It’s officially official:
Sex and the City is returning to the small screen via a limited series revival at HBO Max. The news was confirmed late Sunday on social media by returning leads
Sarah Jessica Parker,
Kristin Davis and
Cynthia Nixon, who will reprise their signature roles as Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda, respectively.
As we
reported in December,
Kim Cattrall — who has been very public about her desire to put the franchise, her co-stars and her character of Samantha, behind her — will not be involved in the quasi-seventh season.
In an October 2017 interview with Piers Morgan, Cattrall implored
SATC‘s creative team to
recast the role of Samantha with a non-white actress. “It’s a great part,” she said at the time. “I played it past the finish line and then some, and I loved it. And
another actress should play it. Maybe they could make it an African-American Samantha Jones, or a Hispanic Samantha Jones.”
The original series, of course, ran for six seasons on HBO and spawned two movies. The show garnered numerous Emmys during its time on the air — including wins for stars Parker and Nixon.
Longtime
Sex and the City EP Michael Patrick King will serve as showrunner/EP on the revival.
https://tvline.com/2021/01/10/sex-and-the-city-reboot-hbo-max-sarah-jessica-parker/