And Just Like That… premiere: The Sex and the City ladies return in their 50s
SPOILER ALERT: And Just Like That… Episode One and Two: Sex And The City girls face major heartache as we FINALLY learn which main character dies… as they return with political correctness, explicit chat and epic fashion
MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD: MAIN CHARACTER’S DEATH REVEALEDSarah Jessica Parker , playing Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon, starring as Miranda Hobbes, and Kristin Davis, as Charlotte York, all return without Kim Cattrall’s Samantha Jones, to the 10 part rebootThe show hit screens on Thursday morning – with fans seeing major heartache when a main character dies as well as a wholly new woke take on the series, which faced criticism in the past In the US, the show hit HBO Max on Thursday at 12:01 a.m. PT/3:01 a.m. ET. In the UK, And Just Like That… with air on Sky Comedy at 8am and 9am and 9pm and 10pm
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Sex And The City’s eagerly-anticipated reboot And Just Like That… hit screens on Thursday – with fans set to see major heartache when a main character dies as well as a wholly new woke take on the series.
The return comes 23 years after the original TV series debuted – and 11 years since the second movie, with Sarah Jessica Parker, playing Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon, starring as Miranda Hobbes, and Kristin Davis, as Charlotte York, all returning without Kim Cattrall’s Samantha Jones.
While the show loses one original cast member, it gains three new ones with Sarah Ramirez (Che Diaz), Nicole Ari Parker (Lisa Todd Wedley), Karen Pittman (Dr. Nya Wallace) and Sarita Chouhdury (Seema Patell) joining the ladies.
The first and second episodes are packed with glamour, sass, many nods to political correctness and sensitivity – however we soon see Carrie left as widower, when her husband Mr Big dies from a heart attack in the end of the first episode, while the second follows funeral plans and the final goodbye (and subtle nods to Samantha).
BACK! Sex And The City’s reboot And Just Like That… hit screens on Thursday, with Sarah Jessica Parker , playing Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon, starring as Miranda Hobbes, and Kristin Davis, as Charlotte York
EPISODE ONE
The first episode begins at fictional New York hotspot Clee, where Carrie is waiting with Charlotte and Miranda. ‘Remember when we legally had to stand six feet apart from one another?’ Carrie asks, as Miranda says she misses it, as a crowd walks through them.
They recognize an old friend, Bitsy Von Muffling (Julie Halston), who wonders how they should greet each other, post-COVID.
She asks where the ‘fourth musketeer’ is, referring to Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), as Charlotte says she’s, ‘no longer with us.’
Bitsy becomes quite sad, thinking Samantha had passed away, but Miranda adds she’s not dead and Carrie confirms she’s in London.
Pained: In the first and second episodes we see Carrie left as widower, when her husband Mr Big dies from a heart attack in the end of the first episode, while the second follows funeral plans and the final goodbye (and subtle nods to Samantha)
Shocking: Big’s death will come as a shock to fans who saw his funeral scenes being filmed earlier this year
Bitsy says that she just assumed anyone she hasn’t seen in so long either died or ‘gave up and moved to Palm Beach.’
Miranda added she moved to the U.K. for work, as Bitsy adds, ‘sexy sirens in their 60s are still viable over there.’
Bitsy leaves and Carrie’s table is finally called as the group walks into the restaurant. As they’re looking over menus, Miranda says she stepped on one of her son Brady’s condoms, adding now her floor is a ‘minefield.
Carrie quickly changes the subject, which surprises Miranda and Charlotte, but Carrie just says ‘life is too short.’ They all joke about their ages and Charlotte says she misses Miranda’s red hair.
Hey there! She asks where the ‘fourth musketeer’ is, referring to Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), as Charlotte says she’s, ‘no longer with us’
Carrie arrives at her and Big’s apartment – dubbed Heaven Of Fifth – where she locks lips with her husband and jokes about their fishmonger trying to oversell salmon – Big then jokes: ‘I remember when you used to keep sweaters in your oven’.
Getting flirtatious and joking about his age once again, Carrie replies: ‘I remember when your hair was black’.
