The cat is out of the bag—Kim Cattrall will briefly return as Samantha Jones in Season 2 of Max’s And Just Like That… and the appearance was meant to be a big surprise, according to stars and executive producers Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael Patrick King, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, who told Deadline they’re very disappointed it was leaked.
But now that everybody knows, they also want to temper expectations because the cameo is small but meaningful. “Well, I won’t tease more than was already leaked, except to say that we had this idea that was a nice way of acknowledging the 25 years,” Parker told Deadline. “Samantha existed on the show in the first season, their friendship is conducted through text.
She’s living in London and you’ll see more of that this season prior to when the face accompanies the text. It’s just a very nice, quick moment.
A phone call that happens at a very opportune time in the story. It’s sentimental, it’s funny, and it is a perfect portrait of their friendship.” Added Nixon, “We worked so hard to keep it under wraps.
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