Kim Cattrall says she won’t return to ‘Sex and the City’ sequel’s third season
And just like that… Kim Cattrall has no plans to return to the new season of the “Sex and the City” sequel.
The Golden Globe Award-winning actress, who was the standout on the original HBO comedy series and its two movies, is shooting down speculation that she will appear in the third season of “And Just Like That…,” which is currently filming in New York City.
Because of a longtime riff with co-star Sarah Jessica Parker, Cattrall previously claimed that she had no interest in reviving her saucy Samantha Jones role for any spinoffs.
And then, by what seemed like an act of congress, she signed on for a cameo on the second season finale, though she didn’t share any scenes with her former co-stars.
The appearance offered hope to longtime fans of the series — so much that rumors of a recurrence began to swirl.
Nope. Not according to Cattrall.
The 67-year-old actress took to social media to respond to a tweet with a reshared Elle article that read, “It looks like #KimCattrall (a.k.a. Samantha Jones) will be back for And Just Like That…season 3 after all!”
“Aw that’s so kind,” Cattrall shot back on X. “But I’m not.”
“And Just Like That,” which follows the original “Sex And The City” characters navigating life and love in New York in middle age, has been able to succeed, sometimes awkwardly, without Cattrall’s involvement.
The “Mannequin” star told media outlets that she would “never” want to work on the franchise again because she “wants to work with good people.”
But after the abrupt cancellations of recent gigs — Fox’s “Filthy Rich,” Peacock’s ’ “Queer As Folk” reboot, and later “Glamorous” on Netflix — she somehow had a change of heart; hence her brief season two appearance.
But maybe she really means it this time.