The couple then discuss their ‘dinner ritual’ of listening to records, as Carrie selects Todd Rundgren – Hello It’s Me from 1972. She then asks: ‘Can we go to the Hamptons on Friday Charlotte wants me to go to Lily’s recital’.
Come here you: Carrie arrives at her and Big’s apartment – dubbed Heaven Of Fifth – where she locks lips with her husband
Hitting back: After attempting to get a glass of wine and being rebuffed due to the time of day, Miranda then goes to a law class in Columbia and begins an awkward conversation with professor Dr. Nya Wallace about her being black
In the next scene, Miranda attempts to get a glass of wine and being rebuffed due to the time of day, before then heading to her law class in Columbia and begins an awkward conversation with professor Dr. Nya Wallace about her being black.
Karen Pittman plays the character and is described as, ‘a brilliant, challenging Columbia Law professor,’ who is married to Andre, a successful musician (LeRoy McLain).
She first assumes that the professor is a man – leading to one of her classmates stating: ‘You jumped to those pronouns pretty quick’, before a panicked Miranda states: ‘I didn’t expect you to have braids’ – and then locks into an awkward exchange about her being black.
Following on from Miranda’s embarrassment comes a red-faced Carrie.
Role: Karen Pittman plays the character and is described as, ‘a brilliant, challenging Columbia Law professor,’ who is married to Andre, a successful musician (LeRoy McLain)
Charlotte: She asks where the ‘fourth musketeer’ is, referring to Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), as Charlotte says she’s, ‘no longer with us’
Her podcast appearance comes next as she chats to Che Diaz, a non-binary (they/them) stand-up comedian, and fellow guest Jackie Lee. Che opens the podcast, saying: ‘I am your post, a queer non binary Mexican Irish diva’ before launching a discussion about masturbation’.
In the podcast recording, Jackie asks: ‘Why don’t we see women jerking off on the subway?’ Before stunned Carrie asks: ‘I hope that’s a multiple choice questions’ – and then jokes about not doing anal sex.
Carrie then gets awkward while she is asked about masturbation and then says her ‘not since Barneys closed’ to the embarrassment on her fellow co-stars.
Her podcast boss Che is described as, ‘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 very popular.’
Che: Ramirez’s Che Diaz is a non-binary (they/them) stand-up comedian who hosts a podcast that Carrie frequently appears on
Uptight: As she is leaving the building Che then approaches Carrie to ask about her appearance and Carrie gets awkward. In a bid to get her to be more saucy, Jackie points out: ‘Trolls will label you the uptight cis old married lady’
As she is leaving the building Che then approaches Carrie to ask about her appearance and Carrie gets awkward. In a bid to get her to be more saucy, Jackie points out: ‘Trolls will label you the uptight cis old married lady.’
Carrie replies: ‘I’m not comfortable with the more graphic content, it’s just not me’. She is continually criticised for not being more crass. Jackie tells her to ‘step her p*ssy up’
In the next scene and showing more romance, Big and Carrie are then in her original apartment when she asks him if he masturbates to which Big says: ‘I feel like that’s a trick question’.
Hello lovers! Carrie gazes in her wardrobe at her wedding shoes
‘Do you masturbate?’ In the next scene and showing more romance, Big and Carrie are then in her original apartment when she asks him if he masturbates to which Big says: ‘I feel like that’s a trick question’
She then asks to watch Big masturbate as he appears shocked before indulging his wife and using lubricant as ‘he’s not 15’ – yet soon backs out and instead grabs Carrie for kisses and says: ‘Oh Carrie I must have you’.
Carrie shoots to her other apartment and reaches for her iconic Manolos – which Big used to propose with. Big enjoys one of his cigars and they make their further plans to head to the Hamptons. Carrie decides to change the date of their departure – in a move reflected back on.
We shoot to Charlotte’s apartment, where she locks horns with her daughter Rose over wearing a dress to her recital – much to the teen’s fury. As they agree on the dress, the scene shoots to Rose’s punky take on the ensemble.
