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18 hours ago
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‘And Just Like That' is back for season 3, but women over 50 are still underrepresented on TV
Grab your finest Manolo Blahnik heels and pour yourself a cosmo: The season 3 premiere of the Sex and the City revival series And Just Like That is upon us. Spicy AI-generated TACO memes are taking over social media because 'Trump always chickens out' Lego's first book nook is an addictively interactive diorama What is 'ghostworking'? Most employees say they regularly pretend to work Episode one of 10 drops today (Thursday, May 29) on HBO Max, with the rest following on a weekly basis. This fashion-filled series follows the lives of Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte (Kristin Davis)—who are now in their mid-fifties—as they navigate motherhood, aging, grief, and so much more. Let's look at how the show handles mature women, the series' critical reception, and cast updates. It's no secret that the entertainment industry isn't kind to experienced women. The older an actress gets, the less prevalent the meaty roles become. According to a 2021 Nielsen Gracenote Inclusion Analytics, women over 50 make up 20% of the population but get just 8% of screen time. Further complicating matters, when women do see themselves on screen, they are more often than not stereotyped into maternal, caregiver roles—or spinster detectives—and not allowed to be complex individuals. When And Just Like That first premiered in December 2021, it sought to rectify this underrepresentation. Fans were eager to see their favorite New Yorkers back on the small screen. According to Deadline, the first two episodes of season 1 were the most watched series premiere of a new HBO or HBO Max series on the streaming service until House of the Dragon took the title. After watching, however, critics and fans had some notes for the cable network. New York Times critic James Poniewozik quipped that 'it all went wrong' and even asked, 'Was this really necessary?' He pointed out many awkward attempts to make the series more diverse, but gave the creators credit for trying. Entertainment Weekly's Darren Franich agreed, celebrating the series for being better than the movies in certain regards, but also pointing out it 'tries too hard to bring its cultural brand into a new era.' Fans echoed these sentiments, and the internet went wild. For a while, it was trendy to 'hate watch' the series and criticize it online. 'Season 1 was probably the worst season of television i've ever seen and I was excited for every episode,' explained one Reddit user. 'The show is baaaad but I'm ultimately having a good time.' Thankfully And Just Like That only improved with age. Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson wrote that the series 'found its footing' in its second season. It is only right to hope that season 3 will continue this trend, especially since the creatives had a two-year break to get things right. At the end of season 2, Carrie held a goodbye dinner for her iconic brownstone apartment. She and Aidan (John Corbett) purchased a place together in Gramercy Park. When his son gets into a car accident, he asks to take a five-year pause on their relationship until his kids are older. Miranda and Che (Sara Ramirez) are officially over, but Miranda flirts with a BBC producer named Joy (Dolly Wells). Charlotte, meanwhile, has returned to the workforce and asks her husband to get more involved in domestic affairs. Cast announcements may give fans a clue about potential plotlines in the new season. Sara Ramirez will not return, but Dolly Wells has been made a series regular. This could signal that Miranda might have a new love interest. Karen Pittman, who played Dr. Nya Wallace, is also not returning to the series because of scheduling conflicts. This could instead mean that Joy takes her place as Miranda's friend. Sebastiano Pigazzi, who plays Giuseppe, a love interest for Anthony, has also been promoted to a series regular. New iconic faces will also be joining the series this season. While exact details are being held close to the vest, Rosie O'Donnell has confirmed that she will play a character named Mary. Broadway diva Patti LuPone will also have a significant role. Male actors are getting in on the action as well. Logan Marshall-Green, Mehcad Brooks, and Jonathan Cake will steam up season 3. As the wider Sex and the City universe continues to evolve, we can't help but wonder what new trails (and fashion trends) these fictional characters will blaze. This post originally appeared at to get the Fast Company newsletter: Sign in to access your portfolio
