Fireplace up the recent takes! Purchase tickets to the comedy live performance! And Simply Like That, the present that brought about the web to blow up in dialog every week, has been renewed for a second season by HBO Max.
The renewal of HBO’s iconic comedy Intercourse and the Metropolis could have been later than anticipated — the present’s first season concluded on February 3 — however it was considerably of a formality.
Casey Bloys, the chief content material officer for HBO and HBO Max, instructed Selection earlier than the finale that And Simply Like That had been the streamer’s most profitable unique collection thus far. And in interviews, each showrunner Michael Patrick King and the present’s star and government producer Sarah Jessica Parker mentioned they needed the present to proceed.
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“We did one thing that was laborious to do, which is we took one thing acquainted and did make it new — for higher and for worse,” King mentioned.
And Parker mentioned all the ideas have been set to speak quickly to determine a schedule for Season 2: “There appears like there’s momentum.”
The finale of Season 1 of And Simply Like That actually left lots on the desk to increase upon sooner or later, with Carrie’s new podcast, cheekily referred to as Intercourse and the Metropolis — in addition to a brand new love curiosity for her, Franklin (Ivan Hernandez).
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HBO Max’s renewal announcement confirmed the returns of Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis; Davis and Nixon are additionally government producers.
In an announcement, King mentioned: “I’m delighted and excited to inform extra tales about these vibrant, daring characters — performed by these highly effective, superb actors. The very fact is, we’re all thrilled. And Identical to That … our Intercourse life is again.”
And Sarah Aubrey, the top of unique content material at HBO Max, mentioned: “Now we have been delighted by the cultural dialog generated by these characters and their tales, set in a world we already know and love a lot. We’re happy with the work Michael Patrick King and our fantastic writers, producers, forged and crew have carried out to deliver these tales to the display screen. We will not look forward to followers to see what’s in retailer for Season 2!”
Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky and John Melfi are additionally government producers.
The present Intercourse and the Metropolis, which ran on HBO for six seasons from 1998-2004, was created by Darren Star, and was based mostly on the guide of the identical title by Candace Bushnell.
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