True love: She then asks to watch Big masturbate as he appears shocked before indulging his wife and using lubricant as ‘he’s not 15’ – yet soon backs out and instead grabs Carrie for kisses and says: ‘Oh Carrie I must have you’
Heartbreak: Anthony is then shocked and disgusted at the ensemble before Rose heads in. Willy Garson’s Stanford then enters – in one of his last appearances before his real-life death earlier this year
Anthony is then shocked and disgusted at the ensemble before Rose heads in. Willy Garson’s Stanford then enters – in one of his last appearances before his real-life death earlier this year.
Miranda then voices her worries about becoming a meme after her gaffes with her professor and says: ‘I guess I was so worried about saying the wrong thing in this climate’.
Carrie says: ‘It’s funny you can’t stop talking and I’ve been told I can’t talk enough by my podcast boss’. The chat happens while Carrie is manning the door in the men’s toilets while Miranda uses the bathroom.
Punking it up: We shoot to Charlotte’s apartment, where she locks horns with her daughter Rose over wearing a dress to her recital – much to the teen’s fury. As they agree on the dress, the scene shoots to Rose’s punky take on the ensemble
It’s then Lily’s turn to take to the stage as she performs a epic performance which shoots between the recital and Big’s bike workout at home
We then see Lisa Todd Wexley, played by Nicole, who introduces Charlotte to her mother and calls Carrie her hero. Parker’s Lisa Todd Wexley, a Park Avenue mother of three who also works as a documentarian, married to a successful hedge fund manager Herbert (Hamilton’s Christopher Jackson).
While the women squirm at Lisa’s son’s performance, Big hits the Peleton exercise bike at home and we then see Miranda’s son Brady making out with his girlfriend in the recital – something Miranda tries to put a stop to.
It’s then Lily’s turn to take to the stage as she performs a epic performance which shoots between the recital and Big’s bike workout at home.
Working out: Big is seen on his Peleton while the recital is taking place
Pained: As the music swells to epis proportions, Big is seen on his bike, working harder and harder before receiving a text and dropping his phone in the shower. As he reaches out to grab his phone, he is in great pain
Focus: The scenes shows Big’s Peleton instructor
As the music swells to epis proportions, Big is seen on his bike, working harder and harder before receiving a text and dropping his phone in the shower. As he reaches out to grab his phone, he is in great pain.
Holding on to his arm, he then suffers a heart attack and is seen slumped next to the running shower. While viewers are uncertain of his fate, we shoot back to Carrie.
An unwitting Carrie tries to grab a cab outside the recital and returns to her own apartment. She finds Big slumped on the floor – after a shocked moment, Carrie yelps: ‘JOHN’ and runs to try and help her husband while sobbing and holding his weakened body.
Then leaving audience’s jaws on the floor – Carrie says: ‘And just like that… Big died’.
Agony: Holding on to his arm, he then suffers a heart attack and is seen slumped next to the running shower. While viewers are uncertain of his fate, we shoot back to Carrie
Help: Carrie yelps: ‘JOHN’ and runs to try and help her husband while sobbing and holding his weakened body
Died: Then leaving audience’s jaws on the floor – Carrie says: ‘And just like that… Big died’
EPISODE TWO
Episode two opens to Miranda and Steve listening to their neighbours having sex and appearing in a tense exchange before Carrie calls to share the news of her pain.
Miranda arrives at Carrie’s apartment to find her sobbing and coroners collecting the body. The scene shoots to Carrie dreaming about first meeting Big and a flashback to season one when we first saw the male lead.
Miranda is staying with Carrie and comforts her in bed when she complains of a bad back.
Carrie goes on her laptop to look at funeral homes before Charlotte is seen helping Carrie pick the funeral before Carrie says Big would hate the place they were choosing.
Charlotte breaks down into floods of tears leading to Carrie comforting her. Charlotte fears the death was her fault as Carrie was at the recital during his death.
She is comforted by Carrie who puts her in an Uber and said she wants to be alone.
Agony: We shoot to Miranda and Steve getting ready and claiming he shouldnt have been on his Peleton: ‘It wasn’t the bike Steve, he used it for over 1000 rides’
Miranda is then back for her law class where she continues to discuss her professor’s identity.
Charlotte is seen getting ready for the funeral and speaks her daughters through death: ‘Death is the saddest part of life, it reminds us how much our loved ones mean to us’.
