And Just Like That return hopes dashed by key plot as disappointed fans fume
Sex and the City spin off And Just Like That is ending after three seasons with the finale due to air next week. The last ever episode will see Sarah Jessica Parker finally say farewell to Carrie Bradshaw for good following a shock announcement from showrunner Michael Patrick King.
Fans were left surprised by the announcement despite the show regularly facing a backlash from viewers who slammed it as "the worst show on television."
Audiences were left divided over the reboot which launched in 2021 due to the storylines that saw huge changes for the beloved SATC characters, including Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) who cheated on her husband Steve Brady with non-binary comic Che Diaz, and Carrie calling the iconic love of her life Mr. Big a "mistake" as she rekindled her past romance with Aidan Shaw. It comes after reports of all the celebrities rumoured to be joining BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2025.
Kim Cattrall's absence as fan-favourite character Samantha Jones also left a bad taste in viewers mouths, as Kim stayed away from the project due to a decade long rift with her former castmates. The areas in which the show was lacking left the production unable to continue according to sources.
One insider told the Daily Mail: "HBO was happy to ride with the show for a few more years. Everyone was indebted to Sarah [Jessica Parker] and wanted the story she wanted to be told to go to completion. Decision makers felt like they owed it to Sarah and the rest of the cast and crew."
TV tracker Samba TV reported that just 429,000 households streamed the season three premiere of AJLT in the four days following its debut – which was a seven percent decline from the season two premiere. The series premiere four years ago saw 1.1 million households tune in.
However, the show suffered due to its "woke" storylines according to another insider. The source said: "Sex and the City is about women talking about dating men, their penis sizes and what the sex was like. Of course, they're getting older, but it's not like you don't still have sex with men and talk about their penises. People weren't connecting with the show."
People struggled to get get on board with Miranda's new found romance with Che, who described themselves as a "queer non-binary Mexican Irish diva."
The character was branded the "worst" on the series, with some viewers suggesting they were "[setting] back non-binary representation 70 years."
When her romance with Che ended after Sara Ramirez was axed from the show Cynthia continued to pursue sexual encounters with other females as a single woman. The insider added: "Cynthia's plot continued to destroy the show. It sucked. Let's be honest, most people didn't watch after that first episode."
Since the shock announcement of the show ending Parker paid tribute to Carrie in a lengthy Instagram post which highlighted some of her favorite memories of Carrie.
She shared: "Crossed streets, avenues, rubicons, so it seemed. She broke hearts, heels, habits. She loved, lost, won, tripped, leaped. Fell short and into puddles. Aged. Got wiser. She has made the hardest worst and best decisions.
"Traveled near and far. For the new. The vintage. Friends and love. Changed homes, time zones, boyfriends, her mind, her shoes, her hair, but never her love and devotion to New York City. She had dates, drinks, boyfriends. A husband and truly great loves and romances. She hailed cabs. She ran in heels. And danced with Stanford. She told the truth and she lied.
"She typed. Wondered. Wrote. Published. Grieved. Forgave. Got stood up. Stood strong. Stood out. She devoted herself to hats, books, shoes, friends and the promise of a new day in her beloved city and the people she treasured most. She has worn shame, pride, honor, optimism and literally countless dresses, skirts, tutus.
"Held onto hands, hopes and the very best of people. Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte, there will never be better friends and what great fortune for Carrie to come to know and love Seema and LTW, most divine new connections.
"Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years. I think I have loved her most of all. I know others have loved her just as I have. Been frustrated, condemned and rooted for her. The symphony of all those emotions has been the greatest soundtrack and most consequential companion. Therefore the most sentimental and profound gratitude and lifetime of debt. To you all.
"MPK and I together recognized, as we have in the past, this chapter complete. AJLT was all joy, adventure, the greatest kind of hard work alongside the most extraordinary talent of 380 that includes all the brilliant actors who joined us."
She concluded: "I am better for every single day I spent with you. It will be forever before I forget the whole thing. Thank you all. I love you so. I hope you love these final two episodes as much as we all do. Rabbit rabbit. Xxx, SJ."
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