Why did Samantha not come back?

While she was once a central figure in the HBO series Sex and the City, in 2017, the actress decided it was high time she move on from her role as Samantha Jones, even as a third movie was being written. “It’s a great wisdom to know when enough is enough,” she told Variety in a new interview.

Why did Samantha leave and just like that?

Cattrall says that she withdrew herself from the possible third film after reading a script in which her character receives illicit photos from Brady Hobbs, Miranda’s teenage son, a plot point she disliked.

Why was Samantha not in the new series?

“The series is basically the third movie. That’s how creative it was,” Cattrall told Variety in a cover story. “I was never asked to be part of the reboot. I made my feelings clear after the possible third movie, so I found out about it like everyone else did — on social media.”

What happened to Samantha SATC?

Turns out, Samantha moved to London after a fight with Carrie. We discover this almost immediately when Bitsy von Muffling asks Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte where Samantha is and it’s revealed that she’s living in the UK. Later in the episode, Miranda notes, “You know, it is kind of like she’s dead, Samantha.