We shoot to Miranda and Steve getting ready and claiming he shouldnt have been on his Peleton: ‘It wasn’t the bike Steve, he used it for over 1000 rides’.
Miranda then says: ‘Death sucks’ while comforting her husband before Brady joins them for a hug.
Carrie sits in Big’s wardrobe looking heartbroken before arriving at the funeral alongside Anthony and Stanford.
Heartbroken: Carrie is left alone and bereft after Charlotte is seen breaking down
Hysterical: Charlotte breaks down into floods of tears leading to Carrie comforting her. She fears the death was her fault as Carrie was at the recital during his death
She appears upset that there are flowers on the coffin – as Big had insisted he doesn’t want flowers at his funeral.
Carrie says she wanted the funeral to be perfect
As they look at the flowers – they then said: ‘Those flowers are for Samantha’. with all the woman looking sad – in the first nod to Kim Cattrall’s absence.
Carrie speaks to Big’s assistant Gloria who lauds the late businessman.
Heartfelt: It is Miranda’s turn to speak as she takes the stage and delivers the eulogy saying: ‘How lucky we all are to have known this amazing man’
Explaining: Charlotte is seen getting ready for the funeral and speaks her daughters through death: ‘Death is the saddest part of life, it reminds us how much our loved ones mean to us’
It is Miranda’s turn to speak as she takes the stage and delivers the eulogy saying: ‘How lucky we all are to have known this amazing man…
‘How lucky to share dinners, deals and cigars with this one of a kind. How long it seems we have known him. How very long and yet not near enough. How large he was in all of our lives.
‘He will leave a big hole. How very sad but for today let us remember how lucky.’
Miranda reveals Carrie penned the beautiful words before Big’s brother took to the stand and said: ‘When I spoke to Big last week he said it was the happiest he had been in his life so Carrie I thank you for giving him that’.
Open and honest: Miranda reveals Carrie penned the beautiful words before Big’s brother took to the stand and said: ‘When I spoke to Big last week he said it was the happiest he had been in his life so Carrie I thank you for giving him that’
Helping out: A montage of Big’s life then plays on the screen above his coffin while Gloria loudly sobs. Bitsy then appears to comfort Carrie and reveal that her husband Bobby passed away – and she is now with his pianist
A montage of Big’s life then plays on the screen above his coffin while Gloria loudly sobs. Bitsy then appears to comfort Carrie and reveal that her husband Bobby passed away – and she is now with his pianist.
Susan Sharon – Carrie’s friend from series three – surprises Carrie and announces that she held a grudge against Carrie, much to the widower’s shock.
Miranda asks: ‘What happened between you two?’ before Carrie says: ‘I hope you knew’.
Brady then smokes a bong with Che – leading to Miranda scolding Che saying: ‘He’s a minor – he’s 17 – who the f**k are you anyway?’ She then squares up to the podcaster and tells her to: ‘Back the f**k up’.
All is forgiven? Susan Sharon – Carrie’s friend from series three – surprises Carrie and announces that she held a grudge against Carrie, much to the widower’s shock
Furious: Brady then smokes a bong with Che – leading to Miranda scolding Che saying: ‘He’s a minor – he’s 17 – who the f**k are you anyway?’ She then squares up to the podcaster and tells her to: ‘Back the f**k up’
She then scolds Brady – even saying: ‘Maybe I should kill myself?’
Miranda is left in shock as Carrie introduces Che as her boss, asking: ‘Why didn’t you tell me who you were?’ before Che forgives her for the move.
The duo soon get flirty – in a possible nod to Miranda’s rumoured lesbian life.
Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte are seen in a lift to Carrie’s apartment, where her home is filled with flowers and gifts- including a gift playing disco music.
She then sits down with her phone and pens messages to Samantha – with the screen showing a slew of unread messages, with one calling her London Lady and another reading: ‘I walked past La Perla today. Thought of you’.
