( CNN ) -- `` Frances Ha '' star Greta Gerwig is your new Ted . The 30-year-old actress , known mainly for her film work , has been cast as the lead in the pilot of CBS ' `` How I Met Your Mother '' spinoff , `` How I Met Your Dad . '' `` How I Met Your Mother '' has been airing on CBS since 2005 and is one of the network 's flagship comedies . Created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas , `` HIMYM '' centers on Josh Radnor 's Ted and his friends as Ted recounts through a series of flashback stories how he met his future wife . For the spinoff pilot , Bays and Thomas are collaborating with `` Up All Night 's '' Emily Spivey on a similar concept , but one with a gender reversal . This time , it 'll be Gerwig 's Sally who retraces how she met her partner . In its official description , CBS describes Gerwig 's character as `` a female Peter Pan who has never grown up and has no idea of where she 's going in life . '' Faced with a breakup with her husband of less than a year , Sally turns to her friends and family for support , even though they 're `` often too willing to give 'good ' advice that can backfire badly . '' Before signing on to `` How I Met Your Dad , '' Gerwig was building a career mainly in indie film , including standouts such as `` Lola Versus , '' `` To Rome With Love '' and 2012 's `` Frances Ha , '' which earned the actress a Golden Globe nomination . According to Deadline Hollywood , the creative team behind `` HIMYD '' was so intent on landing Gerwig that `` the studio is willing to move production of the series to New York for her after the pilot , which will be shot in Los Angeles . '' Gerwig will also serve as a producer on the comedy and is expected to pitch in with writing if the show is picked up as a series . CBS ' `` How I Met Your Mother '' will air its series finale on March 31 .
Greta Gerwig has cast CBS in its ` How I Met Your Mother '' spinoff . The 30-year-old actress is known mainly for her film work . ` `` How I Met Your Mother '' will end 2012 .