The boss of Sex and the City has hinted at how the absence of the fan-favorite character of Samantha Jones will be explained away in the upcoming new series.
In a statement made to TV Line on Wednesday, February 10, Casey Bloys opened up about how the show will continue without Kim Catrall's character, who was one of the core members of the cast throughout its six-season long run and two movie spin-offs.
Bloys stated:
"[The creators are] not trying to re-do Sex and the City. They’re not trying to say that these characters are reliving their 30s. It is very much a story about women in their 50s, and they are dealing with things that people deal with in their 50s."
"Just as in real life, people come into your life, people leave. Friendships fade, and new friendships start.
“So I think it is all very indicative of the real stages, the actual stages of life.They’re trying to tell an honest story about being a woman in her 50s in New York.
So it should all feel somewhat organic, and the friends that you have when you’re 30, you may not have when you’re 50."
Bloys also stated that the cast of the show would be more diverse, adding: "It’s not reflective of New York. So they are being very, very conscious about understanding that New York has to reflect the way New York looks today."
Rumours suggested that a rift had grown between Cattrall and her co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis.
In 2017, Cattrall appeared to confirm reports when she branded Parker "cruel" after she reached out following the death of her brother.
She wrote on Instagram: “Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now.
"Let me make this VERY clear. (If I haven’t already) You are not my family. You are not my friend. So I’m writing to tell you one last time to stop exploiting our tragedy in order to restore your ‘nice girl’ persona. [sic]."
During an interview with The Los Angeles Times last year, Cattrall insisted she had no regrets about what she said – but she is done talking about Parker.
She said: "Everything is on Google, so I encourage you to Google it, about anything that I’ve said. I feel that that was then, and when I look at what’s going on around me, I just don’t have any regret.