Sarah Jessica Parker isn’t fazed that some describe And Simply Like That as a hate-watch.
“I don’t assume I’ve the structure to have spent a variety of time enthusiastic about that,” Parker, 60, instructed The New York Instances in an interview revealed on Friday, August 15. “We at all times labored extremely exhausting to inform tales that have been fascinating or actual.”
She continued, “I suppose I don’t actually care. And the explanation I don’t care is as a result of it has been so enormously profitable, and the connections it has made with audiences have been very significant.”
The Intercourse and The Metropolis reboot kicked off in 2021, focusing as soon as once more on the love lives of Carrie Bradshaw (Parker), Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbs (Cynthia Nixon) as all of them navigate the following chapter of their lives. (Kim Cattrall, who performed the beloved, sex-crazed Samantha Jones, didn’t take part within the reboot, solely making one onscreen cameo away from her former costars in season 2.)
Weeks earlier than the And Simply Like That season 3 finale, information broke that the present was coming to an finish.
“SJP and I held off saying the information till now as a result of we didn’t need the phrase ‘closing’ to overshadow the enjoyable of watching the season,” showrunner Michael Patrick King mentioned in a press release earlier this month. “It’s with nice gratitude we thank all of the viewers who’ve let these characters into their houses and their hearts over these a few years.”
Whereas reflecting on the present’s legacy on Friday, Parker defined that the choice to cease And Simply Like That was merely “as a result of that’s the place the story ended.”
“We might have gone on doing espresso outlets. There’s one million methods to do it which might be simple and acquainted and enjoyable, however really feel exploitative to us. We felt this was the honorable factor to do,” she mentioned. “It’s very simple to remain. It’s the place we’re all pleased. However it’s a must to be principled once you make these very troublesome, agonizing choices as a result of there’s lots of people who’re affected.”
In season 3, Carrie — who was beforehand married to late Large (Chris Noth) — is seen navigating the aftermath of her cut up from Aidan (John Corbett) and fling with Duncan (Jonathan Cake). In the end, Carrie finally ends up on her personal — one thing that Parker “completely” favored for her character.
When requested the place Carrie is likely to be if the present caught up along with her in 15 years, Parker had a hopeful thought.
“I feel it could be fairly wealthy, by way of friendships and tradition and journey and the methods wherein the kids of her associates are in her life,” she mentioned. “I be ok with her. I feel she’s arrange fairly nicely.”