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a day ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Carrie's voice is back. So is the show's soul as ‘And Just Like That…' grows up
Nicole Ari Parker, from left, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarita Choudhury and Cynthia Nixon pose together at the premiere of "And Just Like That..." Season 3 at the Crane Club on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) PARIS — 'She's messy. It can be messy. But it's real.' So says Cynthia Nixon — not just of Miranda Hobbes, the character she's embodied for almost three decades, but of the show itself. 'And Just Like That...,' HBO's 'Sex and the City' revival, has come into its own in Season 3: less preoccupied with pleasing everyone, and more interested in telling the truth. Truth, in this case, looks like complexity. Women in their 50s with evolving identities. Not frozen in time, but changing, reckoning, reliving. Queerness that's joyful but not polished. Grief without melodrama. A pirate shirt with a bleach hole that somehow becomes a talisman of power. At its glittering European premiere this week, Nixon and co-star Sarah Jessica Parker, flanked by Kristin Davis and Sarita Choudhury, spoke candidly with The Associated Press about how the show has evolved into something deeper, rawer and more reflective of who they are now. A voice returns Season 3 marks the return of Carrie Bradshaw's iconic internal monologue that once defined 'Sex and the City.' The series has always followed Carrie's rhythm, but now it brings back something deeper: her voice. Literally. 'We've always loved the voiceover,' Parker said. 'It's a rhythm — it's part of the DNA.' The decision to restore it, producers say, was deliberate. The voiceovers return just as Carrie rediscovers her direction — offering viewers a renewed sense of intimacy and connection. That growth is echoed in her rekindled relationship with Aidan and her acceptance to step back for him to focus on his troubled son. The character who in 1998 first stopped a cab in Manolo Blahniks — and once floated through Manhattan chasing shoes and column deadlines — is now grounded in reinvention, the wounds of loss and cautious hope. The word is: grown up. 'She doesn't burst into tears or stomp out of the room anymore,' Parker said. 'She asks smart, patient questions. That's not effort — that's just her nature now.' 'People seem surprised that she is mature,' Parker added. 'But that's just basic developmental stuff — hopefully, simply by living, we get better at things. It's not surprising. It's just real.' Warts and all If Carrie is the compass, Miranda is the seismic shift. Miranda's arc — which now includes a late-in-life queer awakening — may be the show's most radical contribution to television. And for Nixon, who publicly came out as queer while still playing straight in the original 'Sex and the City,' that evolution is deeply personal. 'There's never a 'too late' moment. Miranda comes to queerness at 55,' Nixon said. 'That doesn't mean everything that came before was wrong. It just means this is her now. And it's messy. It can be messy. But it's real.' That embrace of imperfection lies at the core of Nixon's philosophy — and the show's power. On television, where characters linger in our lives for years, there's a unique intimacy and empathy that develops. 'Television puts someone in your living room, week after week. They're imperfect, they make you laugh, and eventually you say, 'I know that person. They're my friend.'' she said. 'That's more powerful than one mythic, perfect film. That's where the change happens.' That change includes how queerness is portrayed. Nixon recalled how earlier generations of LGBTQ+ characters were forced to be flawless, or two-dimensional, to justify their screen time. 'There was a time when gay people on screen had to be saints or martyrs,' she said. 'Now, we can be characters like Miranda — who've had rich, fulfilling heterosexual lives and now stumble upon queerness, and not in a tidy way. There's collateral damage. That's important.' That depth, Nixon said, comes not just from character, but from the format. Unlike film, which requires resolution in two hours, television lets people grow — and falter — in real time. 'The writers are smart' And Miranda's transformation isn't just personal. It's political. In Season 3, she's seen retraining in human rights law, joining protest movements, and wrestling with systemic questions — mirroring Nixon's own off-screen life. In 2018, the actor ran for governor of New York on a progressive platform, bringing her activism directly into the public arena. That convergence isn't accidental, she says. 