Yes, in many regions Netflix has removed How I Met Your Mother at various times, and it is being removed again from Netflix US in early December 2025 due to expiring licensing rights.

What happened

Licensing agreements between Netflix and the show’s rights holders are time- limited, so How I Met Your Mother has periodically left Netflix libraries around the world, including a large multi‑country removal in January 2022. In the United States, the series returned to Netflix in June 2024 under a deal expected to last about 18 months, with notices now indicating it will leave the US catalog in early December 2025.

Why it was removed

When a licensing deal ends and is not renewed, Netflix must take the show down even if it is popular. For How I Met Your Mother , the streaming rights are controlled by Disney (via 20th Century Fox Television), and Disney also uses its own services like Hulu and Disney+, so it often shifts the show between platforms or licenses it to Netflix only for limited windows.

Where to watch now

In the US, the show has also been available on Hulu and is expected to remain there even when it exits Netflix again. In many countries outside the US, all nine seasons currently stream on Disney+, since Disney keeps the international rights there rather than on Netflix.

Why availability differs by country

Each country has separate licensing contracts, so Netflix might have the show in one region while another region loses it on a different date. That is why some viewers see How I Met Your Mother still on Netflix (or returning) while others see that it has already been removed. Checking the title page in your local app or browsing “Leaving Soon” for your country is the most reliable way to confirm its current status.