Sarah Jessica Parker, who famously portrayed Carrie Bradshaw in both Sex and the City and its reprise series And Just Like That, is opening up about her decision to end the show.
“It was a very tough decision,” Parker said in an October 2 interview on CBS Mornings. “I’m not sure what that decision means ’cause I could just be on hiatus. But it was a difficult decision.”
She added, “I think Michael [Patrick King] thought a lot about it. And I think it’s out of respect for this singular professional experience that you have to consider what you want to do and have you done it. And sometimes it’s best to gracefully walk away when things feel really right and energetic. Instead of squeezing and exploiting people’s generosity and hospitality.”
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter this past August 2025, King said “I really do want people to understand that this was about telling these stories and bringing them to a place where there was a finish. And by ‘finish,’ I mean an open-ended finish, where each of the characters’ lives could continue and you could feel good about it for all of them. It’s what you want to write now that we’re done. We’re done writing.”
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King also emphasized the growth of Carrie Bradshaw, across both of the iconic series. “Who Carrie was at the end of Sex and the City and who she is at the end of And Just Like That is someone who has had great growth, great life experience.”
“Now she’s ready to say the very shocking sentence, ‘Maybe just me,’ which she says to Charlotte in that beautiful scene where Sarah Jessica was just so emotional about saying that.”
Most importantly, Parker got the ending she desired. “Leave a party while it’s still fun, right?” King said. “You can hear it in her Instagram… that tone in her voice is such a goodbye. It’s so beautiful.”
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The reflections from Parker and King provide fans with insight into the careful thought behind ending the series, honoring both the characters and the legacy of Sex and the City.
The series left fans shocked when the show abruptly ended on August 14, 2025. Viewers got to say one last goodbye to Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis), marking the close of an era for the beloved characters.