'On long-running shows, if the writers are smart, they start to weave in the actor,' Nixon said. 'When I started, Miranda and I were very different. But now we've grown closer. We're almost the same person — in temperament, in values.' Season 3 narrows its scope, pulling focus back to the emotional cores of Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte. Several side characters are gone, including Che Diaz, and what remains is a cleaner, more character-driven story. 'I think one of the great things about our show is we show women in their 50s whose lives are very dramatic and dynamic,' Nixon said. 'You get to this age and there's a lot going on — if you choose to keep moving forward.' Friends, friction, and freedom Kristin Davis, who plays Charlotte, noted that those life shifts come fast and often overlap. 'She really starts to unravel,' Davis said. 'But the joy is her friends are there.' Sarita Choudhury, who plays real estate powerhouse Seema, echoed that sense of late-blooming autonomy. 'She's feeling that, if you have your own business, your own apartment, your own way, you get to say what you want,' Choudhury said. 'There's power in that.' It's a subtle rebuke to the long-held media narrative that midlife is a decline. Not just fashion — declaration Fashion, as ever, is present — but now it feels more personal than aspirational. Parker described insisting on wearing a ripped vintage Vivienne Westwood shirt with a bleach hole. 'It had to be in an important scene. It meant something,' she said. Even the show's iconic heels, still clacking through New York's brownstone-lined streets, feel louder this season. And yes, Carrie is writing again — not her usual musings, but a 'historical romance' that lets the show wink at its own pretensions. Taxis become carriages. Voiceovers drift into period drama. Her beloved blouse — vintage, shredded, almost costume — fits the mood perfectly: century-leaping fashion for a century-leaping Carrie. The protagonist, as ever, walks the line between costume and character. 'And Just Like That...' is a show that's learned to walk — loudly — into its next chapter. 'You're better today than you were 10 years ago,' Parker said. 'That's not just Carrie — that's everyone.' Season 3 of 'And Just Like That…' premiered on Thursday on HBO Max
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sex And The City star Cynthia Nixon appears in great spirits as she is joined by her wife Christine Marinoni and fellow cast members at French Open
Sex And The City star Cynthia Nixon appeared in great spirits as she joined her wife Christine Marinoni at the French Open in Paris on Friday. The actress, 59, looked effortlessly chic as she opted for a striped dark brown shirt and large straw sunhat. Meanwhile her wife kept it simple in a white polo shirt and baseball cap as they were seen clapping and cheering together. The couple were joined by Cynthia's fellow And Just Like That co-stars Sarita Choudhury and Kristin Davis as they enjoyed the day out after the new series was released on Friday. Sarita, 58, looked stylish in a white striped-shirt and summer hat, while Kristin, 60, opted for a bold black and white checked summer top. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Cynthia and Christine became friends in 2001 and started dating in 2004 after Cynthia's divorce from her husband Danny Mozes in 2003. The star has said that she's like her Sex And The City character 'in every single way' because of the way her real-life journey from a long-term relationship with a man to marrying a woman has mirrored Miranda's. When they met, Christine was working as a community organizer and educator at the Alliance for Quality Education. Cynthia, who has been a longtime activist and organizer, became a spokesperson for the alliance. Christine was Cynthia's first relationship with a woman. 'When we started seeing each other, Christine kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, for me to panic about what this would mean - to my career or to myself -as if somehow I just hadn't noticed that she was a woman,' she told Elle. 'And then she met my mother, and that was when she stopped worrying about it.' But Cynthia's publicist wasn't so sure going public with her same-sex relationship was the best move. 