Four more familiar faces are joining HBO Max’sSex and the Cityrevival.The streaming service announced Wednesday that Mario Cantone (Anthony Marentino),David Eigenberg(Steve Brady),Willie Garson(Stanford Blatch) and Evan Handler (Harry Goldenblatt) are all reprising their roles inAnd Just Like That.The four actors will join fellow OG cast membersSarah Jessica Parker(Carrie Bradshaw),Cynthia Nixon(Miranda Hobbes),Kristin Davis(Charlotte York) andChris Noth(John James “Mr. Big” Preston) in the upcoming series.“Everyone atAnd Just Like That…is thrilled to be able to continue the storylines of these belovedSex and the Citycharacters with the actors who made them so lovable,” Executive Producer Michael Patrick King said in a statement.Emma McIntyre/Getty; Timothy Hiatt/Getty; Jesse Grant/Getty; Dominik Bindl/GettyGrey’s AnatomyalumSara Ramírezwasconfirmed as a newcomerin May. Ramírez’s character, Che Diaz, is a non-binary, queer standup comedian who hosts a popular podcast that Carrie Bradshaw appears on frequently.Parker, 56, Nixon, 55, and Davis, 56,announced theSex and the Cityrevival serieson Instagram in January with a teaser trailer. The series comes after the former HBO show ended in 2004 after six seasons and two subsequent movies, the last of which hit theaters in 2010.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Kim Cattrall, who previously played Samantha Jones, is not returning forAnd Just Like That. Addressing Cattrall’s absence from the upcoming series,Sex and the CityauthorCandace Bushnellsaid that the showwill work “fine” withoutthe actress.“Kim is a grown woman. She is 64 and she’s made a decision that I’m sure she has 10 very good reasons for and I respect her for that,” she toldPage Sixin January. “I also think it will be interesting. But I also know there’s a lot of interesting characters like [Cynthia’s] Miranda. We are all Mirandas. Miranda is an interesting character — but I don’t know what they’re gonna do.“Steven Lawton/FilmMagicBushnell, 62, continued, “Kim should be happy — and I think she is happy. I think that her character Samantha is always going to be an inspiration to them. So somehow, I imagine she’ll be there in spirit and as an inspiration that gives them a chance of exploring sexuality with different characters.“Cattrall’s on-screen boyfriendJason Lewis(a.k.a. Smith Jerrod) confirmed thathe will not be part of the series. “I have not [been approached], but I would be the last to know,” he told theDaily Front Rowin April.“As much as I appreciate the flattery, the conversation is about the girls.“John Corbett, who played Carrie’s former on-screen beau Aidan, toldPage Sixin April thathe’s “going to do the show,“but HBO has yet to officially comment on the matter.
Four more familiar faces are joining HBO Max’sSex and the Cityrevival.
The streaming service announced Wednesday that Mario Cantone (Anthony Marentino),David Eigenberg(Steve Brady),Willie Garson(Stanford Blatch) and Evan Handler (Harry Goldenblatt) are all reprising their roles inAnd Just Like That.
The four actors will join fellow OG cast membersSarah Jessica Parker(Carrie Bradshaw),Cynthia Nixon(Miranda Hobbes),Kristin Davis(Charlotte York) andChris Noth(John James “Mr. Big” Preston) in the upcoming series.
“Everyone atAnd Just Like That…is thrilled to be able to continue the storylines of these belovedSex and the Citycharacters with the actors who made them so lovable,” Executive Producer Michael Patrick King said in a statement.
Emma McIntyre/Getty; Timothy Hiatt/Getty; Jesse Grant/Getty; Dominik Bindl/Getty
Grey’s AnatomyalumSara Ramírezwasconfirmed as a newcomerin May. Ramírez’s character, Che Diaz, is a non-binary, queer standup comedian who hosts a popular podcast that Carrie Bradshaw appears on frequently.
Parker, 56, Nixon, 55, and Davis, 56,announced theSex and the Cityrevival serieson Instagram in January with a teaser trailer. The series comes after the former HBO show ended in 2004 after six seasons and two subsequent movies, the last of which hit theaters in 2010.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Kim Cattrall, who previously played Samantha Jones, is not returning forAnd Just Like That. Addressing Cattrall’s absence from the upcoming series,Sex and the CityauthorCandace Bushnellsaid that the showwill work “fine” withoutthe actress.
“Kim is a grown woman. She is 64 and she’s made a decision that I’m sure she has 10 very good reasons for and I respect her for that,” she toldPage Sixin January. “I also think it will be interesting. But I also know there’s a lot of interesting characters like [Cynthia’s] Miranda. We are all Mirandas. Miranda is an interesting character — but I don’t know what they’re gonna do.”
Steven Lawton/FilmMagic
Bushnell, 62, continued, “Kim should be happy — and I think she is happy. I think that her character Samantha is always going to be an inspiration to them. So somehow, I imagine she’ll be there in spirit and as an inspiration that gives them a chance of exploring sexuality with different characters.”
Cattrall’s on-screen boyfriendJason Lewis(a.k.a. Smith Jerrod) confirmed thathe will not be part of the series. “I have not [been approached], but I would be the last to know,” he told theDaily Front Rowin April.“As much as I appreciate the flattery, the conversation is about the girls.”
John Corbett, who played Carrie’s former on-screen beau Aidan, toldPage Sixin April thathe’s “going to do the show,“but HBO has yet to officially comment on the matter.
source: people.com
