The Ugly Truth Behind the Sex and the City 3 Nasty Samantha Storyline

Summary

• Cattrall's dissatisfaction with the script and the storyline of the third film ultimately led to her exit and the cancellation of subsequent films.
• The contentious storyline in the third film, which involved Samantha sexting with Miranda's teenage son, was a major factor in Cattrall's decision to leave the franchise.
• It exemplified the writers' loss of direction and disregard for both fans and actresses.

When And Just Like That... premiered on HBO in 2021, fans were shocked to see that Kim Cattrall, renowned for playing Samantha in Sex and The City, was not in the cast. The revival show attempted to gloss over the issue by explaining that Samantha had simply moved out of New York. However, fans didn't buy that and tried to seek out the real reason for Cattrall's absence.

Although many suspected that Sarah Jessica Parker chose not to invite her former co-star back, the truth was more straightforward - Cattrall had no intention of returning. She had already bid farewell to Samantha after the Sex and The City 2 movie, and here's why.

Cattrall Was Fed Up

After the original series ended, Cattrall was contemplating retiring the character of Samantha permanently. However, big paychecks persuaded her to return for two movies, both of which were poorly received by fans and critics. Cattrall was exasperated with the writers, and the storyline they devised for Samantha in the third film became the final straw that prompted her departure from the franchise.

The storyline in question involved Samantha sexting with Miranda's 14-year-old son. The writers believed that the concept of a 50-year-old woman exchanging steamy text messages with a teenage boy would be a great addition to the third film. It's no surprise that Cattrall wanted to leave the moment she read it.

After all, the writers had clearly lost the direction they once had on the series and were merely exploiting the beloved characters for profit, showing little regard for the fans and the actresses who portrayed them.

Following the misguided potential plot twist, Cattrall declined to play Samantha ever again and turned down the invitation to return to And Just Like That... without hesitation, only participating in a brief video call scene to appease her fans. No one could fault the actress for her decision, as despite decent ratings, the revival show is widely disliked by fans of the original groundbreaking series.