'He just kept saying, "It's your life, and it's private, and that's it." And we kept asking, "That's the whole thing? We never move past that?" We're at the playground with the kids, and pictures are taken of us, and we say, "No, she's my friend?"' The actress, 59, looked effortlessly chic as she opted for a striped dark brown shirt and large straw sunhat Cynthia fired that publicist and her next one encouraged her to go public with her relationship. The couple got engaged in 2009 at a rally supporting the legalisation of same-sex marriage. They married on May 27, 2012 after gay marriage was legalised in New York State and welcomed their son, Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni in 2011, who was fathered by Sex And The City costume designer Michael Growler. Cynthia also has two children she shares with her ex-husband, Seph, 28, and his brother Charles, 22. The star has revealed how Seph and Max are lucky enough to have four parents - herself and Marinoni and Mozes and his new wife - and they refer to all the women as their mothers. It comes as the new series of And Just Like That has been dubbed an improvement from the first two seasons. The Mail's Claudia Connell awarded the drama four stars, writing: 'After two disappointing seasons as flat as a loafer shoe that Carrie Bradshaw wouldn't be caught dead in, And Just Like That – the sequel to Sex And The City – is finally hitting the right note.' The Guardian gave it three stars, writing: 'After two misfiring series, some of the old Sex and the City magic is detectable in this new run of the HBO spin-off. The original Sex and the City ran for six seasons, airing on HBO from 1998 until 2004; Cynthia, Kristin, Sarah and Kim pictured in a promotional photo from 1999 'As it returns for a third run, there are signs that it's finally getting into its vertiginous-heeled stride. 'There is still plenty here to mock – and rest assured, we will – but there's also just enough of the old magic to make this a nostalgic guilty pleasure.' Meanwhile The Independent agreed saying that the series had 'finally started to find its groove'. They added in their three star review: 'The evolution, from controversial reboot to inoffensive serial, might spawn fewer social media reactions, but it makes for a far smoother watch.' IndieWire also agreed that things were improving with the third series, saying: 'Michael Patrick King's 'Sex and the City' sequel series seems to be settling into a groove. 'A groove that's quite familiar, if once forsaken. Yes, a groove worn smooth by 'Sex and the City.'' Collider, Time Magazine and Mamamia also gave positive reviews.
The Independent
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
‘And Just Like That…' finds its voice as season 3 embraces queerness, maturity — and messy truth
'She's messy. It can be messy. But it's real.' So says Cynthia Nixon — not just of Miranda Hobbes, the character she's embodied across almost three decades, but of the show itself. 'And Just Like That...,' HBO's 'Sex and the City' revival, has come into its own in season three: less preoccupied with pleasing everyone, and more interested in telling the truth. Truth, in this case, looks like complexity. Women in their fifties with evolving identities. Not frozen in time, but changing, reckoning, reliving. Queerness that's joyful but not polished. Grief without melodrama. A pirate shirt with a bleach hole that somehow becomes a talisman of power. At its glittering European premiere this week, Nixon and costar Sarah Jessica Parker, flanked by Kristin Davis and Sarita Choudhury, spoke candidly with The Associated Press about how the show has evolved into something deeper, rawer, and more reflective of who they are now. A voice returns Season three marks the return of Carrie Bradshaw's iconic internal monologue — the voiceover that once defined 'Sex and the City' and gave millions of women permission to narrate their lives. That rhythmic intimacy is back, and not by accident. 'We've always loved the voiceover,' Parker said. 'It's a rhythm — it's part of the DNA.' For Parker, it mirrors Carrie's emotional clarity. The character who once floated through Manhattan chasing shoes and column deadlines is now grounded in reinvention, loss, and cautious hope. She's grown up and she's no longer hiding it. 'She doesn't burst into tears or stomp out of the room anymore,' Parker said. 'She asks smart, patient questions. That's not effort — that's just her nature now.' 'People seem surprised that she is mature,' Parker added. 'But that's just basic developmental stuff — hopefully, simply by living, we get better at things. It's not surprising. It's just real.' Warts and all Miranda's arc, which now includes a late-in-life queer awakening, may be the show's most radical contribution to television. For Nixon, it was vital that this journey didn't feel sanitized. 'There's never a 'too late' moment. Miranda comes to queerness at 55. That doesn't mean everything that came before was wrong. It just means this is her now. And it's messy. It can be messy. But it's real.' That embrace of imperfection is central to Nixon's philosophy of storytelling, especially on television, where long-running characters become part of the cultural furniture. 