Sarah Jessica Parker’s shock plans for Carrie Bradshaw… and how show bosses could finally convince Kim Cattrall to return

Fans couldn’t help but wonder why Mr. Big was killed off in the first episode of And Just Like That, the 2021 Sex and the City spinoff.

The shocking death of Chris Noth’s character caught everyone off guard as soon as it became public, leaving a group of journalists sobbing into their mini pastries at an early-morning press screening.

Everyone watched in disbelief as Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) cradled her dying husband in the shower, wearing her wedding day Manolo Blahniks as a fatal Peloton-induced heart attack ended their shot at forever after six seasons (and two movies) of will-they-won’t-they.

Viewers may need to brace themselves for an even greater heartache, because Parker is toying with the idea of killing off Bradshaw.

‘Sarah has considered ending her time with Carrie by killing her off,’ a source told the Daily Mail. ‘She feels that there could be a great story to tell with Carrie dying.’

Our source told us Parker has mentioned the idea to several writers, adding that ‘she would like to see what the world would be like in the Sex universe if she was ever to die. 

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw (left) and Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones (right) in Sex and the City

Ahead of Season 3, Parker has reportedly ‘mentioned to a few writers that she would consider [a tragic] fate for Carrie.’ Parker (center) pictured with Cynthia Nixon (left) and Kristin Davis (right) on set of And Just Like That

‘Bosses would consider looking into how people handle her passing, but only for a couple of episodes before the franchise wrapped forever.’

Thankfully for fans of the spinoff, our insider assured us that, even if this does happen, it would be ‘years from now.’

It is doubtful that Parker, 60, as well as Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis – who play her longtime best friends Miranda Hobbes and Charlotte York, respectively – would want to wrap up the lucrative series, which reportedly saw them bank around $1 million each per episode, according to Variety.

‘The show and the franchise make way too much money right now,’ said our source. ‘Everyone would like to see at least three or four more seasons. 

‘Sex and the City had six seasons, so to match or surpass that is the current goal. But Sarah would definitely be interested in entertaining it.’

The spinoff came 23 years after the original TV series debuted, and 11 years after the much-derided second movie premiered.

But excitement soon turned to a lackluster ‘humph’ as fans struggled with the evident reach for political correctness, with frequent talk of microaggressions and the introduction of queer nonbinary podcaster Che Diaz, perhaps the most polarizing character in the show’s history.

The script and plotlines were no doubt an overcorrection in response to the lack of diversity in Sex and the City, which debuted in 1998. Despite pushing the boundaries of TV at the time, the original show has since come under fire for outdated jokes, sex shaming, and gender and racial stereotyping.

But the biggest pet peeve for fans was the aching absence of Kim Cattrall’s sex-positive publicist character, Samantha Jones.

‘She would like to see what the world would be like in the Sex universe if she was ever to die,’ said our source. ‘Bosses would consider looking into how people handle her passing’ 

Carrie Bradshaw at Mr. Big’s funeral in Season 1 of And Just Like That  

Should Carrie die, there could be room for a reprisal for Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones (pictured in a season two cameo). ‘Maybe killing Carrie off eventually would be the catalyst to get Kim back,’ our source said

Cattrall refused to join the reboot in an official capacity amid rumors of a feud with Parker. 

Her character was only mentioned in text messages in season one, where fans learned Jones had moved to London and was no longer as close to Bradshaw after being fired as her publicist. 

She had a cameo in season two, where Jones was seen riding in the back of a car while on the phone with Bradshaw. The two reportedly did not communicate during filming, Variety reported a the time.

The rumors rumbled under the surface for years, but came to a head in 2018 when Cattrall, 68, blasted Parker for talking about her brother Christopher, who was found dead in Canada, in a TV interview.

Four years later Parker said she would not want Cattrall to return to the franchise, telling Variety: ‘I don’t think I would, because I think there’s just too much public history of feelings on her part that she’s shared.’

At one point last season, there was even short lived talk of Cattrall making a return after she was reportedly said to have struck a deal with show bosses. Days later she set the record straight, telling fans on X: ‘Aw that’s so kind but I’m not.’

But should Parker kill off Bradshaw, could there be room for a Jones reprisal?

‘If Kim were to return, she wouldn’t be in the same scene as Sarah, so maybe killing Carrie off eventually would be the catalyst to get Kim back,’ said our insider. ‘Kim would have to be given a blank check to come back though.’

Carrie later rekindled with Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) who then abandoned her in the season two finale to live with his children in Virginia, asking her to wait for him for five years

The ‘Sex and the City’ spin-off came 23 years after the original TV series debuted. Cattrall (left) is noticeably absent from the show after a public falling out with Parker

Parker pictured on the set of And Just Like That

Parker will reprise her role as the fashion-obsessed writer for And Just Like That’s third season, which returns to Max on May 29.

Having previously dealt with prematurely burying her husband – played by Noth, who was later accused of sexually assaulting two women, which he denied – the columnist-turned-podcast host is now tasked with navigating a long-distance relationship with recycled flame, Aidan Shaw (John Corbett).

The trailer for the upcoming season sees the new, nostalgic couple making a concerted effort to keep their spark alive.

Elsewhere, York and her lawyer husband Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Hander) are consumed with raising their daughters Lily (Caty Ang) and Rose (Alexa Swinton), while Hobbs continues to explore her sexuality in the wake of her split from husband Steve Brady (David Eigenberg).