And Just Like That season 3: Release date, trailer, and latest cast news

So, we find Carrie and Aidan geographically apart in the opening episode of the show's third chapter, but still committed to making long distance work, for now, at least.

"The first question I said to everybody [in the writers' room] was, 'What exactly did Carrie agree to?'" said writer Michael Patrick King (via Entertainment Weekly).

"What is the arrangement that they made? What I loved, even in the writers' room, there were six different versions of what she agreed to. When I knew there was still a grey area, I knew that we had a potential great field to plow and figure out."

King also discussed Carrie's narration, which is going to feature prominently as she writes her new book.

"The voiceover is the way into the book," he explained. "When we did voiceover on Sex in the City, Carrie had this overview of everything. She was telling you what to think and what to feel. For the first two seasons of And Just Like That, I took the voiceover away because I didn't think she knew what she was feeling.

"She's starting to feel things again and have an overview of where she is in the world. Writing a book is very private, and so, in an interesting way, it's almost a direct, intimate conversation with the viewer. Maybe there are things she's saying to the viewer that she wouldn't say to even her best friends."

But what else can we expect from season 3?

Read on for everything you need to know about the next instalment of And Just Like That.

**Spoiler warning for And Just Like That seasons 1 and 2**

And Just Like That season 3 release date: When will it air?

And Just Like That season 3 will premiere in the US on Thursday 29th May on Max.

UK fans can watch it from 2:05am on Friday 30th May on Sky and NOW. It will also be repeated on Sky Comedy at 9pm the same day.

And Just Like That season 3 episodes: How many are there?

There are 12 episodes in total, making it the show's biggest season to date.

Episodes will air weekly, with the finale airing on 14th August in the US and the 15th August in the UK.

And Just Like That season 3 cast: Who stars?

The following stars have been stated to be featuring in the And Just Like That season 3 main cast.

• Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw
• Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes
• Kristin Davis as Charlotte York-Goldenblatt
• Sarita Choudhury as Seema Patel
• Nicole Ari Parker as Lisa Todd Wexley
• Cathy Ang as Lily Goldenblatt
• Mehcad Brooks as TBC
• Jonathan Cake as TBC
• Mario Cantone as Anthony Marentino
• Niall Cunningham as Brady Hobbes
• David Eigenberg as Steve Brady
• Evan Handler as Harry Goldenblatt
• Christopher Jackson as Herbert Wexley
• Logan Marshall-Green as TBC
• Sebastiano Pigazzi as Giuseppe
• Alexa Swinton as Rock Goldenblatt
• Dolly Wells as Joy
• John Corbett as Aidan Shaw

However, Sara Ramirez will not reprise their role as Miranda's former love interest and comedian Che Diaz.

Additionally, due to other scheduling commitments, Karen Pittman will not be returning as Dr Nya Wallace.

Speaking about their absences, showrunner Michael Patrick King said (via Entertainment Weekly): “They were so thrilling and so important, and then it just didn't work out.

"Just like with all the great loves that have been on this show, when an evolution comes, you're like, that character needs to go on. Carrie's had a Berger, she's had a Petrovsky. Miranda's had a Skipper, and now she's had a Che. And it was time for that character to move on.

"Karen was, of course, somebody who got many, many, many opportunities to continue to work. Our show has already so many characters. There are five women right now on the show, and each of them has a world. Some of them have husbands, some of them have children, some of those children even have relationships. So it just gets bigger and bigger and bigger."

Set photos for the third season have confirmed that Julie Halston will reprise her role as Sex and the City character Bitsy Von Muffling in the new episodes, while Katerina Tannenbaum will reprise her role as Lisette, Carrie's former neighbour and jewellery designer who now lives in her old townhouse apartment.

Additionally, former Smallville star John Glover will also return as Seema's new boss Elliot in the third season after debuting last time, along with Rosemarie De Witt as Aidan's ex-wife Kathy.

Meanwhile, there are also a flurry of new guest stars on the way, including Rosie O’Donnell as a character named Mary.

Additionally, look out for new male characters portrayed by Logan Marshall-Green, Mehcad Brooks, and Jonathan Cake, all of whom appear to be members of the main cast this season.

Jenifer Lewis and Charisma Carpenter have also been spotted on the set of the series.

Finally, Broadway legend and Agatha All Along star Patti LuPone is also joining the series for the third run, according to Entertainment Weekly.

And Just Like That season 3 plot: What will happen?

Carrie and Aidan wanted to make their rekindled romance work, but juggling their relationship with his commitment to his children wasn't workable, at least for the time being.

After his 14-year-old son Wyatt crashed his car while driving back to the farmhouse in Norfolk, Aidan decided that he needed to be present for his kids at all times, which meant no more trips to New York. As a compromise, Carrie offered to travel to his neck of the woods instead, but Aidan wasn't a fan of that idea either, leaving them in a sticky situation.

As he left Carrie's shiny new townhouse to head back home, the pair were very much still together, but they wouldn't be able to kick on fully until Wyatt was "out of his teens" – that's in FIVE YEARS TIME, people – which raises plenty of questions about how season 3 will look for the couple.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, King explained that development: "We are now building the case for what becomes the plot of what we decided to do the entire second season which is: we're bringing Aidan back, she's not going to hurt him because she knows she can't – and we also don't want the fans to think we did that again – so he's going to hurt her. And the only way we knew that he would ever pull away from her is if the bigger love – and every parent would assume that this is a bigger love – is the responsibility and your love for your children."

Speaking to Variety about how that puzzle impacts the show moving forwards, King said: "It gives us more story. It gives us an open end. It gives us a complicated problem. It gives us space. It gives Carrie a big thing to think about.

"What it gives us is a problem that we have to figure out: how Carrie Bradshaw finds her way through this to love."

Elsewhere, Charlotte is now working at Mark Kasabian's art gallery and she's killing it, with the penultimate episode seeing her sell a painting to singer Sam Smith. Her entry back into the working world wasn't entirely smooth-sailing due to the demands of having a family, but she made it clear to Harry that she's not prepared to give it up, which means he needs to step up when it comes to their kids and the running of their household.

As for Miranda, she's dipped her toe back into the legal world and is now working maternity cover for her boss at Human Rights Watch, having been upgraded from an intern because she's Just. That. Good.

Now she's back in the game and clearly enjoying herself – she was invited to speak on the BBC in the finale – we can't see her slowing down, which is music to our ears. After a rocky start, Miranda is back.

As for her love life, her relationship with Che is officially dead and buried, particularly after the comic's comeback gig, which might have put Miranda off dating for a while, but hopefully she'll meet someone who's a better fit. And she's also taken steps to rebuild a friendship with Steve, which isn't the dream fans of SATC had for the pair, but it's certainly better than them being at war with one another.

Though, given the return of Dolly Wells as Joy, could this be a new romance for Miranda?

And Just Like That season 3 trailer: Is it available to watch?

Yes - we have a trailer for the third season of And Just Like That, which shows off all the romantic and professional opportunities coming the way of our ladies Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Seema, and Lisa.

The series is also suggesting that despite some roadblocks, the love story between Carrie and Aidan is not over yet, but there will be other potential love interests on the way too!

And Just Like That... season 3 premieres on 29th May in the US and from 2:05am on Friday 30th May in the UK, with episode 1 also airing again the same night at 9pm on Sky Comedy and NOW. The previous two seasons are available to stream on NOW.

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