Gone? She then sits down with her phone and pens messages to Samantha – with the screen showing a slew of unread messages, with one calling her London Lady and another reading: ‘I walked past La Perla today. Thought of you’
Starring roles: Kim Cattrall (second right), who famously played sex positive, successful PR agent Samantha Jones, did not return for the highly-anticipated reboot, but Jones’ absence will reportedly be addressed
Carrie then receives a delivery – containing Big’s ashes. Stanford and Miranda sit with her drinking cocktails and look alarmed. Charlotte arrives and Carrie asks Stanford to hide to avoid Charlotte thinking she’s not invited.
She says: ‘I’ll tell her I’m depressed, which I am’. Charlotte reveals she has bought Carrie Vogues from around the world.
As predicted, Charlotte bursts into tears and Carrie begs her ‘not to make it about her’ and insists she is mad because she went to the recital.
Carrie said: ‘I’m mad at myself because I should have gone to the Hamptons on Wednesday night like I wanted to’ and then invites Charlotte in.
Heartbreak: Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte are seen in a lift to Carrie’s apartment, where her home is filled with flowers and gifts- including a gift playing disco music
Uh oh: She says: ‘I’ll tell her I’m depressed, which I am’. Charlotte reveals she has bought Carrie Vogues from around the world
She then lies awake in bed with Miranda while rain pours outside and says: ‘I’m never goinG to fall asleep’ – before asking for a sleeping tablet, which she is not allowed for another five hours.
She said: ‘And just like that, I learned how long five hours can be’.
The final new character is Chouhdury’s Seema Patel, described as a, ‘single, self-made powerhouse Manhattan real estate broker.’
Filming started in New York City back in June, with production wrapping just days ago, with filming also taking place in locales such as Paris.
Mother of three: Parker’s Lisa Todd Wexley, a Park Avenue mother of three who also works as a documentarian, married to a successful hedge fund manager Herbert (Hamilton’s Christopher Jackson)
Nya: Pittman’s Dr. Nya Wallace is described as, ‘a brilliant, challenging Columbia Law professor,’ who is married to Andre, a successful musician (LeRoy McLain)
Seema: The final new character is Chouhdury’s Seema Patel, described as a, ‘single, self-made powerhouse Manhattan real estate broker’
Photos taken from the Paris set caused quite the uproar among fans, as Parker’s Carrie was spotted kissing a new character, played by Jon Tenney.
Fans began wildly speculating about the marital status of Carrie and her long-time on-and-off lover Mr. Big (Chris Noth), who finally tied the knot at the end of the first Sex and the City movie.
The trailers released for the new 10-episode series seem to indicate that they’re still quite the happy couple, though given their on-and-off history, it’s possible they could split at some time in the series.
Marital: Fans began wildly speculating about the marital status of Carrie and her long-time on-and-off lover Mr. Big (Chris Noth), who finally tied the knot at the end of the first Sex and the City movie
Happy couple: The trailers released for the new 10-episode series seem to indicate that they’re still quite the happy couple, though given their on-and-off history, it’s possible they could split at some time in the series
Still, while promoting the show Tuesday night on The Late Show with Steven Colbert, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis essentially confirmed that they filmed ‘fake scenes’ to throw rabid fans off.
‘Yes, definitely!’ Davis exclaimed, while Nixon shook her head with a wry smile and said, ‘Absolutely not.’
Colbert pointed at Davis and said, ‘I believe you,’ and when Colbert asked again, Nixon shrugged and conceded, ‘It might be true.’
Fake scenes: Still, while promoting the show Tuesday night on The Late Show with Steven Colbert, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis essentially confirmed that they filmed ‘fake scenes’ to throw rabid fans off
They didn’t mention any specific scenes, so it’s unclear if the Paris kissing scene with Jon Tenney was ‘fake’ or not.
Other returning stars include Mario Cantone (Anthony Marentino), Evan Handler (Harry Goldblatt), David Eigenberg (Steve Brady), and the late Willie Garson, who filmed three episodes as Carrie’s longtime friend Stanford Blatch, before passing away from pancreatic cancer in September at age 57.
And Just Like That… was created by Michael Patrick King, based on the books by Candace Bushnell.
