And Just Like That...

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And Just Like That...
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Genre <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Created by Darren Star
Based on Sex and the City
by Candace Bushnell
Developed by Michael Patrick King
Starring <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 3
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Michael Patrick King
  • Sarah Jessica Parker
  • John Melfi
  • Kristin Davis
  • Cynthia Nixon
  • Julie Rottenberg
  • Elisa Zuritsky
Producer(s) Teddy Au
Cinematography Tim Norman
Editor(s) Michael Berenbaum
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 42–44 minutes
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Michael Patrick King Productions
  • Pretty Matches Productions
  • Rialto Films
Distributor WarnerMedia Direct
Release
Original network HBO Max
Original release December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) –
present (present)
Chronology
Preceded by Sex and the City

And Just Like That... is an American comedy-drama television series. A 10-episode revival of Sex and the City, set 11 years after the events of Sex and the City 2, it premiered on HBO Max on December 9, 2021.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest starring

Episodes

No. Title [1] Directed by [2] Written by [1] Original release date [3]
1 "Hello It's Me" Michael Patrick King Michael Patrick King December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)
Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda remain as tight as ever. Perpetually-squabbling couple, Stanford and Anthony, are still close to the three girls, but Samantha, angry after being dropped as Carrie's book publicist, moved to London and cut-off contact with everyone. Carrie, happily married to John "Big" Preston, is a regular on an LGBTQ-friendly, sex-oriented podcast hosted by Che Diaz, a non-binary, stand-up comic who goes by neutral pronouns. Carrie is uncomfortable discussing certain graphic topics, but Che warns that she must engage more. In a career move, Miranda studies for a Master of Human Rights degree. She nervously blunders meeting her much-younger classmates and is overly-politically correct with Professor Nya Wallace, an African-American woman. Also, Miranda and Steve reluctantly allowed 17-year-old son, Brady, and his girlfriend to have regular sleepovers and now endure hearing their noisy sex. Continually stressed, Miranda turns to alcohol. Charlotte and Harry dote on their teen daughters—musically talented Lily and independent-minded Rose. Carrie and John are preparing to leave for the Hamptons when Charlotte asks them to delay a day for Lily's piano recital. Carrie attends, but John opts for a vigorous Peloton home-workout, after which he suffers a heart attack. Carrie finds him slumped on the shower floor, where he dies in her arms.
2 "Little Black Dress" Michael Patrick King Michael Patrick King December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)
Carrie, devastated, struggles to arrange a suitable funeral, finally choosing a non-traditional venue that she feels reflects John. Samantha sends flowers, but Carrie's thank-you text message goes unanswered. John's elderly secretary, Gloria, becomes emotional during the service. Miranda lashes out at Che for sharing marijuana with Brady at the reception, unaware that Che is Carrie's podcast boss; Che later apologizes. Old friend Susan-Sharon unexpectedly shows up and makes vague references to some past feud that Carrie has long forgotten. A distraught Charlotte feels responsible for John's death after pushing Carrie to attend Lily's recital. Carrie assures Charlotte she is blameless. Carrie is unprepared emotionally when John's ashes are delivered to their apartment. Miranda overcomes her awkwardness around Professor Wallace after saving her from a subway mugging. Miranda continues using alcohol as an emotional crutch.
3 "When in Rome..." Michael Patrick King Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)
In the weeks following John's death, Carrie is coping and rejoins the podcast. After learning that John left his ex-wife, Natasha, one million dollars in his will, Carrie suspects they were having an affair. Natasha avoids seeing Carrie, but they eventually meet; Natasha says she and John never saw each other again after the divorce and he was always in love with Carrie. Natasha declines John's bequest, but Carrie believes he intended it as an apology for having married her. Stanford confronts Charlotte about her never accepting him as one of the girls' inner circle. Anthony advises a concerned Charlotte after Rose says she does not feel like a girl. Charlotte tells Carrie about finding empty mini-liquor bottles in Miranda's backpack. Miranda admits to Charlotte that she and Steve have an amiable but sexless marriage. Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda attend Che's comedy act. Che's bit about making personal changes inspires Miranda, who later returns to the club to seek out Che. Rather than going home to the Fifth Avenue residence, Carrie instead walks to her old apartment.
4 "Some of My Best Friends" Gillian Robespierre Keli Goff December 23, 2021 (2021-12-23)
5 "Tragically Hip" Gillian Robespierre Samantha Irby December 30, 2021 (2021-12-30)
6 "Diwali" Cynthia Nixon Rachna Fruchbom January 6, 2022 (2022-01-06)
7 "Sex and the Widow" Anu Valia Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky January 13, 2022 (2022-01-13)
8 "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" Anu Valia Rachna Fruchbom January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20)
9 "No Strings Attached" Nisha Ganatra Michael Patrick King & Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky January 27, 2022 (2022-01-27)
10 "Seeing the Light" Nisha Ganatra Michael Patrick King & Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03)

