The reboot will be a 10-episode limited series.
Rather than a new season of the original series, the reboot is being described as a “new chapter” entirely.
Each episode will be a half-hour, just like the original.
“We have some new stories to tell,” Parker wrote on Instagram. “We are excited.”
Three of the original series’ four leads will return — all except for Kim Cattrall, who played Samantha Jones.
According to an
HBO Max
news release, the new series will star Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie Bradshaw), Kristin Davis (Charlotte York Goldenblatt), and Cynthia Nixon (Miranda Hobbes) playing their original characters as “they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.”
Kim Cattrall, who played sex-positive publicist Samantha Jones, will not be returning to the new limited series.
In response to two comments on her Instagram post about whether Cattrall would be returning to the next chapter, and whether the two disliked each other, Sarah Jessica Parker said, “No. I don’t dislike her. I’ve never said that. Never would. Samantha isn’t a part of this story. But she will always be a part of us. No matter where we are or what we do.”
An HBO executive revealed Samantha’s character would be written out of the show, but with a believable reason.
In an interview with TVLine in February,
HBO Max
chief content officer Casey Bloys explained how the show would address Cattrall’s absence.
“Just as in real life, people come into your life, people leave,” Bloys said. “Friendships fade, and new friendships start. So I think it is all very indicative of the real stages, the actual stages of life.”
Page Six reported that Mr. Big, played by Chris Noth, will also not be returning.
In February, Page Six reported that Chris Noth would not be reprising his role of John James “Mr. Big” Preston. Noth played the role of Carrie’s emotionally unavailable love interest in all six seasons of the original show and in both of the feature films.
When the second film ended, Sarah Jessica Parker’s character, Carrie Bradshaw, and Mr. Big were married. However, when the third film was scrapped, rumors circulated that the writers had intended to kill Mr. Big off in the never-released script.
Following the Page Six report, Noth responded to an Instagram comment asking, “Dear Mr [Noth] … why for heaven’s sake are you not playing my beloved Mr Big?? My heart is [broken]…”
According to Us Weekly, the 66-year-old actor responded, “Everything changes … including announcements in the rags.” He responded to another comment, saying, “well if page six says it… it must be true” with a winking emoticon.
In a further twist, the hosts of a “Sex and the City” podcast, the Bradshaw Boys, shared an image of Noth’s comments, and the post was liked by Kristin Davis, who plays Charlotte.
David Eigenberg, who played Miranda Hobbes’ love interest Steve Brady, might not be returning either.
Citing a source, Page Six reported that Eigenberg wouldn’t be returning to play Steve Brady, Miranda’s bartender boyfriend-turned-husband whom she had a child with.
However, a rep told the publication that he was in negotiations to appear in the limited series, so not all hope is lost.
However, Sarah Jessica Parker has teased that some other familiar faces will be returning.
Though the actress refused to answer questions about who from the original cast will appear in the show, she did say that Nixon, Davis, “and some others you know” are slated to return.
Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch, seemingly confirmed his return to the series by posting a photo to Instagram with a headline announcing “And Just Like That…” Kristin Davis also commented on the post, saying, “Of course Stanford will be back !!”
John Corbett, who played Aidan Shaw, also just announced he’ll be appearing in “quite a few” episodes of the reboot.
Corbett appeared throughout three seasons of the six-season show, in addition to the second “Sex and the City” movie. Even 17 years after the show’s finale, he remains a fan-favorite character.
“I’m going to do the show,” Corbett told Page Six in April.
He also responded to the conflict that reportedly occurred on set between Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall, saying, “I like all those people, they’ve been very nice to me.”
Michael Patrick King will return as executive producer.
King, who directed the two feature films and even wrote a script for a third movie that was scrapped, will return as the limited series’ executive producer. Parker, Nixon, and Davis will also executive produce the new installment, according to Variety.
Darren Star, the original creator of the series who also masterminded the recent
Netflix
series “Emily in Paris,” is not said to be involved.