And Just Like That has been renewed for a third season at HBO’s streaming service Max, just days before the much-anticipated return of Kim Cattrall’s iconic Sex and the City character Samantha Jones.
In a statement, Max’s Head of Original Content Sarah Aubrey, said: ‘As we approach the highly anticipated season finale on Thursday, we raise our cosmos to [showrunner] Michael Patrick King and his magnificent team of writers, producers, cast and crew who continue to charm us, 25 years later, with dynamic friendships and engaging stories.’
Aubrey added: ‘We cannot wait for audiences to see where season three will take our favorite New Yorkers.’
The revival show features original stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, David Eigenberg, Mario Cantone, and many more.
Meanwhile, showrunner Michael Patrick King said: ‘We are thrilled to spend more time in the Sex and the City universe telling new stories about the lives of these relatable and aspirational characters played by these amazing actors.’
Recreating magic: And Just Like That has been renewed for Season 3 at HBO’s Max (Sarah Jessica Parker and John Corbett pictured above)
She’s back this week: Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) will make a triumphant return in the season finale
Fans of the original Sex and the City have had a love-hate relationship with the new revival, that has sorely been missing Cattrall’s sex-positive PR guru Samantha Jones.
In her absence, a host of new characters were introduced in the shape of Dr. Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman), Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury), and Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker).
However, viewers were stunned to learn earlier this year that despite being extremely vocal about her desire to move on from the character Samantha, Cattrall had secretly agreed to return in a surprise cameo appearance.
‘It’s very interesting to get a call from the head of HBO saying, “What can we do?”‘ Cattrall told The View in June, before adding with cheeky smile, ‘And I went, “Hmmm… let me get creative.”
Cattrall’s rider was pretty simple (aside from a no doubt eye-watering pay check): She wanted original costume designer Patricia Field to dress her for the scene.
Cattrall will return for only one ‘cliffhanger’ scene, which she shot on March 22 in New York City, without seeing or speaking with stars SJP, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis. The scene was also shot without AJLT showrunner Michael Patrick King.
In the scene, Samantha, who has moved to London, will have a phone conversation with Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw.
The New York Post also revealed that Cattrall’s cameo was so secretive that her name did not even appear on the call sheet for the day, leaving people stunned at her presence.
Much missed: Fans of the original Sex and the City have had a love-hate relationship with the new revival, that has sorely been missing Cattrall’s sex-positive PR guru Samantha Jones (Cattrall seen in new series, Glamorous)
New guard: In Samantha’s absence, a host of new characters were introduced in the shape of Dr. Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman), Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury), and Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker)
Back again: The reboot follows the lives of Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda in their 50s (Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon pictured with SJP)
Phenomenon: AJLT saw Carrie claim Samantha had cut her off and moved to London – due to fury at the writer firing her as a publicist – in a storyline Cattrall slammed for being inauthentic to the character
An insider said show staffers were ‘definitely shocked, very intrigued on how they’re gonna write this in – and very excited. She said she’d never do it! She said she’d never come back!’
It was claimed her scene was filmed in a town car in a parking garage near Silvercup Studios in Queens.
Samantha did feature in AJLT season one – but only over text message as Carrie repeatedly tried to repair their friendship. AJLT saw Carrie claim Samantha had cut her off and moved to London – due to fury at the writer firing her as a publicist – in a storyline Cattrall slammed for being inauthentic to the character.