Production

Development

In December 2016, Radar Online reported that a script for a third Sex and the City film had been approved.[4] However, on September 28, 2017, Sarah Jessica Parker confirmed that the third film was not going to happen. She said, "We had this beautiful, funny, heartbreaking, joyful, very relatable script and story. It's not just disappointing that we don't get to tell the story and have that experience, but more so for that audience that has been so vocal in wanting another movie."[5] It was reported in 2018 that Kim Cattrall did not want to return as Samantha Jones in the film due to disagreeing with its planned storylines, involving killing off Mr. Big and Samantha receiving sexting and nude pictures from Miranda's 14-year-old son, Brady.[6] Cattrall later clarified in 2019 that she opted not to appear in a third film, explaining she "went past the finish line" portraying the character of Samantha because of her love for the franchise.[7]

In December 2020, it was reported that the proposed third film's script had been redeveloped as a revival of the original Sex and the City television series in development at HBO Max, without Cattrall returning as Samantha, in line with her previous comments.[8][9] In January 2021, And Just Like That... was confirmed by HBO Max as a series which would consist of 10 episodes.[10] In February 2021, Samantha Irby, Rachna Fruchbom, Keli Goff, Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky joined the series as part of the writing team. Rotternberg and Zuritsky will also serve as executive producers.[11] It was also confirmed that long-time series costume designer and collaborator Patricia Field would not be returning to work on the revival. However, she recommended her friend/ colleague Molly Rogers to the creative team for consultation.[12][13] The series premiered on December 9, 2021, with the first two episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis.[14]

Casting

Upon the series order announcement, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis will be reprising their roles as close friends living, working, and dating in New York City.[10] In May 2021, Sara Ramirez was cast as a series regular, while Chris Noth was cast to reprise his role in an undisclosed capacity.[15][16] On June 9, 2021, Mario Cantone, Willie Garson, David Eigenberg, and Evan Handler all joined the cast to reprise their respective roles in undisclosed capacities.[17] In July 2021, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, Karen Pittman, and Isaac Cole Powell joined the cast in starring roles while Alexa Swinton, Cree Cicchino, Niall Cunningham, and Cathy Ang were cast in undisclosed capacities and Brenda Vaccaro and Ivan Hernandez were cast in recurring roles.[18][19][20][21][22] In August 2021, Julie Halston was cast to reprise her role in a guest-starring capacity while Christopher Jackson and LeRoy McClain were cast in recurring roles.[23][24] Garson who played Stanford Blatch from the series, died on September 21, only three months after his return to the series, making it a posthumous performance.[25] On November 8, 2021, Bobby Lee announced on an Instagram post that he has a small role in the revival.[26]

Filming

Production began in June 2021 in New York City.[16][27] The first table read was held on June 11, 2021, at the show's studio in Manhattan.[28] Filming had commenced on location in New York by July 9, 2021, and was commemorated by the release of a promotional photo of Parker, Nixon and Davis on the streets of Manhattan.[29] To avoid spoiling major plot points, Parker and Noth are noted as filming at leat one decoy scene with the intention of this leaking to the press.[30] On October 11, 2021, it was reported that filming had taken place on location in Paris, France.[31] Filming concluded on December 6, 2021.[32]

Reception

Audience viewership

Despite HBO Max not revealing subscriber viewership for their original series', the series was announced to have delivered the services most watched series debut to date.[33] This accolade includes both HBO originals and HBO Max originals which premiere on the service. The series places within the services top 10 most watched premiere when factoring in film debuts. Additionally, the series gained the record for being the most watched first viewing in the services history, implying that viewers had newly subscribed to the service to specifically to watch the series.

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 60% approval rating with an average rating of 5.7/10 based on 47 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "And Just Like That... fails to recapture Sex and the City's heady fizz, but like a fine wine, these characters have developed subtler depths with age."[34] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 55 out of 100 based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[35]

The themes of diversity and social justice were criticized. The Telegraph described it as "tediously woke",[36] and the Radio Times wrote: "The main three's newfound social and cultural awareness is shoe-horned in to such a degree the whole endeavour feels often cloying.'"[37] Deadline Hollywood wrote that "far too many 2021 cultural touchstones and new characters are awkwardly parachuted into [the show] ... as if to check a box".[38]

Response from Peloton

After the episode in which Big dies following a Peloton bike workout, the stock for the company dropped significantly.[39] The company also issued a statement through Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, a cardiologist and member of the company's health and wellness advisory saying that they agreed to the product placement but were not aware of how it would be used in the pivotal scene. The statement also said not to blame the company for Big's death, but cited some contributing factors, such as his extravagant lifestyle (i.e. his consumption of big steaks) as well as a cardiac arrest episode in a previous season.[40] The company released an ad in response, narrated by Ryan Reynolds and featuring Chris Noth. The ad ends with Reynolds quickly citing the benefits of cycling and ending with "He's alive".[41] However, on December 16, it was promptly removed after sexual assault allegations were brought against Noth.[42]

References

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