smulders’ cameo on How I Met Your Father was a nostalgic second for followers, nevertheless it left many questioning if a bigger reunion or continuation of the unique present could possibly be on the horizon. Whereas there’s no information of a brand new undertaking, Smulders’ openness retains the chance alive, which is at all times excellent news.

What Was ‘How I Met Your Mom’ About?

How I Met Your Mom was a sitcom centered on Ted Mosby (Radnor), a very hopeless romantic who’s filling in his children with the story of how he met their mom, whereas utilizing the voice of Bob Saget. Typically in comparison with Buddies, the sequence was primarily set in New York Metropolis and adopted Ted and his buddies, Lily, Robin, Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Ted’s greatest pal and a big-hearted lawyer and the infamous Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris), the charming, suit-wearing womanizer identified for his hilarious schemes.

The contentious finale revealed how Ted finally met Tracy McConnell (Cristin Milioti), the titular “Mom,” at a practice station throughout Robin and Barney’s wedding ceremony weekend. Their love story, spanning years within the narrative, was proven briefly however heartfelt moments, together with their engagement, the delivery of their kids, and their eventual marriage, however in a surprising twist, it was revealed that Tracy had died six years earlier than Ted started telling his kids the story. Her loss of life was hinted at in earlier seasons however was solely confirmed within the finale. Robin and Barney would go on to get divorced as a consequence of Robin’s demanding profession and, within the remaining moments, Ted’s kids inspired him to pursue Robin, believing the story was extra about her than their mom.

How I Met Your Mother is available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu in the US and Disney+ worldwide. Keep tuned to Collider for extra updates.

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