Passing: Other returning stars include Mario Cantone (Anthony Marentino), Evan Handler (Harry Goldblatt), David Eigenberg (Steve Brady), and the late Willie Garson (above), who filmed three episodes as Carrie’s longtime friend Stanford Blatch, before passing away from pancreatic cancer in September at age 57
‘This is disrespect!’ SATC reboot And Just Like That… is met with lukewarm early reaction as fans slam writers for ‘devastating’ major death and blast ‘lazy’ handling of Samantha’s absence
Sex And The City’s reboot And Just Like That… was met with lukewarm initial reviews from fans following its early morning premiere on Thursday.
The return comes 23 years after the original TV series debuted – and 11 years since the second movie, with Sarah Jessica Parker, playing Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon, starring as Miranda Hobbes, and Kristin Davis, as Charlotte York all returning.
The biggest scandal of the return however was two major plot points – the absence of Kim Cattrall’s character Samantha Jones and the death of Chris Noth’s Mr Big, which we witness in heartbreaking scenes at the end of episode one.
After the first two episodes aired, fans flooded social media to lament his passing while also insisting SATC without Samantha is ‘terrible’.
Oh… Sex And The City’s reboot And Just Like That… was met with lukewarm initial reviews from fans following its early morning premiere on Thursday
The first and second episodes are packed with glamour, sass, many nods to political correctness and sensitivity – however we soon see Carrie left as widower.
At the end of Episode One, Mr Big is seen riding on his Peleton exercise bike before he dies from a heart attack and is found by a sobbing Carrie.
Viewers swiftly took issue with the scenes, writing on Twitter: ‘So they killed big on sex and the city and now I wanna flip tables… @ #AndJustLikeThat writers….i am devastated x… i will never recover im being so serious #AndJustLikeThat…
‘All these years we see Carrie chasing that love and once she has that, she loses it again?! What kind of disrespect is this to the fans!…
Shocking: The biggest scandal of the return however was a major plot after the death of Chris Noth’s Mr Big, which we witness in heartbreaking scenes at the end of episode one
Uh oh: Others took issue with Samantha’s absence, after Kim Cattrall refused to return to the show amid rumours of bad blood with Sarah
No! His death caused heartache among enraged fans
‘I just want a fun series to escape to!#AndJustLikeThat… i am heartbroken… No I’m sorry I do not accept the ending of #AndJustLikeThat I DO NOT ACCEPT’.
Fans also joked that Peloton exercise bikes would suffer due to the scenes, writing ‘And just like that .. Peloton shares plummeted… Sex and The City might have just tanked Peloton, in the very first episode!
Others took issue with Samantha’s absence, after Kim refused to return to the show amid rumours of bad blood with Sarah.
Pained: At the end of Episode One, Mr Big is seen riding on his Peleton exercise bike before he dies from a heart attack and is found by a sobbing Carrie
Pained: Fans were less than impressed
Her departure is quietly alluded to, as the girls reveal she is in London while Carrie later shows that a number of her messages have been rejected from the PR guru.
Fans wrote: ‘Put more respect on Samantha Jones. She was the most understanding friend in that group and would never go ghost like that. Lazy-a*s writers…
‘#AndJustLikeThat… Oh god. The way they’re handling Samantha’s absence is far too much of a parallel for the real life situation and it is CRINGE. #andjustlikethat… Listening to the Samantha disrespect like #AndJustLikeThat.’
In more general reviews, Twitter users wrote:: ‘I tried watching the new Sex and the city reboot Just like that and honestly it was terrible without Samantha. I won’t be wasting my time again #SATC…
Gone? Her departure is quietly alluded to, as the girls reveal she is in London while Carrie later shows that a number of her messages have been rejected from the PR guru
Ouch: Fans wrote: ‘Put more respect on Samantha Jones. She was the most understanding friend in that group and would never go ghost like that. Lazy-a*s writers’
Oh! Her return caused a mix of happiness and rage among viewers
‘No offense, but I do not believe anyone who says the Sex and the City reboot is good… Sex and the city without Sam is just the city :/… watching #AndJustLikeThat – never watched Sex and the City but it MUST have been better than this, surely?’
While the show loses one original cast member, it gains three new ones with Sarah Ramirez (Che Diaz), Nicole Ari Parker (Lisa Todd Wedley), Karen Pittman (Dr. Nya Wallace) and Sarita Chouhdury (Seema Patell) joining the ladies.
