'And Just Like That...' Showrunner Reveals Season 2 Storyline Will Include Samantha's Character

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And Just Like That…Samantha Jones will be back!

While speaking toVarietyin an interview published Tuesday, Michael Patrick King — the showrunner of theSex and the Cityrevival — shared a few details about the HBO Max series' upcoming season, including the return ofKim Cattrall’s character in the show’s storyline.

Samantha Jones was featured in the first season via text message exchanges withSarah Jessica Parker’s character Carrie Bradshaw. Cattrall, 65, has been vocal in the past about not wanting to return to the franchise, and King previously said that thedoor isn’t openfor her return.

However, when he was recently asked if the character of Samantha will reappear in season 2, King responded, “Yes!”

King was hesitant to share much more information about the upcoming season. “It’s all so new right now,” he explained. “One of my big rules is don’t tell things until they’re real.”

He added, “My goal is to bring all the characters into the mix together, so that they’re not so much on separate runways.”

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In March, HBO announcedAnd Just Like That…was renewed for a second season. Parker,Cynthia NixonandKristin Davisare all set to return as their respective characters — Carrie, Miranda Hobbes, and Charlotte York Goldenblatt — as they navigate love, friendship and their careers in New York City.

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Earlier this month, Parkeropened up about her riftwith Cattrall, acknowledging that “it’s very hard to talk about the situation.”

“I’ve been so careful about not ever wanting to say anything that is unpleasant,” she toldThe Hollywood Reporter’sAwards Chatterpodcast, “because it’s not the way I like to conduct conversations that are as complicated as this, you know?”

Parker continued, “So I just wish that they would stop calling this a ‘catfight’ or an ‘argument,’ because it doesn’t reflect, actually — there has been one person talking. And I’m not going to tell her not to, or anybody, so that’s been kind of painful for me also.”

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In 2017, Cattrall bluntly stated that she had “never been friends” with any of her formerSATCcast mates — and she specifically called out Parker.

“This is really where I take to task the peoplefrom Sex and the City, and specifically Sarah Jessica Parker,” she toldPiers MorganonLife Stories, perDaily Mail. “I think she could’ve been nicer. I really think she could’ve been nicer. I don’t know what her issue is.”

Season 2 ofAnd Just Like That…will begin production in October, with the aim of streaming the series in summer 2023, King said, perVariety.

source: people.com