‘And Just Like That’ Boss Michael Patrick King on the Secrets of ‘Sex’ — From Samantha’s Shocking Scene to Che Back on Top
variety.comKate Aurthur editor SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from the first two episodes of Season 2 of “And Just Like That,” now streaming on Max. When it came to making the second season of “And Just Like That” — Max’s popular revival of HBO’s iconic “Sex and the City” — showrunner Michael Patrick King found that he simply couldn’t fit what he and the writers had planned into the standard 10-episode season Max was expecting.
After all, “Sex and the City” stars Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie), Cynthia Nixon (Miranda) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) had been joined by four new main characters, played by Nicole Ari Parker (Lisa Todd Wexley), Karen Pittman (Nya), Sara Ramírez (Che Diaz) and Sarita Choudhury (Seema).
King knew he wanted to build on those characters, and integrate them more deeply into the story in order to smooth some of the bumpiness of Season 1.
He initially pitched Season 2 to Sarah Aubrey, the head of Max originals, who responded, “This is a feast.” But trying to cram that feast in 10 episodes would prove to be impossible. “I’ve got seven primary characters,” King said. “And my impulse is always to finish an arc for each of them.
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