And Just Like That will include three new faces next season, following the removal of its most divisive character, Che Diaz (portrayed by Sara Ramirez), from the series.
In addition to promoting Sebastiano Pigazzi, who dates Anthony (Mario Cantone), and Dolly Wells, one of Miranda (Cynthia Nixon)’s colleagues, to series regulars, Mehcad Brooks, Jonathan Cake and Logan Marshall-Green will join the show in recurring guest roles.
At this time, plot details around Marshall-Green, Brooks and Cake have not been revealed.
The rest of the season three cast will also include Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, John Corbett, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Christopher Jackson, Niall Cunningham, Cathy Ang and Alexa Swinton.
The cast shake-up comes just months after news broke that Karen Pittman, who played Professor Nya Wallace, would not be returning due to other production and scheduling conflicts.
And Just Like That will include three new faces next season, following the removal of its most divisive character, Che Diaz (portrayed by Sara Ramirez), from the series; Sarah Jessica Parker and John Corbett seen in March 2023
Notably, Ramirez, a non-binary actor who uses they/them pronouns, was axed from Max’s Sex and the City spinoff.
In January, insiders told DailyMail.com that Ramirez had been dropped from the cast as many felt her character was a ‘waste of airtime’ and ‘annoying’ viewers.
This came after Ramirez heavily suggested their time on the show was over for expressing pro-Palestinian beliefs.
But a source close to the show ridiculed the suggestion, claiming Ramirez’s head had been ‘on the chopping block since last season’ because their character ‘held no value anymore’ and was ‘annoying.’
‘Sara was not fired because they support Palestine and the cease fire,’ they told DailyMail.com exclusively. ‘Sara was fired because Che brought nothing to the show anymore. They were on the chopping block since last season.
‘After Che split with Miranda, the character really held no value anymore and fans found them annoying. The storyline as a struggling comedian was a waste of airtime and Sara knew it.’
Addressing how there are no talks to axe Cynthia Nixon’s Miranda Hobbes over the actress’ stance on Palestine, the source continued: ‘Cynthia has been incredibly vocal about her support for Palestine and for her being an open lesbian.
‘Sara needs to accept that this is not Grey’s Anatomy, and her character was not a pivotal part of the storyline.’
Sara Ramirez (seen in 2018) confirmed she would no longer be playing Che Diaz earlier this year
Mehcad Brooks, Jonathan Cake and Logan Marshall-Green will join the show in recurring guest roles
Che, a newcomer to the spin-off series who introduced themselves as a ‘queer nonbinary Mexican Irish diva,’ struck up a relationship with Miranda after she abandoned her marriage to husband Steve Brady.
The character was frequently accused of being the ‘worst’ on the series on social media, with some viewers calling Che ‘cringe’ and accused them of ‘[setting] back non-binary representation 70 years.’
And Just Like That… kicked off production on the upcoming third season in early May and Parker has been spotted shooting around New York City.
Late last month, SJP was seen on set with Corbett, who is reprising his role as Carrie Bradshaw’s love interest Aidan Shaw.
English actor Jonathan Cake will have a recurring guest role on the upcoming third season
Sebastiano Pigazzi (R), who portrays Anthony’s (Mario Cantone) new on-screen love interest, has been promoted to a series regular
At the end of season two, Carrie and Aidan called off their relationship again as he left to go to Virginia to care for his son for the next five years.
The series, which is set years after the original Sex and the City series, also brought closure when Kim Cattrall made a minor appearance in the season two finale.
Although she filmed her scenes separately from the rest of the cast following her real-life falling out with Parker, her character Samantha Jones caught up with Carrie over the phone.
Despite Cattrall’s absence from the series, both Nixon and Davis both reprised their respective roles as Miranda Hobbes and Charlotte York alongside Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw.
Dolly Wells also got bumped up to series regular; seen in 2019
Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Parker pictured in 2021 filming season one of And Just Like That
The release date for the upcoming third season of And Just Like That has not yet been announced as production is still ongoing.
Sex And The City originally ran from 1998 to 2004 with the two follow up films released in 2008 and 2010.
And Just Like that premiered in 2021 with a second season dropping last year. Production on season three was delayed by the Hollywood writers’ strike.
Max previously confirmed that the show will return to screens in 2025.
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