While promoting the show on Tuesday night on The Late Show with Steven Colbert, Cynthia and Kristin essentially confirmed that they filmed ‘fake scenes’ to throw rabid fans off.
Happy couple: Early scenes show the couple putting on a romantic display
‘Yes, definitely!’ Davis exclaimed, while Nixon shook her head with a wry smile and said, ‘Absolutely not.’
Colbert pointed at Davis and said, ‘I believe you,’ and when Colbert asked again, Nixon shrugged and conceded, ‘It might be true.’
Other returning stars include Mario Cantone (Anthony Marentino), Evan Handler (Harry Goldblatt), David Eigenberg (Steve Brady), and the late Willie Garson, who filmed three episodes as Carrie’s longtime friend Stanford Blatch, before passing away from pancreatic cancer in September at age 57.
And Just Like That… was created by Michael Patrick King, based on the books by Candace Bushnell.
Pained: In the first and second episodes we see Carrie left as widower, when her husband Mr Big dies from a heart attack in the end of the first episode, while the second follows funeral plans and the final goodbye (and subtle nods to Samantha)
HOW DAILYMAIL.COM EXCLUSIVELY REVEALED THE SHOW’S BIG PLOTLINES – FROM DEATH TO LONDON LADY SAM
The episode’s unveiling comes after DailyMail.com exclusively revealed news of the big death. A major Sex and the City character will be killed off in the first episode of the show’s new comeback series, sources claim.
A person close to the show teased that ‘it is going to be a big death’ – prompting fears that the return of actor Chris Noth, who plays Carrie Bradshaw’s husband Mr. Big, could be a short one.
Other show insiders are speculating it could be the death of Samantha Jones, following the bitter feud between actresses Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker.
The source did confirm that Carrie Bradshaw, played by Jessica Parker, will not die in episode one.
Only senior cast and crew have been made aware of the character kill-off, and are sworn to secrecy.
Executive producer Sarah Jessica Parker wants to ‘shake up audiences from the get go to make them realize this is a different paced show from the previous one, where anything can happen and anyone can go… just like life’, the source said.
The insider says that the shock death in the show will lead column writer turned podcaster Bradshaw to reunite with characters with whom she has had rocky relations during the TV series.
Sources tell DailyMail.com that a major Sex and the City character will be killed off in the first episode of the show’s reboot And Just Like That and speculate it could be Mr. Big
‘Those in the know are calling it a ”big death”, which obviously has everyone leaping to the conclusion that Mr. Big will be no more,’ the source said. On Monday, Sarah Jessica Parker was seen dressed as Bradshaw and Chris North, as Mr. Big, rehearsing lines and reading scripts
Photos of Noth, 66, on set in New York emerged on Monday. He was filming for the reboot, titled ‘And Just Like That…’ which will be shown on HBO Max
Jessica Parker has rejoined Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, reuniting the girl gang in the last few weeks for filming around locations in New York.
Other show insiders are speculating it could be the death of Samantha Jones, following the bitter feud between Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker
The source said: ‘This is all top secret at the moment, because production has just started.
‘But in the first episode fans will be served up a jaw-dropping storyline where one of the major names on the show will die.
‘Those in the know are calling it a ”big death”, which obviously has everyone leaping to the conclusion that Mr. Big will be no more.
‘But we have been implored not to say anything or divulge any other info, because HBO wants this to be one of their huge promotional points for the launch.
‘Obviously Samantha Jones is a clear candidate for the chop too, given Sarah and Kim’s ongoing war.
‘Only the leading stars and show executives are aware of this presently and are desperate to keep a lid on it – a coffin lid.’
The source asked for anonymity to avoid reprisals from bosses, but added that they believe the tantalizing information will ‘only excite fans more about what drama is in store for them next year.’
‘From what we have read so far there are plenty of twists and turns ahead,’ they said.
In May, HBO and show creator Michael Patrick King confirmed Mr. Big will be back, but did not specify for how long.
Photos of Noth, 66, on set in New York emerged on Monday. He was filming for the reboot, titled ‘And Just Like That…’ which will be shown on HBO Max.
