And Just Like That EP Has Amazing Response To SATC Reboot Criticism

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And Just Like That star Cynthia Nixon reveals the show's executive producer's hilarious response to the show's negative feedback. The series, which premiered on HBO Max on December 9, 2021 (garnering the streaming service's highest debut numbers thus far), is a follow-up to their hit series Sex and the City, which originally ran from 1998 through 2004. The series, which followed the romantic exploits of Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her three best friends in New York City, was followed up by Sex and the City: The Movie in 2008 and Sex and the City 2 in 2010, but the franchise appeared to have gone dormant after that, particularly after Samantha Jones actress Kim Cattrall declined the offer to return for a third film.

However, over a decade later, And Just Like That swooped in to pick up on the lives of the Sex and the City characters, though Cattrall still did not return as Samantha. The way the series integrated her character via text drew some major online criticism, as did the opening episode's handling of the death of Carrie's husband Mr. Big. Indeed, the entire series was a lightning-rod for Twitter mockery and meme-making throughout its run, particularly around the Che Diaz character and its overall tone and execution.

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During a session of Variety's Actors on Actors series, SNL and Fire Island star Bowen Yang sat down with Nixon. During the conversation, they discussed a lot about And Just Like That, including Nixon's directorial debut and how the character of Miranda has changed. Considering the fact that Miranda shared many of her scenes with the character Che Diaz, one of the show's more controversial additions, the