Actress Cynthia Nixon has admitted that she was initially reluctant to reprise her role in Sex and The City reboot And Just Like That . . . because the original show was "occasionally tone deaf on race and gender".
In an interview with the Herald Sun, Nixon, who plays Miranda Hobbes on the show, said she was only convinced to return to her role when producers said that would make sure to make the cast more representative and include more storylines beyond those of Miranda and her friends Charlotte York Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis) and Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker).
"The more I talked to Sarah Jessica, [writer-creator] Michael Patrick King, and Kristin, about the things that I couldn't go back without, a real sea change in terms of the lack of diversity in the original series, they were on board," Nixon said.
"I'm very proud of the original series - despite it being occasionally tone deaf on race and gender," she added. "Part of the reason we wanted to do the show [was] to go back and [undo] the things that we really got wrong.
"As wonderful as SATC is, to do that show right now would be incredibly tone deaf. So, I was really worried that the transformation wouldn't be big enough, and my fears are very allayed.
"We want to be here to tell this story in this way and invite all these new people."
The new series, which airs on HBO Max in the US, and Sky Atlantic and NOW in Ireland, includes new cast members Nicole Ari Parker, Karen Pittman, Little Fires Everywhere star Sarita Choudhury and Grey's Anatomy's Sara Ramirez.