Big will return with John Corbett and David Eigenberg who played Aiden and Steve, respectively, for the iconic revival.
‘I’m thrilled to be working with Chris again on And Just Like That…,’ executive producer Michael Patrick King in a statement in May. ‘How could we ever do a new chapter of the Sex And The City story without our Mr. Big?’
Jessica Parker has rejoined Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, reuniting the girl gang in the last few weeks for filming around locations in New York
The insider says that the shock death in the show will lead column writer turned podcaster Bradshaw to reunite with characters with whom she has had rocky relations during the TV series
The Monday shoot saw Jessica Parker, dressed as Bradshaw and North, as Mr. Big, rehearsing lines and reading scripts.
Onlookers claimed that Parker, 56, and Noth appeared unhappy as they worked on the scene.
In recent weeks news broke that their characters are divorcing in one of the comeback series’ plot twists.
Noth, in his character’s trademark suit, was not wearing Big’s wedding band.
In a leaked script passed to Page Six for the forthcoming series, Carrie reveals while dining with BFFs Stanford Blatch (played by Willie Garson), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis) that she isn’t in a good place.
HBO Max’s press release detailed that the show will ‘navigate the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.’
Fans first got hooked on the Darren Star-created series over six seasons, from 1998 to 2004, before two feature films followed in 2008 and 2010.
The first movie made $415million in 2008, its sequel fared less well but still earned $288million.
A third planned movie failed to happen amid the growing rifts fueled by Cattrall with SJP.
EXCLUSIVE: That’s where Samantha Jones is! Sex and the City reboot sees Kim Cattrall’s character move to LONDON where she’s ‘thriving
Back in August everyone was aksing where is Samantha Jones?
After DailyMail.com revealed that Kim Cattrall’s character has not been killed off of the Sex and the City reboot, insiders now tell us that they’ve moved Samantha Jones to London.
‘We couldn’t have Samantha roaming around New York City and not have the other women (Charlotte and Miranda) not interacting with her. It just wouldn’t have made sense,’ show sources tell DailyMail.com.
‘Sending her to Los Angeles wasn’t an option as we’d done that in the first movie, so having her character based in London really was the perfect way to keep her alive and explain her absence.’
‘Viewers will learn that she is thriving in England even though she has fallen out with Carrie.’
Kim Cattrall’s character Samantha Jones has been moved to London in the Sex and the City reboot titled And Just Like That
‘We couldn’t have Samantha roaming around New York City and not have the other women (Charlotte and Miranda) not interacting with her,’ sources say
The insider revealed that at the end of the season Carrie will make a grand gesture to get Samantha back.
‘Carrie is the one who has the tough time without Samantha and by the end of ”And Just Like That” you’ll see Carrie extend the olive branch and try and rekindle the friendship,’ they said.
Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker famously had a falling out and Cattrall refused to join the reboot with her castmates.
DailyMail.com previously revealed that Samantha’s absence from the series is explained as having a falling out with Parker’s character Carrie Bradshaw.
‘In the words of Oscar Wilde, life imitates art,’ they said.
DailyMail.com previously revealed that Samantha has not been killed off, but instead has a falling out with Sarah Jessica Parker’s character Carrie
Now sources tell us, ‘We have high hopes that by the time we begin filming the second season, Kim will have joined the show and Samantha Jones can make a triumphant return to the big apple.’
‘We want Kim back. She was missed on set. We all understand why she feels the way she does. We get it. We just want her to come back for future seasons.’
The source said the reboot has been a ‘special project to film’ and predict it ‘can go on for many many years and we’d love for Kim to be a part of it.’
‘Samantha Jones is one of television’s all time much loved characters and Kim is a phenomenal actress who brings her to life perfectly. She needs to come home, if not for us, but for the fans that adore her.’
The insiders said the writers have left the plot open for Cattrall’s return.
‘We’ll announce eventually that the show will have a second season. This isn’t a one off, this will be a series,’ they said.
‘It will be quite a while between the first and second series as Sarah Jessica Parker has a busy schedule and we have a lot of work to do to get Kim Cattrall back.
Insiders also revealed that by the end of the season Carrie will be extending an olive branch to Samantha to try to rekindle the friendship
