Here are today’s Nerd News headlines:

If you were a fan of How I Met Your Mother, get ready, because there is going to be a spinoff show called, and are you ready for this… “How I Met Your Father.” I know, it’s a stretch, right? The 10-episode season will feature Sophie, played by Hilary Duff, telling her son the story of how she met his father. Didn’t see that one coming, did you? The series will be on Hulu. 

Subscribers of Disney + may have noticed that there are some Marvel Cinematic Universe movies missing from the collection on the streaming service, namely Spider-man: Homecoming and Spider-man: Far From Home. That’s because Sony owned the rights to the Spider-man franchise. Well, a deal has been inked that will allow the Spider-man MCU films to appear on Disney+ as well as some other Sony franchises like Jumanji and Hotel Transylvania. 

And folks, it looks like your prayers have been answered. For months there has been an intense campaign on social media to get Lavar Burton as a Jeopardy! guest host. Well, it’s happening! The Star Trek and Reading Rainbow star will guest host toward the end of the season as will George Stephanopolous, Robin Roberts, and Joe Buck. 

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