And Just Like That Season 3: Premiere Date, Cast Changes, and Carrie’s New Chapter

Cosmopolitan in hand, stilettos on standby — it’s time.

And Just Like That is back, and the third season of HBO’s wildly polarizing Sex and the City spinoff promises to raise the temperature — both emotionally and literally. Premiering May 29 on Max, the series returns with 12 new episodes of romance, reinvention, and Manhattan-sized drama.

Carrie Bradshaw — ever our heroine of heartbreak and hope — picks up the pen once more, this time from a new address (goodbye Upper East Side brownstone, hello mice-infested apartment across town). Season two ended with a dramatic farewell dinner — the “Last Supper” — as Carrie closed a beloved chapter. But the real ache? Her bittersweet separation from Aidan Shaw (John Corbett), who, after a long-awaited reunion, took a step back to prioritize his son in Virginia.

Is it truly over? Not quite. The trailer teases Aidan’s presence in Carrie’s world once again — delivering postcards, showing up unannounced, still orbiting her story.

Love, loss, and reinvention — the signature cocktail.

Romantic confusion isn’t reserved for Carrie alone. Seema is deep in the dating scene, changing outfits (and suitors) with each sunrise. Miranda is confronting emotional realities in her relationship with a woman she barely knows, while Charlotte navigates the everyday chaos of parenting teenagers.

And yes, a few notable faces will be missing. Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez) and Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman) are no longer part of the cast. But fresh energy arrives in the form of Rosie O’Donnell, Kristen Schaal, Mehcad Brooks, Jonathan Cake, and Logan Marshall-Green. Broadway legend Patti LuPone joins the ensemble, and Rosemarie DeWitt reprises her role as Aidan’s ex-wife. Kim Cattrall’s Samantha Jones? No mention — and no promises.

The theme of the season, according to showrunner Michael Patrick King? "New." New apartments, new dynamics, new reasons to stay up until 2 a.m. rewatching episodes with wine.

The season finale is scheduled for August 14, giving fans a full summer to luxuriate in the city’s chaos, fashion, and familiar chemistry. Expect fewer cosmos and more contradictions, as Carrie and company continue to redefine womanhood — not as a finished story, but as a constant rewrite.