We hope you like your cosmos with a side of drama as “And Just Like That..” has officially dropped onto HBO Max in the States and onto Sky TV and NOW in the United Kingdom, 

Are you ready for the next Chapter of Sex and the City!. 

This chapter follows Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s. 

The first two episodes “Hello It’s Me and “Little Black Dress” are now streaming on your countries chosen platform and from the start this HBO Max Original has done a decent and glamorous job of brining Sex and the City into the modern era, as the series is infused with a new familiar story, but is very much rooted in the classic SATC. It’s diverse and features a social/Cultural awareness especially with the use of instagram, podcasts, and a nod to this pandemic as the iconic trio talk about their time with their husbands during lockdown and the new hobbies and traditions they started that seem to have stuck with them. 

Thursday’s premiere truly catches us up with old friends in post-pandemic New York as they wait for a table at a crowded restaurant. All are navigating through their fifties as this new chapter of their lives explore and deal with grief, journey, friendships and the pressure of perfection to achieve career wise, whilst entering a new territory. 

It was nice to spend time this morning with Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda again. The actresses Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon truly step right back into their roles and their banter is just as quippy as ever, However “And Just Like that…” gets off to a dramatic end as we’re guided through a catch up which was necessary to pick up a story many years later after it ended. What was introduced during 1998-2004 was a newfound love and obsession with cosmopolitan cocktails, designer shoes and brunches is still featured but the sparkly fizziness from the original is absent and what follows is a much more mature self aware series. 

Notably absent from the series is Kim Cattrall’s fabulous Samantha who SPOILER ALERT has moved to the UK for work as Miranda confirms to their friend Bitsy, that no Samantha isn’t dead, the publicist has just moved overseas. From the get-go her absence seems to be part of the shows overall storyline as it showcases female friendships and the including that they don’t always last forever. 

But just as people leave in real life, new friendships start as “And just Like That…” introduces us to a host of new characters who fit perfectly into this world, We meet Charlotte’s mum friend Lisa (Nicole Ari Parker), Miranda’s law professor Nya (Karen Pittman and Carrie’s queer podcast host Che (Sara Ramiez). 

With introducing new characters, the series also gives us a reunion with returning characters we know and love, especially the beloved and iconic Stanford a delightful role played by the late Willie Garson and his fiery fierce husband Anthony (Mario Cantone) who try to put a fight behind them by embracing and acknowledging how lucky they are to have each other. 

Carrie the former newspaper sex columnist is now a social media connoisseur and professional podcaster. She and Big (Chris Noth) are having a loved-up experience complete with wine, record player, Peloton, and Carrie’s extensive walk-in wardrobe. She’s posting New York fashion onto her Instagram and contributes to a sex and relationships podcast. 

Attorney Miranda is going back to school to become a human rights advocate, Miranda has her own awkward moment at her first day in class and dabbles with alcohol dependency. She’s constantly all over herself not to appear racist. Though she also has to deal with her sexually active son. also returning is Steve Brady, Miranda’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, by whom she becomes pregnant with their son.

Charlotte is still Charlotte in “And Just Like That..” she’s prim and proper with daughters Lily (Cathy Ang) an overachiever and Rose (Alexa Swinton) more rebellious and failing to conform with her mothers brand of femininity. She’s also examining the last decade and a half of leaning into motherhood. 

The show still features its iconic humour and this new chapter certainly has potential to explore the next chapter of their lives which I can’t wait to see. After the first two episodes, just like that my heart is broken!.

“And Just Like That…” is now streaming on HBO MAX, Now and airing on Sky Comedy!