The final episode of the And Just Like That reboot of Sex and the City has aired and saw fan favourite Samantha Jones arrange to meet Carrie Bradshaw for drinks in Paris.
Samantha, formerly played by Kim Cattrall, sent a text message to Carrie, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, agreeing to meet up as the ten episode run concluded.
Carrie texted saying “I'm in Paris, want to meet for a cocktail?”, to which Samantha replied saying: “How's tomorrow night?” and Carrie responded: “FABULOUS”.
However, the reboot has been plagued by Kim’s absence after she refused to join the return of the HBO show, with fans told PR guru Samantha had moved to London after falling out with Carrie - in a stark nod to the real relationships between the cast.
During the reboot she has sporadically featured in episodes through text messages sent to Carrie.
The finale episode suggests showrunners want to keep Samantha involved in the series, despite the fact that Kim has insisted she will not take part - as well as reports she is “not welcome” back on set.
Executive producer Michael Patrick King explained that Kim does not have an open invitation to return as the raunchy publicist on And Just Like That.
When asked if he was “keeping the door open” for Samantha's return, the producer insisted: “No. Just like there was no thought that Kim would ever participate in And Just Like That, because she’s said what she had said.”
The TV guru told Variety that And Just Like That fans should squash any hopes of Kim ever appearing on the show - because she most definitely won't.
"The only place I participate in magical thinking is in fiction,” he continued.
"You take people at their word, and you’re a smart producer - you don’t back yourself into a corner.
"Magically thinking, it’s great to have Samantha. I have no realistic expectation of Kim Cattrall ever appearing again.”
The 65-year-old actress refused to be a part of the reboot amid a bitter public feud with Sarah Jessica Parker and has hinted at her feelings on the reboot after liking a tweet that branded it “trashy”.
HBO Max has yet to confirm whether there will be a second season of And Just Like That, but Sarah Jessica Parker said they are in talks over it.
Michael Patrick King has also addressed it, commenting: “We did something that was hard to do, which is we took something familiar and did make it new…for better and for worse.”
