So, will Carrie Bradshaw come back into our lives again?! The season 1 finale of And Just Like That aired just a few weeks ago and fans are already begging for more content.
Now, HBO and HBO Max Content Chief Casey Bloys hinted at what the fate of the show looks like.
“It’s really Michael Patrick King and Sarah Jessica [Parker] talking to figure out if there’s a story they’re excited by,” he said, adding that he thinks there “will be” another season, “but they’re talking and making sure they want to jump in.”
“It’s a big commitment, and they’ll come to us and let us know what they’re thinking but I’m feeling good about it,” Bloys added.
As for if Kim Cattrall, who played Samantha Jones on Sex and the City, will make an appearance, Bloys isn’t convinced.
“I don’t think [she’d return],” he said. “I think they handled it really sensitively and really well. I don’t expect to have those conversations.”
During the season 1 finale, Carrie flies to Paris, France, to spread Mr. Big’s ashes. After doing so, she then contacts Samantha, who is living in London, explaining that she was in Europe and they should meet for a drink. The publicist writes back that she would see her the next day.
Though the door is somewhat open for Cattrall’s return, King declared that was not happening.
“No. Just like there was no thought that Kim would ever participate in And Just Like That, because she’s said what she had said,” he declared, referring to the blonde beauty’s comments about how she clashed with her costars and was done with the franchise forever.
“The only place I participate in magical thinking is in fiction … Magically thinking, it’s great to have Samantha,” he added. “I have no realistic expectation of Kim Cattrall ever appearing again.”
Cattrall wasn’t physically in the series, but her character did did correspond with Carrie a few times.
“It was a big day for me as a writer when I realized that even though Kim Cattrall didn’t want to be in the series, Samantha could be — because of texting,” King explained of Samantha’s presence. “I was like, ‘Right! Samantha can be in the show.’ Because she should be: She’s part of the show and people love her. And I wanted to respect the legacy, wanted to respect the fans.”
