Sarah Jessica Parker Confirms ‘And Just Like That’ Wraps After Three Seasons
Jordan Collins here. You probably should already know this, but here we go. Sarah Jessica Parker officially announced that And Just Like That is concluding after three seasons, bringing an end to Carrie Bradshaw’s latest chapter.
Parker, 60, took to Instagram with a heartfelt poem about her iconic character. She described Carrie’s journey by noting she “Crossed Streets Avenues Rubicons,” “Broke hearts Heels Habits,” and experienced love, loss and wisdom through puddles and pavement. The actress credited Carrie with making “the hardest, worst and best decisions,” traveling “near and far,” and evolving through dates, drinks, boyfriends, a husband and “truly great loves and romances.”
In her signature witty voice, Parker saluted her on-screen best friends by mentioning “Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte, there will never be better friends,” a nod to the off-screen tensions with Kim Cattrall that fans can’t ignore. She praised showrunner Michael Patrick King, referring to him as “MPK,” and noted that together they felt “this chapter complete.” Parker emphasized the series was “all joy,” applauding the “extraordinary talent of 380” crew and cast members. She closed her letter with “Rabbit rabbit,” her long-running lucky sign-off for the start of a new month.
Michael Patrick King also issued a statement confirming the end of the ongoing storytelling in the Sex and the City universe. He explained that while writing season three’s finale, he and Parker, along with HBO executives, agreed that a two-part, 12-episode finale made narrative sense. King admitted they held off on announcing the “final” label to keep the audience focus on enjoying the season without spoilers overshadowing the fun.
Despite the creative decision not to cancel, ratings for And Just Like That showed a decline. Forbes reports the season three premiere averaged just 429,000 households in its live-plus-three-day window, down 7 percent from season two’s 463,000 average. These figures suggest even Carrie’s devoted fans might be aging out of appointment viewing.
The original Sex and the City aired from 1998 to 2004, chronicling Carrie’s Manhattan love life with friends Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis). It spawned two films and the prequel series The Carrie Diaries. When And Just Like That debuted on HBO Max in 2021, it reunited Carrie with Miranda and Charlotte in their 50s, with Cattrall absent except for a brief Season 2 cameo and an off-screen text from Samantha in Season 3.
Over three seasons, the revival aimed to balance nostalgia and new storytelling, but fan backlash over cast drama and narrative choices persisted. Now Parker, King and HBO bid farewell to Carrie’s latest saga, signaling that sometimes even the most beloved characters need to hang up their Manolo Blahniks.
Well, that should clarify everything you probably didn’t realize you needed to know about this finale. Thanks for reading.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and New York Post, Forbes
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