Sarah Jessica Parker teases Carrie Bradshaw’s future as ‘and just like that …’ ends

After playing Carrie Bradshaw over almost three decades, Sarah Jessica Parker Does not say “goodbye” to her beloved character – she says “goodbye.”

“There is a distinction, right?” Parker told Evan Ross Katz on a question and answers worth of threads in Hamptons on Monday, August 11 and raised how it feels Sex and the city Revival Series, And just like that …To end after three seasons.

“It is extremely difficult to be definitive,” she continued and, for example, the question of whether this is the end of Carrie forever.

Parker went on to explain how she and Showrunner Michael Patrick King decided to finish And just like that …which they announced earlier this month.

“Why would you stop doing something … it’s successful at this moment?” she asked.

“It’s because of the deep affection for the job and for the show, that’s where Michael and I were all the years ago when we stopped shooting Sex and the city TV series, “Parker continued.” It is the respect and affection that we feel for the experience of totality that leads you to a decision like this. ”

Parker called to play Carrie “Such an extraordinary job, and you have to honor it.”

“Sometimes it seems like an anatem to say,” we won’t do more, “she said.” But if you love something, you know where to leave it sometimes. ”

Parker also suggested that she does not close the door to ever play Carrie again in the future.

Emmy-winning actress recalled how she “would not have said then that we would make a couple of movies” or that she would be open to an revival series when King called her to discuss one.

“He would feel the same because we talked about it before, and it just didn’t feel right,” she noted. “But on that conversation … it was so obvious to both of us that it felt right.”

After leaving their fans on the ultimate ellipes, parks were added: “So who knows?”

King announced on August 1st that And just like that … would end after its season 3 finals, which was broadcast on August 14.

In a statement published on Instagram, Showrunner said: “And just like that … the ongoing story about Sex and the city The universe is ends. ”

King explained that when I wrote the Season 3 final, “It became clear to me that this could be a wonderful place to stop.”

“SJP and I were announcing the news until now because we did not want the world’s ‘final’ to overshadow the fun of watching the season,” he continued. “It is with great gratitude that we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts during these many years.”

Parker then shared an emotional tribute to Carrie while reacting to the cancellation news.

Her heartfelt posts nested the width of Carrie’s Journey, including all its ups and downs, in both shows and both films.

The actress included an exclamation to Sex and the city costs Cynthia NixonThe Kristin Davis and Kim Cattrallwho did not return as the main crew member for And just like that …Like newcomers Sarita Choudhury and Nicole Ari Parker.

“Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years. I think I have loved her most of all,” she wrote. “I know others have loved her just as I have.”

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And just like that … Flows in full at HBO Max. In addition, Sex and the city And its two movie payments can also be seen on Streamer.