And Just Like That
RamÃrez Joins Previously Announced Cast Including Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis
Logline: The Max Original AND JUST LIKE THAT…, the new chapter of the groundbreaking HBO series “Sex and the City,” follows “Carrie” (Sarah Jessica Parker), “Miranda” (Cynthia Nixon) and “Charlotte” (Kristin Davis) as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s. The ten-episode, half-hour series is scheduled to begin production in New York this summer.
Newly Added Series Regular: Sara RamÃrez stars as “Che Diaz” (they / them), a non-binary, queer, stand-up comedian that hosts a podcast on which Carrie Bradshaw is regularly featured. Che is a big presence with a big heart whose outrageous sense of humor and progressive, human overview of gender roles has made them and their podcast
Fans of original series
will notice a major character missing – Samantha Jones, who is not included in the reboot s description.
The original girl squad consisted of four career women: Carrie, a columnist obsessed with fashion, dating and relationships; Charlotte, an art dealer obsessed with the idea of marriage; Miranda, a Type-A lawyer; and Samantha, who was a public relations professional with an emphasis on relations. Samantha spent much of the series chasing sexual conquests and offering NSFW punchlines.
Actress Kim Cattrall played Samantha in the series and the two Sex and the City movies in 2008 and 2010, which received mixed reviews. But in a 2019 Mail Online interview, she vowed to never appear in another movie, squashing any hopes of her return to the franchise.
Sara Ramirez joins Sex & the City reboot as non-binary character Che Diaz. after Sarah Jessica Parker pushed for more diversity and didn t want all-white cast
Mexican-American actor Ramirez, 45, who uses gender-neutral pronouns in real-life, will play a nonbinary, queer stand-up comedian in the SATC reboot
The casting news comes after it was reported the show will feature three new black female characters, in a call for more diversity
Exec producers Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King didn t want to tell a story with all-white writers or an all-white cast according to a HBO Max rep
Kim Cattrall, who played iconic character Samantha Jones, is not part of the revival and her absence will be explained
The upcoming sequel series, titled
And Just Like That… sees original stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis returning to the Big Apple.
Kim Cattrall will not be returning as Samantha. Cattrall has said that her relationship with the rest of the team was “toxic” and she was never really friends with them off screen.
And Just Like That… will have 10 episodes, and starts production in New York this summer. The series follows the gang as they “navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.”