Kim Cattrall’s cameo and just like that is “amazing,” says Evan Handler – The Hollywood Reporter

Evan Handler teases Kim Cattrall’s return to Sex and the City Universe for the second season of And just like that.

The actor, who plays Charlotte’s (Kristin Davis) husband, Harry Goldenblatt, also spoke People on Saturday approx Cattrall’s upcoming cameo appearance in the sequel series.

“I think it is awesome. I do,” Handler told the publication. “Seemingly, [her cameo] was filmed somewhere in the garage without contact with anyone, so the only place I can welcome it is in my living room when it’s on TV,” he joked.

When he found out she would be returning as the group’s iconic Samantha Jones, he said: California Alum said he found out about it when the news broke on Wednesday.

Cattrall’s absence from the SATC The reboot was explained in season one, which hinted that Samantha had moved to London after a falling out with Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker). The two eventually got back in touch via text messages and made plans to meet up and talk about what happened.

The how i met your father Star retired from the franchise after the second film, Sex and the city 2, which led to Cattrall and Parker falling out in real life. After news broke that Samantha would not be returning for the sequel, the two actresses had different stories about what happened. Cattrall said she has no interest in reprising the role of Samantha, while Parker said she and And just like that Showrunner Michael Patrick King chose not to approach her about returning.

At a performance on The Hollywood Reporter‘S Awards Chatter Podcast in 2022, the mumbo-jumbo Star reiterated that the team decided not to approach Cattrall because she had made it so clear that she was leaving the franchise.

“It just didn’t feel comfortable for us anymore, and that’s why it didn’t occur to us,” Parker said. “It doesn’t mean ‘beat them up’, it’s just about learning. You have to listen to someone, and when they’re speaking publicly about something, and that doesn’t mean it’s a place they want to be, or a person they want to play with, or an environment they want to be in want to be, then you are. Get into an age where you say, ‘Well, we hear that.’”