So long, Che Diaz. The trailer for the third season of And Just Like That, the series starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis as now middle-aged friends Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte, dropped on Tuesday and from the looks of it there are a lot less comedy concerts in store this summer after Sara Ramirez‘s rocky exit from the Sex and the City revival series.
Ramirez starred as Che Diaz, Miranda’s nonbinary standup comedian lover turned ex, for two seasons on And Just Like That and was, well, divisive to say the least. After a turbulent season two, Variety reported that Ramirez would not be returning for the third season of the series. Season two ended with Che and Miranda on good terms but broken up, with Che Diaz find a potential new love interest as well as a new side hustle working at a pet shop. And just like that, series creator Michael Patrick King sent Che Diaz to the great sitcom farm upstate.
Now it’s time for Miranda and the gals to start a fresh chapter. From the looks of the trailer, all three ladies are on to brand new adventures as they take on summer in the city. Newly single Miranda seems to be flirting with a colleague at her new job as a lawyer for the Human Rights Watch. Charlotte is juggling being mother to two very different teens in Lily (Cathy Ang) and Rock (Alexa Swinton). And Carrie, fresh off of deciding to put her relationship with Aidan (John Corbett) on pause, is getting back out ther.
In the trailer, Carrie tells her best gal pals that Aidan sent her a postcard. “Well, what did he write?” asks Charlotte excitedly. “Nothing,” says Carrie. Charlotte delivers a half-hearted “aww” as Miranda looks on in disbelief. “Blank postcard gets an ‘aww’?” asks Miranda. “Well, not an over-the-top ‘aww’ but it’s better than nothing.” While Aidan is giving Carrie little more than nothing, it looks like she sparks a connection with a handsome new neighbor. Although, she may want to get that rat problem fixed before she invites him over.
But that’s not all. Supporting players Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker) and Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury) have even been bumped up a notch, with Lisa dealing with a work crush of her own and Seema getting back out into the dating pool once again. They’re even included on the season-three poster, walking across a NYC intersection with Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda at golden hour. Carrie is staring right at the camera and wearing a ridiculous hat as is her wont.
Of course, there’s no sign of the fourth Sex and the City gal, Samantha Jones, famously played by Kim Cattrall, who didn’t sign on for the revival series. But let’s not forget that Jones briefly and indelibly appeared on the season two finale of And Just Like That—giving one of Vanity Fair‘s best performances of 2023 in about 90 seconds of screen time. Whether or not we get any more Samantha Jones this season (and here’s hoping we do), season three is all about fresh beginnings. “We can choose to begin a new chapter,” says Carrie at the end of the trailer. The new chapter of And Just Like That hits Max on May 29.
