‘And Just Like That’ Canceled After Three Seasons Amid Fan Revolt and “Woke” Backlash

It began with cosmopolitans and Manolos — and ends in chaos and cringe.

On Friday, Sarah Jessica Parker confirmed what many fans had long suspected: And Just Like That, the controversial sequel to Sex and the City, is officially ending after its third season. The announcement came in the form of a poetic Instagram eulogy to her iconic character, Carrie Bradshaw — and a quiet acknowledgment that the show had run out of steam, and perhaps sympathy.

“She crossed streets, broke hearts and heels,” Parker wrote, describing the emotional journey of a character who’s been with her for 27 years. But Carrie’s final chapter was anything but beloved.

While HBO insists the show wasn’t canceled — showrunner Michael Patrick King claims it was always planned to end here — critics and viewers aren’t buying it. Ratings were down, reviews were brutal, and the show’s attempt to evolve into a progressive, inclusive reboot was met with widespread ridicule.

From the start, the reboot angered longtime fans. The death of Mr. Big in the pilot episode was a shocker, made worse by real-life allegations against actor Chris Noth. Miranda’s midlife identity crisis — punctuated by a graphic kitchen tryst with Che Diaz while Carrie recovered from surgery — became instant meme material. And Che Diaz, the nonbinary comedian played by Sara Ramirez, quickly became one of the most hated TV characters in recent memory.

“Che single-handedly set back nonbinary representation 70 years,” one critic wrote. Reddit threads called the character “insufferably woke,” “a caricature,” and “unwatchable.”

Sarah Jessica Parker in “And Just Like That” Season 3, Episode 10.

Even Sarah Jessica Parker admitted she was “shocked” at how despised Che had become. Meanwhile, Ramirez was reportedly dropped between Seasons 2 and 3 — a move some attributed to their outspoken pro-Palestinian activism, though insiders say it was simply because “Che brought nothing to the show anymore.”

Behind the scenes, things weren’t much better. Kim Cattrall’s much-hyped return as Samantha amounted to a single phone call cameo, highlighting the long-running feud between the actress and her co-stars. Meanwhile, newly added characters meant to bring diversity — like Seema Patel and Lisa Todd Wexley — were criticized as one-dimensional token efforts.

And then there were the writing gaffes: a fan-favorite blooper involved Lisa’s father dying — twice. “Did ChatGPT write these episodes?” one viewer quipped on X.

Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon in the latest season of “And Just Like That.”

While Parker and King maintain the finale was planned — and not a result of dwindling viewership — the numbers tell a different story. Season 3 premiered to just 429,000 households, a 7% drop from Season 2. The show’s clunky handling of gender, race, and identity became its most defining feature — not in a revolutionary way, but in a way that alienated both longtime fans and potential new ones.

Still, the cast signed off with emotion. Kristin Davis mourned the end of the show and its “400 artisans” behind the scenes. King wrote that this was “a wonderful place to stop.” But for fans, the show stopped being wonderful long ago.