Mr. Big is back. Chris Noth will reprise his famed role as Carrie Bradshaw’s love interest in the HBO Sex And The City reboot, And Just Like That…, from executive producer Michael Patrick King.
“I’m thrilled to be working with Chris again on And Just Like That…” King said in a statement. “How could we ever do a new chapter of the Sex And The City story without our Mr. Big?”
In the original series, Carrie’s on again off again relationship with Mr. Big defined her dating life, and much of her character growth across six seasons. The two end up together in the season finale as Carrie runs away from her cold relationship with a Russian artiste, but their tumultuous relationship carries on through the subsequent films. Twenty years later, the big reveal on the current state of their relationship gives enough reason to tune into the reboot. Have the lovebirds stuck it out, or did they file for the divorce everyone saw coming?
Three out of four main cast members will also return, minus the dearly beloved Kim Cattrall. This time around, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon all have executive producing roles for the sequel series. Sara Ramírez, a mainstay on Grey’s Anatomy, will play new character Che Diaz, a non-binary, queer, stand-up comedian who hosts a podcast on which Carrie Bradshaw is regularly featured. Production begins this summer in New York.
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from executive producer Michael Patrick King.I knew I heard that name somewhere…
What a stupid letdown finally learning Big’s name. It couldn’t have been something less generic like Horace or Edgar?
Or Cosmo!
What exactly is a reboot? I keep seeing the new series referred to as a reboot. Isn’t this a sequel series? My personal definitions – which I thought was the same as everyone else’s but I guess not – have always been:Reboot: Re-telling the story with the same core characters as the original. Some characters may be consolidated or gone completely, some new ones may be added, and some may have personalities or character traits that differ from the original. But the principle characters and general narrative remains in place. Remake: A beat for beat re-telling of a story with new actors and sets. More committed to the original story, characters, and narrative than a reboot.Spinoff: A new branch of stories and narratives featuring a character from a pre-existing story, often not the main character. Sequel: A continuation of an original piece with some or all of the original characters returning. Prequel: A story that pre-dates the narrative timeline of an original story, despite being created after the original IRL. Is this wrong? I feel like “reboot” has become the catchall term for everything made that’s based on an older piece of work.
I think the most egregious use of the word reboot is with regards to anthology shows like The Twilight Zone, since by definition it’s impossible to reboot something that has no ongoing storyline or cast of characters.
I think Samantha should still be a character but she’s always, like, in the bathroom or on the phone or “you just missed her.” Make it a running gag.