Kristin Davis said the cast and crew of And Just Like That were unaware the series would end after its third season, describing herself as "profoundly sad" at the decision to bring the Sex and the City sequel to a close.
Davis, who reprised her role as Charlotte York, told Drew Barrymore that while the cast had made "a three-year commitment to each other, so we knew that part," they had not been told the series would stop after the current run. "I just assumed that we were going to keep going. That's how I am," she said, and added it was "definitely true" that cast and crew "didn't know" the show's fate ahead of wrapping the third season.
Showrunner Michael Patrick King announced in August that he and producers had decided to end the ongoing storytelling of the Sex and the City universe with a two-part finale to season three. King wrote on HBO Max's social media pages that "while I was writing the last episode of And Just Like That... season three, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop." He said the series order was extended from 10 episodes to 12 to accommodate the conclusion and that he and Sarah Jessica Parker, along with HBO executives, chose to end the programme this year. "SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn't want the word 'final' to overshadow the fun of watching the season," King added.
Parker, who played Carrie Bradshaw, wrote that saying goodbye to the role had left her sad and reflective. In a message posted as the finale aired, she said, "Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years. I think I have loved her most of all," and acknowledged the emotional range the character has inspired among viewers over decades.
The show, which debuted on Sky and HBO Max in 2021 as a sequel to the original Sex and the City series, drew mixed responses on its initial release. Kim Cattrall, who played Samantha Jones in the original run, did not return as a series regular following a well-documented public rift with Parker, though she made a guest cameo in the second season.
Davis posted on Instagram after the finale, expressing her grief at the end of the series and praising the cast and crew. "I am profoundly sad. I love our whole beautiful cast and crew. 400 artisans working hard on our show with deep love. And to our loyal fans, we love you forever and ever," she wrote.
Reporting by the Daily Mail earlier described production challenges that, the outlet said, had become difficult for those involved to ignore despite efforts to carry the show forward. The report quoted an unnamed insider saying "HBO was happy to ride with the show for a few more years" and that decision-makers felt indebted to Parker and the rest of the cast.
King said the creative choice to end the series was driven by the story, rather than external pressures. The two-part finale closed the third season and the wider ongoing storytelling in the franchise, and cast members and producers marked the conclusion with public statements of gratitude to viewers and colleagues who worked on the programme over its run.