While fans were over the moon to hear that three out of four of the main characters on Sex and the City — Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) — would be returning to HBO Max’s new series And Just Like That, Nixon admitted that she wasn’t originally on board at first.
“I really didn’t think I was going to do it. I was very reluctant,” the 55-year-old told the Herald Sun. “But the more I talked to Sarah Jessica, [writer and creator] Michael Patrick King and Kristin about the things that I couldn’t go back without — a real sea of change in terms of the lack of diversity in the original series — they were on board.”
The actress “was floored by how hard everybody listened and how collaboratively we worked together to not just redecorate the house but to build a whole new house, one that had us in it but new characters, too.”
Ultimately, the TV star wants the storylines to be relatable to what others may be going through in their 50s. “The characters are 55 so they’re in menopause. And menopause is the punchline to a lot of jokes and certainly has its unpleasant aspects,” she shared “But it’s a time when women have spent decades looking after other people and can again focus on themselves: ‘Who am I? Who do I want to be?'”
During this season, Miranda has to navigate her marriage to Steve (David Eigenberg), Carrie has to deal with Mr. Big (Chris Noth) untimely passing, while Charlotte is learning how to be the best mother possible.
Nixon is just happy that she is back with her costars and that their characters are able to resonate with others.
“[It’s a] creative connection with my sisters that you never get as an actor where you get to work together for 20-something years. I’m very proud of the original series — despite it being occasionally tone deaf on race and gender — but Sex and the City gave me an adult career. And I’ll always be grateful for that,” she gushed, adding that the franchise is “the gift that keeps on giving forever and ever.”
HBO Max drops a new episode of And Just Like That on Thursdays.
