Everything To Know About And Just Like That... Season 3

And just like that, And Just Like That... was renewed for a third season. Days before the Season 2 finale, featuring the long-awaited return of Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones, Max renewed the Sex and the City reboot for Season 3, meaning Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) still has many lives to live and shoes to buy (plus her new cat, named Shoe).

The finale gave longtime SATC fans a bittersweet yet satisfying ending to the journeys of Carrie, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and their growing circle of family and friends, while leaving enough room to write new stories about them.

Spoilers for AJLT Season 2 ahead. After grieving her late husband, Carrie reunited with her other “big love” Aidan (John Corbett), and picked up almost right where they left off. After a crisis involving his teenage son, he ends the season by asking Carrie to put their relationship on hold for five years until he can return to New York so they can be together (yes, really).

Carrie reluctantly agrees, and still moves into the Gramercy Park townhouse she hoped to live in with Aidan and his family, letting go of her Upper East Side apartment.

With a third season officially on the way, it’s time to speculate on what’s ahead for Carrie and her crew. Here’s everything you need to know about And Just Like That... Season 3.

AJLT Season 3 Cast

No castings have been confirmed by Max for Season 3. But given their roles as the main stars and executive producers, it’s safe to say that Parker, Nixon, and Davis will all return. Their characters’ families will likely stick around, especially since fans need answers about what happened between Charlotte’s daughter, Lily, and Miranda’s son, Brady.

While the fates of AJLT’s new additions, including Seema (Sarita Choudhury), Nya (Karen Pittman), and Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker) remain unclear, Variety reported on Feb. 26 that Che Diaz, played by Sara Ramírez, will not be returning for Series 3.

Then, of course, there’s the Aidan of it all. It’s likely that Corbett will return in some form, but how much viewers will see of him is unknown. It all depends on next season's plot, and how much the writers stick to Carrie and Aidan’s five-year promise.

Kim Cattrall’s Samantha Is Unlikely To Return

After expressing zero interest in reprising her role of Samantha, Cattrall made a cameo in the Season 2 finale, after the chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content called her personally.

In the brief scene, Carrie receives a phone call from Samantha, who was planning to attend Carrie’s dinner party until her flight from London got delayed, meaning she’ll have to miss out on the festivities.

According to Variety, Cattrall filmed her scene without co-star Parker or showrunner Michael Patrick King, and was dressed by original Sex and the City costumer Patricia Field, which was one of the conditions for her return, as she told The View.

Cattrall insists this cameo will be the last fans see of her on AJLT. “That's as far as I’m going to go,” she told Today in June. That said, she refused to say a final farewell to Samantha, and the writers left the door open for a return appearance.

“I don’t think I’ll ever say goodbye to Samantha,” she said. “I get very emotionally attached and protective of my characters. She gave me so much, and I’m so appreciative of her.”

A Promising AJLT Season 3 Filming Update

There was about a year-and-a-half gap between the AJLT Season 1 premiere in December 2021 and Season 2 in June 2023. If that release date pattern remains the same, fans would normally expect Season 3 to premiere by the end of 2024. However, in December, Max announced that AJLT wouldn’t return until 2025 due to delays caused by the actors’ and writers’ strikes.

That said, Nicole Ari Parker told Entertainment Tonight on Feb. 13 that AJLT resumes production in May, seemingly confirming her return. However, she stayed mum when it came to casting and plot. "I've just heard about some storylines, but I'm sworn to secrecy,” she said. “I don't know anything about the cast. I just know we're going back, which is exciting.”

This timeline aligns with Sarah Jessica Parker wrapping up the West End run of her play, Plaza Suite, which will close on April 13. Depending on the turnaround, perhaps the series will be able to return in December after all.

This post will be updated as more details are announced.