'Television puts someone in your living room, week after week. They're imperfect, they make you laugh, and eventually you say, 'I know that person. They're my friend.' That's more powerful than one mythic, perfect film. That's where the change happens.' That change includes representation. Nixon recalled how earlier generations of queer characters were forced to be flawless to justify their presence. 'There was a time when gay people on screen had to be saints or martyrs,' she said. 'Now, we can be characters like Miranda — who've had rich, fulfilling heterosexual lives and now stumble upon queerness, and not in a tidy way. There's collateral damage. That's important.' The power of long form That depth, Nixon said, comes not just from character, but from the format. Unlike film, which requires resolution in two hours, television lets people grow — and falter — in real time. 'On long-running shows, if the writers are smart, they start to weave in the actor,' Nixon said. 'When I started, Miranda and I were very different. But now we've grown closer. We're almost the same person — in temperament, in values.' That closeness is reflected in the material. Season three narrows its scope, pulling focus back to the emotional cores of Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte. Several side characters are gone, including Che Diaz, and what remains is a cleaner, more character-driven story. 'I think one of the great things about our show is we show women in their 50s whose lives are very dramatic and dynamic,' Nixon said. 'You get to this age and there's a lot going on — if you choose to keep moving forward.' Friends, friction, and freedom Kristin Davis, who plays Charlotte, noted that those life shifts come fast and often overlap. 'She really starts to unravel,' Davis said. 'But the joy is her friends are there.' Sarita Choudhury, who plays real estate powerhouse Seema, echoed that sense of late-blooming autonomy. 'She's feeling that, if you have your own business, your own apartment, your own way, you get to say what you want,' Choudhury said. 'There's power in that.' It's a subtle rebuke to the long-held media narrative that midlife is a decline. In 'And Just Like That...", it's the opposite. Not just fashion — declaration Fashion, as ever, is present — but now it feels more personal than aspirational. Parker described insisting on wearing a ripped vintage Vivienne Westwood shirt with a bleach hole in a key scene. 'I didn't care,' she said. 'It had to be in an important scene. It meant something.' Even the show's iconic heels, still clacking through New York's brownstone-lined streets, feel louder this season. They're not just accessories. They're declarations. And yes, Carrie is writing again, though not her usual musings. A 'historical romance' project, mentioned only briefly on screen so far, hints at the show's comfort with poking fun at itself and its heroine's occasionally pretentious flair. If early reviews are right, it might be one of the season's most enjoyably ludicrous storylines. 'And Just Like That...' is a show that's learned to walk — loudly — into its next chapter. It may be messy. But it's real. 'You're better today than you were ten years ago,' Parker said. 'That's not just Carrie — that's everyone.' ___
Associated Press
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
‘And Just Like That…' finds its voice as season 3 embraces queerness, maturity — and messy truth
PARIS (AP) — 'She's messy. It can be messy. But it's real.' So says Cynthia Nixon — not just of Miranda Hobbes, the character she's embodied across almost three decades, but of the show itself. 'And Just Like That...,' HBO's 'Sex and the City' revival, has come into its own in season three: less preoccupied with pleasing everyone, and more interested in telling the truth. Truth, in this case, looks like complexity. Women in their fifties with evolving identities. Not frozen in time, but changing, reckoning, reliving. Queerness that's joyful but not polished. Grief without melodrama. A pirate shirt with a bleach hole that somehow becomes a talisman of power. At its glittering European premiere this week, Nixon and costar Sarah Jessica Parker, flanked by Kristin Davis and Sarita Choudhury, spoke candidly with The Associated Press about how the show has evolved into something deeper, rawer, and more reflective of who they are now. A voice returns Season three marks the return of Carrie Bradshaw's iconic internal monologue — the voiceover that once defined 'Sex and the City' and gave millions of women permission to narrate their lives. That rhythmic intimacy is back, and not by accident. 