Why Kim Cattrall is not coming back?

As showrunner Michael Patrick King previously said, “You can literally not make an actress play a part.” Series lead Sarah Jessica Parker also claimed there would be too much history between the cast for Cattrall to return.

Why isn t Samantha coming back?

To her dismay, Cattrall said that the Sex and the City writers reportedly planned to feature Samantha receiving unwanted and inappropriate photos from Brady, Miranda’s 14-year-old son, a story line that Cattrall called “heartbreaking.” She felt it wasn’t fitting for Samantha, saying that she had better ideas for her …

Is Kim Cattrall ever coming back?

“I have no realistic expectation of Kim Cattrall ever appearing again.” Still, King admitted he loves writing Samantha, so there’s a chance her presence will still hang over season two.

Why didn t Kim Cattrall want to be in Just Like That?

They didn’t feel comfortable meeting where she wanted to meet,” Parker said. “And so we didn’t do the movie because we didn’t want to do it without Kim, and the studio wasn’t going to do it, so it fell apart.”

Is SJP recasting Samantha?

Last week, Sarah Jessica, 56, confirmed we hadn’t seen the last of Sam, cryptically explaining, “Samantha is not gone. The actress that played the role is no longer playing that role.” And there are already a few big names in mind for the part.

How did Samantha get written off?

“She moved to the U.K. … for work,” Miranda added. Chris Noth Weighs in on Kim Cattrall’s ‘Sad and Uncomfortable’ Absence on And Just Like That… Later in the episode, Carrie explained to Miranda that she couldn’t keep Samantha as her publicist due to the state of the book business.