And just like that — Samantha’s back. Well, for a cameo appearance it seems
Kim Cattrall will reprise her memorable role as Samantha Jones in Season Two of Sex and the City spin-off And Just Like that.
According to Variety, Cattrall shot her dialogue in New York City, without seeing or speaking with the rest of the cast.
Cattrall has spoken of tension between herself and actor Sarah Jessica Parker and was not involved in the show's reboot.
In the first season of And Just like that, Parker (Carrie) and Cattrall (Samantha) are now estranged after a working disagreement, but as seen in the season finale, they're working on mending their relationship.
The spin off show also brings back original stars Cynthia Nixon (Miranda) and Kristin Davis (Charlotte).
While Cattrall's character will reportedly have a phone conversation with Parker in the upcoming series, it said Cattrall only appears in one scene.
The report also said legendary costume designer Patricia Field, who has not been working on And Just Like That due to her work on Netflix's Emily In Paris, returned to dress Samantha for her scene.
A win for Samantha Jones fans everywhere?
Cattrall's lack of participation in the show's reboot wasn't a surprise to devoted Sex and the City fans.
After six seasons of the hit HBO show and two feature-length movies, Cattrall publicly announced in 2016 that she was done playing Samantha when she didn't feel like the script for a proposed third film did justice to the character.
"I would have preferred for all of us to have some kind of event to warrant a third film," Cattrall told Variety in 2022. "That didn't happen."
When the spin-off was announced, Parker confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Cattrall was never approached for the HBO reboot.
"We did not ask her to be part of this [And Just Like That] because she made it clear that that wasn't something she wanted to pursue, and it no longer felt comfortable for us, and so it didn't occur to us."
Cattrall has recently been seen on the Lionsgate film About My Father with Robert De Niro.
The second season of And Just Like That premieres in June.