'We've always loved the voiceover,' Parker said. 'It's a rhythm — it's part of the DNA.' For Parker, it mirrors Carrie's emotional clarity. The character who once floated through Manhattan chasing shoes and column deadlines is now grounded in reinvention, loss, and cautious hope. She's grown up and she's no longer hiding it. 'She doesn't burst into tears or stomp out of the room anymore,' Parker said. 'She asks smart, patient questions. That's not effort — that's just her nature now.' 'People seem surprised that she is mature,' Parker added. 'But that's just basic developmental stuff — hopefully, simply by living, we get better at things. It's not surprising. It's just real.' Warts and all Miranda's arc, which now includes a late-in-life queer awakening, may be the show's most radical contribution to television. For Nixon, it was vital that this journey didn't feel sanitized. 'There's never a 'too late' moment. Miranda comes to queerness at 55. That doesn't mean everything that came before was wrong. It just means this is her now. And it's messy. It can be messy. But it's real.' That embrace of imperfection is central to Nixon's philosophy of storytelling, especially on television, where long-running characters become part of the cultural furniture. 'Television puts someone in your living room, week after week. They're imperfect, they make you laugh, and eventually you say, 'I know that person. They're my friend.' That's more powerful than one mythic, perfect film. That's where the change happens.' That change includes representation. Nixon recalled how earlier generations of queer characters were forced to be flawless to justify their presence. 'There was a time when gay people on screen had to be saints or martyrs,' she said. 'Now, we can be characters like Miranda — who've had rich, fulfilling heterosexual lives and now stumble upon queerness, and not in a tidy way. There's collateral damage. That's important.' The power of long form That depth, Nixon said, comes not just from character, but from the format. Unlike film, which requires resolution in two hours, television lets people grow — and falter — in real time. 'On long-running shows, if the writers are smart, they start to weave in the actor,' Nixon said. 'When I started, Miranda and I were very different. But now we've grown closer. We're almost the same person — in temperament, in values.' That closeness is reflected in the material. Season three narrows its scope, pulling focus back to the emotional cores of Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte. Several side characters are gone, including Che Diaz, and what remains is a cleaner, more character-driven story. 'I think one of the great things about our show is we show women in their 50s whose lives are very dramatic and dynamic,' Nixon said. 'You get to this age and there's a lot going on — if you choose to keep moving forward.' Friends, friction, and freedom Kristin Davis, who plays Charlotte, noted that those life shifts come fast and often overlap. 'She really starts to unravel,' Davis said. 'But the joy is her friends are there.' Sarita Choudhury, who plays real estate powerhouse Seema, echoed that sense of late-blooming autonomy. 'She's feeling that, if you have your own business, your own apartment, your own way, you get to say what you want,' Choudhury said. 'There's power in that.' It's a subtle rebuke to the long-held media narrative that midlife is a decline. In 'And Just Like That...', it's the opposite. Not just fashion — declaration Fashion, as ever, is present — but now it feels more personal than aspirational. Parker described insisting on wearing a ripped vintage Vivienne Westwood shirt with a bleach hole in a key scene. 'I didn't care,' she said. 'It had to be in an important scene. It meant something.' Even the show's iconic heels, still clacking through New York's brownstone-lined streets, feel louder this season. They're not just accessories. They're declarations. And yes, Carrie is writing again, though not her usual musings. A 'historical romance' project, mentioned only briefly on screen so far, hints at the show's comfort with poking fun at itself and its heroine's occasionally pretentious flair. If early reviews are right, it might be one of the season's most enjoyably ludicrous storylines. 'And Just Like That...' is a show that's learned to walk — loudly — into its next chapter. It may be messy. But it's real. 'You're better today than you were ten years ago,' Parker said. 'That's not just Carrie — that's everyone.' ___ Season three of 'And Just Like That…' premiered on Thursday on HBO Max
