Kristin Davis doesn’t think the And Just Like That series finale is the end of the Sex and the City franchise.
During Sunday’s episode of Are You A Charlotte?, the actress and her former co-star Mario Cantone discussed their thoughts on the HBO Max spinoff ending after its third season. Cantone, who portrayed Anthony Marantino across both shows, noted that he “just wanted one more season,” which Davis agreed with, noting, “I agree. I absolutely wanted one more season, too.”
“I don’t care what anybody says, that was not a series finale,” Cantone argued. “It was a season finale, but that wasn’t a series finale.”
The original Sex and the City star admitted that she hasn’t brought herself to watch the series finale “because I’m in denial and I would like to remain that way.” However, she shared a personal theory that she believes the franchise is not over quite yet.
“This is not based on anything real. In my mind, we’re going to do something else. I don’t think it’ll be a whole season, but I think we will do something else,” Davis said. “But obviously no one knows who owns us right now, you know. So there’s that that’s got to be worked.”
Davis also shared that she’s seen And Just Like That showrunner Michael Patrick King “a couple times” and he hasn’t indicated a continuation of any sort: “He doesn’t say that. But I’m just, in my hopeful way, you know, going with that.”
King told The Hollywood Reporter he has “definitely closed the book” on pursuing any additional spinoffs or movies spotlighting Carrie Bradshaw. However, he did point out that they initially intended on Sex and the City finale being the end of Carrie’s story: “Look, I have definitely closed the book, and whether there’s another book remains to be seen. You’re never, ever not… I’m always surprised. When we closed Sex and the City, we closed it. And just like that, we’re back!”
In THR‘s television review of the And Just Like That series finale, Robyn Bahr argued that the series “ended on a turd.”
“With exactly nothing going on and precious screen time devoted to frippery like an elite bridal fashion show and obnoxious idiots we will never see again, the concluding episode mirrors And Just Like That itself: frequently pointless, often meandering and bloated with fantasy wealth,” she added.
