We don’t have too much longer to wait until Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte return in the Sex and the City reboot, with HBO recently announcing that the miniseries is set to arrive by the end of the year.
While there’s still a few months to go, the show’s star Sarah Jessica Parker has kept our appetites whetted with sneak-peek pics from set, including a cosy photo of Carrie and Big and a shot of Carrie’s work-from-home set up, where she’s swapped her early noughties laptop for a more modern Macbook.
Since filming officially kicked off earlier this year, HBO Max has announced a slew of cast updates, with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Brenda Vaccaro and Broadway star Ivan Hernandez joining as new characters.
Back in July, Modern Love’s Isaac Powell, Game Shakers star Cree Cicchino, Ramy’s Cathy Ang, Curb Your Enthusiasm‘s Niall Cunningham, Hamilton’s Christopher Jackson and The Marvellous Mrs Maisel’s LeRoy McClain were all revealed as new Sex and the City cast members.
Of course, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon are reprising their roles as Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda, while Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch, was set to return however as he sadly died at the end of last month, it is unclear whether his scenes were completed before passing.
If you couldn’t help but wonder when the series will be returning, how to watch Sex and the City‘s original series and which cast members are returning, read on for everything you need to know.
Sex and the City: And Just Like That release date
We finally have an airdate for the Sex and the City sequel – and it’s not too far away!
HBO confirmed earlier this week that the 10-parter will arrive on HBO Max in the UK in December.
While there isn’t a UK premiere date just yet, we’re hoping Sex and the City: And Just Like That will cross the pond around the same time.
The series was officially announced via the social media accounts of the three main stars in January 2021 and followed weeks of rumours that a revival was in the works at the streaming service.
We’ll keep you updated as and when more official details become available.
How to watch Sex and the City: And Just Like That
The series will be available to watch on HBO Max, the streaming service from HBO which is currently only available in the US. For US viewers, a subscription is available for $14.99 a month.
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Sex and the City: And Just Like That cast
Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie), Cynthia Nixon (Miranda) and Kristin Davis (Charlotte) will be back to reprise their seminal roles in the Sex and the City cast.
However, Kim Cattrall won’t be returning as Samantha, Parker confirmed on Instagram.
“Samantha isn’t part of this story. But she will always be part of us. No matter where we are or what we do,” she wrote in reply to a fan’s comment.
Mr Big will be back though, with Chris Noth confirmed to be joining the sequel. Executive producer Michael Patrick King recently told Deadline: “I’m thrilled to be working with Chris again on And Just Like That…
“How could we ever do a new chapter of the Sex and the City story without our Mr. Big?”
Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch in the series, was spotted filming scenes for the reboot prior to his death last month so hopefully we will get to see him in what will be his last TV role.
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Fans can expect a few new characters to make their Sex and the City debut in the upcoming series, including Grey’s Anatomy star Sara Ramìrez who’ll play Che Diaz – a non-binary, queer stand-up comedian who regularly invites Carrie onto her podcast, according to Deadline.
“Che is a big presence with a big heart whose outrageous sense of humour and progressive, human overview of gender roles has made them and their podcast very popular,” the publication writes.
“Everyone at And Just Like That … is beyond thrilled that a dynamically talented actor such as Sara Ramírez has joined the Sex and the City family,” said executive producer King. “Sara is a one-of-a-kind talent, equally at home with comedy and drama – and we feel excited and inspired to create this new character for the show.”
The show will also feature Nicole Ari Parker, Sarita Choudhury and Karen Pittman as new castings, according to TV Line.
HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys said the creative team “didn’t want to tell a story with all-white writers or an all-white cast” because “it’s not reflective of New York. So they are being very, very conscious about understanding that New York has to reflect the way New York looks today” (via TV Line).
As for other additions to the cast, Brenda Vaccaro is set to play Mr. Big’s long-time secretary Gloria Marquette, while Ivan Hernandez will play Franklyn, a sound engineer working on Che Diaz’s podcast.
Dear Evan Hansen star Isaac Powell will be playing George, a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology, while Ramy’s Cathy Ang is Charlotte’s daughter Lily Goldenblatt, Alexa Swinton plays her sister Rose, Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Niall Cunningham plays Miranda’s son Brady and Cree Cicchino plays Brady’s girlfriend Luisa Torres.
Meanwhile, Hamilton’s Christopher Jackson will play Herbert Wexley, the husband of Nicole Ari Parker’s character Lisa Todd Wexley and a successful hedge fun banker, while LeRoy McClain plays Andre Rashad Wallace, a successful musician and husband to Dr. Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman).
While Jason Lewis, who played Samantha’s on-off actor boyfriend Jerry “Smith” Jerrod, confirmed recently during an interview with The Daily Front Row that he won’t star in the revival, John Corbett (Carrie’s old flame Aidan) is set to return for a least three episodes.
Can you watch Sex and the City: And Just Like That in the UK?
HBO Max in the UK is not currently available, and nor have any plans been announced surrounding a launch on this side of the Atlantic.
That said, it does not mean UK viewers won’t get to watch the series: HBO and Sky have a longstanding arrangement that sees many of the US channel’s shows go straight to Sky Atlantic in the UK and there’s every chance that could be the case in this instance – though nothing has been confirmed at this early stage,
Should any more information become available, we’ll keep you updated about how you can watch the series in the UK.
Meanwhile, if you want to watch Sex and the City‘s original run, we also have all the information you need.
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