Actress Sara Ramírez has joined the cast of And Just Like That, the new sequel series to Sex and the City.
BroadwayWorld reports that Ramírez will step into the role of Che Diaz, a non-binary, Latin stand-up comic and podcaster. Diaz’s podcast will also feature frequent guest Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), and will also discuss gender and sexual fluidity.
Ramírez joins returning stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristen Davis and Cynthia Nixon in the limited series, which will catch up with the Sex and the City ladies trying to navigate life in their 50s. The character of Samantha, played by Kim Cattrall, will reportedly not appear in the show. Cattrall has long expressed disinterest in returning to the role.
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Fans of Grey’s Anatomy will know Sara Ramírez from her role as Callie Torres on the popular show. Ramírez appeared on Grey’s from 2006 to 2019. She also boasts a prolific stage career, with roles in The Vagina Monologues, A Class Act and Spamalot, the latter of which won her a Tony Award. Also of note: Ramírez identifies as bisexual and nonbinary.
Production on And Just Like That is slated to begin in New York this summer. The 10-episode series will stream on HBO Max, though a release date has yet to be announced.
cuteguy
Idk about this. There is really no SATC w/o Samantha. Too bad these mean girls couldn’t have played nicer with Kim, especially SJP.
phillycap
We have no idea what went down with those two. One holds a bitter grudge and the other one says she doesn’t know what she’s talking about. So who the hell knows whose story is more accurate. Kim is right when she says it’s not just SJP who is the reason for the show’s success. Kim knocked it out of the park and in lesser skilled hands that character would have been a joke. Thing is that even Kim says she’s nothing like the character as frankly I’ve found her just a little too intense and serious for her own good. As for SJP, for good or ill, she, at the very inception of this show, was one of the show’s executive producers. And Kim knows what that means. What she says, goes. Regardless of how good or talented the other characters were, Nixon especially. And Nixon has never had any problem with SJP’s top billing on this show, regardless of who actually makes the show successful. It remains to be seen whether a SATC series can make it without Kim. I thought in many ways she WAS the show’s comedic bite.
ShaunNJ
It’s great to see more diverse casting for SATC coming up – sometimes the casting made it seem like the “city” must be Portland, OR.
There will never be another Kim Cattrall, though it could work casting Sharon Stone in the role. Sharon is a great actress who could nail the character. It could be a running joke Samantha’s plastic surgery went awry to explain the change….
aussiechef
could be a running joke Samantha’s plastic surgery went awry to explain the change….
I love that idea. But I always thought the more dramatic would be to start the next movie with all three remaining stars hearing of Samanthas sudden death as her cancer had returned. Leading to a movie based on self reflection. Facing mortality. What are we doing on this planet?
Read in SJP / Carrie voice “I found myself wondering; if I died tomorrow would anyone notice I was gone?”
LilMesican
That is such a cool idea!
inbama
Dump the whole project.
Sarah Jessica Parker is just one year younger than Rue McClanahan when she became a Golden Girl.
BigThug
Brilliant. I needed a good laugh.
phillycap
You make the assumption that the characters will be behaving in exactly the same way they were in their 30s as they enter their 50s.
LumpyPillows
Well, age isn’t what it used to be. If you haven’t gone to fat and complacency, 60 is the new 40. For many, however, 60 is also the old 60; we know who there are. There you go.
LumpyPillows
Samantha was a great character. It is a shame Kim couldn’t get out of her own head and be part of it. As much as I like her, it really seems she’s the one with the problem. SJP was the big star that anchored this project. Kim was C-list at the time. Sex In The City made them all money and increased their cache. It is what it is. I will watch it none the less. The new girl? I’ll give her a chance.
lykeitiz
Unless you worked on the show, there’s no way of knowing what went down with Kim Cattrall. There is one fact however, that can’t be escaped: 3 girls are willing to play nice together; 1 is not.
Regardless, the addition of a non-binary character of color shows that they are paying attention to the world today, and that sounds exciting on a script/storyline level.
I’m looking forward to it.
LilMesican
It was great to watch it and connect with the characters. Now, I’m in my 50s and it would be great to see where they are now. And similar to my life not all my friends from my 30s are around now.
PLUS, I really like Sara Ramirez in anything she does!!!
Joseph1971
Not a good idea. They are trying to jump on the alternatives lifestyles bandwagon and it doesn’t work for this series. If they are trying to keep the subject matter relevant they can include characters like the actress mentioned but not as a series regular. The original had Carrie having a gay BFF and Charlotte’s wedding planner was also gay. But don’t change the theme of the series. Horney straight women looking for straight guys in NYC (not an easy task btw). I thought Sharon Stone was going to fill the position Kim C used to have? She would have been perfect.