‘And Just Like That’ To End With Season 3

On Friday, showrunner Michael Patrick King confirmed that the series will conclude after its 12-episode third season, which is currently airing.

“And just like that… the ongoing storytelling of the ‘Sex and the City’ universe is coming to an end,” King said in a statement shared on the show’s social media platforms. “While I was writing the last episode of ‘And Just Like That…’ season 3, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop.”

After noting that he and Sarah Jessica Parker had worked with the show’s creative team to extend Season 3 from 10 episodes to 12, he added, “SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn’t want the word ‘final’ to overshadow the fun of watching the season. It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years.”

The series finale will air on HBO Max Aug. 14.

Several of the show’s stars, including Parker and Kristin Davis, shared thoughts on its conclusion in social media posts of their own.

“Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years. I think I have loved her most of all. I know others have loved her just as I have,” Parker wrote on Instagram, before noting she and King “recognized, as we have in the past, this chapter complete.”

Davis, who played Charlotte York Goldenblatt, wrote that she was “profoundly sad,” adding: “I love our whole beautiful cast and crew. 400 artisans working so hard on our show with deep love. And to our loyal fans, we love you forever and ever.”

“And Just Like That…” premiered in December 2021 as a sequel to “Sex and the City,” which ran from 1998 to 2004 and spawned two feature films. In addition to Parker as Carrie and Davis as Charlotte, original series star Cynthia Nixon reprised her role as Miranda Hobbes. Actors Sarita Choudhury, Karen Pittman and Sara Ramírez were among the many newcomers.

In an oddly prescient review published last month, Los Angeles Times critic Mary McNamara wrote, “We’re midway through the third — and one can only hope final — season, and I am hoarse from screaming at watching these beloved characters behave as if they had done some sort of ‘Freaky Friday’ switch with 13-year-olds. Which is actually an insult to most 13-year-olds.”