And Just Like That...


And Just Like That... is an American comedy drama television series developed by Michael Patrick King for HBO Max. It is a revival and a sequel of the HBO television series Sex and the City created by Darren Star, which is based on Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same title.
Development for the series began in December 2020, following the cancellation of a third film adaptation. It was given a straight-to-series order in January 2021 by HBO Max. Casting announcements were made throughout 2021 and filming started in July 2021 in New York City. And Just Like That... premiered on HBO Max on December 9, 2021.
The first season was billed as a one-off miniseries, and its finale was released on February 3, 2022. However, a second season was announced in March 2022; it premiered on June 22, 2023. In August 2023, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on May 29, 2025. The final episode of the series aired on August 14, 2025 after the third season was announced to be its last the same month, expanding the season from 10 to 12 episodes, and therefore concluding the Sex and the City franchise.
The series received mixed to negative reviews, with many critics deeming it unnecessary and inferior to the original Sex and the City series.

Overview

Set 11 years after the events of the 2010 film Sex and the City 2, the women of Sex and the City make their transition from a life of liberation and friendship in their 30s to a more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.

Cast and characters

Main

Series overview

Season 1 (2021–22)

Season 2 (2023)

Season 3 (2025)

Production

Development

In December 2016, Radar Online reported that a script for a third Sex and the City film had been approved. However, on September 28, 2017, Sarah Jessica Parker confirmed that the third film was not going to happen. She said, "We had this beautiful, funny, heartbreaking,
joyful, very relatable script and story. It's not just disappointing that we don't get to tell the story and have that experience, but more so for that audience that has been so vocal in wanting another movie." It was reported in 2018 that Kim Cattrall did not want to return as Samantha Jones in the film due to disagreeing with its planned storylines, involving killing off Mr. Big and Samantha receiving sexting and nude pictures from Miranda's 14-year-old son, Brady. Cattrall later clarified in 2019 that she opted not to appear in a third film, explaining she "went past the finish line" portraying the character of Samantha because of her love for the franchise.
In December 2020, it was reported that the proposed third film's script had been redeveloped as a miniseries revival of the original Sex and the City television series in development at HBO Max, without Cattrall returning as Samantha, in line with her previous comments. In January 2021, And Just Like That... was confirmed by HBO Max as a series which would consist of 10 episodes. In February 2021, Samantha Irby, Rachna Fruchbom, Keli Goff, Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky joined the series as part of the writing team. Rotternberg and Zuritsky also serve as executive producers. It was also confirmed that long-time series costume designer and collaborator Patricia Field would not be returning to work on the revival. However, she recommended her friend and colleague Molly Rogers to the creative team for consultation. On March 22, 2022, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season. On August 22, 2023, Max renewed the series for a third season.
On August 1, 2025, King announced that the series would end with the third season with a two-part series finale. The decision to end the series came while writing the last episode of the third season.

Casting

Upon the series order announcement, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis were reprising their roles as close friends living in New York City. In May 2021, Sara Ramírez was cast as a series regular, while Chris Noth was cast to reprise his role in an undisclosed capacity. On June 9, 2021, Mario Cantone, Willie Garson, David Eigenberg, and Evan Handler all joined the cast to reprise their respective roles in undisclosed capacities. In July 2021, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, Karen Pittman, and Isaac Cole Powell joined the cast in starring roles while Alexa Swinton, Cree Cicchino, Niall Cunningham, and Cathy Ang were cast in undisclosed capacities and Brenda Vaccaro and Ivan Hernandez were cast in recurring roles. In August 2021, Julie Halston was cast to reprise her role in a guest-starring capacity while Christopher Jackson and LeRoy McClain were cast in recurring roles. Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch throughout Sex and the City and reprised his role in the new series, died on September 21, only three months after his return, after filming his scenes for the series' first three episodes. The new series explained his absence via a letter to Carrie in episode four. On November 8, 2021, Bobby Lee announced on an Instagram post that he has a small role in the revival.
Despite Mr. Big dying in the first episode, Noth was set to appear as Big in a fantasy sequence in the season finale, but he was edited out after sexual assault allegations were brought against him.
On August 19, 2022, John Corbett was cast to reprise his role as Aidan Shaw in a recurring capacity for the second season. On October 18, 2022, Tony Danza joined the cast in a recurring role as Che's TV father for their new sitcom. On May 31, 2023, it was announced that Kim Cattrall would return as Samantha Jones for a cameo in the second-season finale despite her ongoing feud with Parker.
On February 26, 2024, it was announced that Ramírez would not be returning as Che Diaz for the third season. On March 22, 2024, it was reported that Pittman would not be returning as Dr. Nya Wallace for the third season. On May 1, 2024, it was announced that Rosie O'Donnell was cast as Mary in an undisclosed capacity. On June 27, 2024, Dolly Wells and Sebastiano Pigazzi were promoted to series regulars while Logan Marshall-Green, Mehcad Brooks, and Jonathan Cake were cast in recurring capacities.

Filming

Production began in June 2021 in New York City. The first table read was held on June 11, 2021, at the show's studio in Manhattan. Filming had commenced on location in New York City by July 9, 2021, and was commemorated by the release of a promotional photo of Parker, Nixon and Davis on the streets of Manhattan. To mislead speculation about a major plot line, Noth arrived on location the day his character's funeral was filmed. On October 11, 2021, it was reported that filming had taken place on location in Paris, France. Filming for the first season concluded on December 6, 2021.
Filming for the second season began on October 4, 2022, and concluded on April 14, 2023, in New York City. The third season began filming on May 1, 2024, and wrapped on October 28, 2024.
Pittman had a smaller role in season two due to the simultaneous filming of And Just Like That... and Apple's The Morning Show and was no longer a part of the cast from season 3 due to further scheduling conflicts.