KIM Cattrall has reportedly signed on to return to the Sex and the City franchise.
The actress, who played Samantha Jones on the hit HBO series, had a famous falling out with former friend and co-star Sarah Jessica Parker.
Kim Cattrall attends the About My Father premiere in New York
Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, and Kim Cattrall attend the UK premiere of Sex And The City 2 on May 27, 2010 in London, England.
A spokesperson for streaming service Max, formerly known as HBO Max, confirmed Kim’s appearance with the New York Post.
Show staffers were shocked and curious as to how to explain her character’s return, an insider told the Post.
“She said she’d never do it! She said she’d never come back!”
Kim, 66, made a secret cameo toward the end of the upcoming second season of spinoff series And Just Like That…, the insider said.
Her name apparently was even left off the call sheet, so as not to arouse suspicion.
SEX AND THE CONTROVERSY
Although she enjoyed portraying the role of Samantha Jones in the original series, Kim previously said on the Women’s Prize for Fiction podcast she wasn’t interested in picking the role back up.
“I wouldn’t be any good doing something that I really didn’t want to do,” she said.
Kim’s absence also isn’t a surprise, as she’s been in a public feud with Sarah for years.
Back in 2018, Sarah told Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen that she was “heartbroken” after Kim said she was never friends with her co-stars.
Then in 2019, Kim shut down any possibility of her reprising the role of Samantha ever again.
During an interview with The Observer in 2019, she said: “I went past the finish line playing Samantha Jones because I loved Sex And The City. It was a blessing in so many ways but after the second movie, I’d had enough.
“I couldn’t understand why they wouldn’t just replace me with another actress instead of wasting time bullying. No means no.”
SEASON 2
And Just Like That season 2 is scheduled to premiere on June 22, 2023, via HBO Max and consists of 11 episodes.
That Thursday, viewers can catch the first two episodes of season 2.
The show is slated to release a new episode every Thursday until the season finishes its run.
Before HBO’s official announcement of AJLT’s renewal, the program’s executives and cast teased fans with what to expect for Carrie Bradshaw and the gang’s return.
“It always felt exciting to play Carrie,” Sarah Jessica Parker said to Variety.
“To consider doing it again and to be on the set, it felt really good.”
Regarding the network’s decision to renew AJLT, the Emmy Award winner hinted she and showrunner Michael Patrick King were in talks to return for a second season.
She explained: “Michael and I spoke two weeks ago, and said: ‘OK, when are we going to talk about this?’
“Because there’s a calendar and you don’t want to let too much time pass. There feels like there’s momentum. They just need to figure out everyone’s schedule.
“There is a singular trust that I have in him as a storyteller and writer and director that I haven’t experienced with anyone else.”
Crew members were shocked to see Kim’s return
Kim and Sarah before their falling out, on an early episode of Sex and the City
Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon returned for “And Just Like That…”
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