The cosmos has dropped its Cosmos: Carrie’s next chapter lands May 29, and Max swears it’s brimming with “newness”—new apartments, new flings, new headaches. Here’s the full intel, zero details skipped.
Latest news & first trailer
Max unveiled the bubbly teaser on April 15, checking in on the Carrie‑Aidan stalemate and parading fresh faces across shiny Manhattan. Executive producer Michael Patrick King told Entertainment Weekly the season is “all about newness: new apartments, new characters, new romances.” EW
Release date & episode schedule
Season 3 premieres May 29, then drops every Thursday at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT) for 12 episodes, wrapping August 14. Yes, appointment TV is back—just like that.
Episode count
‑ 12 episodes total, mirroring Season 2’s run.
Plot: Carrie’s “romantasy” era & Aidan complications
Carrie pivots to fiction, penning a “romantasy” novel with the (hopefully temporary) working title Sex and the Cauldron. King promises the Carrie‑Aidan relationship remains “a big plot point.” He adds, “I have no interest in torturing an audience too much… when you love somebody, what comes with them is their family.” EW
Temptations lurk while Aidan’s away, and King teases “new loves and new obstacles for old loves.” Dating at 50? More maze than meet‑cute.
Voiceover returns
Carrie’s iconic narration is back. King explains: “She’s starting to feel things again… writing a book is very private, almost a direct conversation with the viewer.” Expect those typed‑out questions—and memes—to flood timelines.
Returning cast
- Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie)
- Cynthia Nixon (Miranda)
- Kristin Davis (Charlotte)
- Sarita Choudhury (Seema)
- Nicole Ari Parker (Lisa)
- John Corbett (Aidan)
- Evan Handler (Harry), David Eigenberg (Steve)
- Mario Cantone (Anthony) & newly promoted Sebastiano Pigazzi (Giuseppe)
- Dolly Wells (Joy) returns for more BBC banter
- Rosemarie DeWitt resurfaces as Aidan’s ex Kathy—messy potential guaranteed
Who’s gone (for now)
- Che Diaz (Sara Ramírez) sails off after the Miranda split. King: “It was time for that character to move on.”
- Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman) is busy on other series.
- Samantha Jones stays a cameo; Kim Cattrall shut down full‑time rumors.
New arrivals
- Rosie O’Donnell as Mary (Instagram‑confirmed)
- Patti LuPone with a full arc (“no mere cameo,” King promises)
- Mehcad Brooks tangles with Lisa
- Jonathan Cake plays Carrie’s flirty next‑door neighbor
- Logan Marshall‑Green courts Seema
- Comedy artillery: Cheri Oteri & Kristen Schaal
Why King ditched Che & Nya (but not forever)
“We put Che and Nya on a very luxurious boat and waved goodbye, throwing confetti…” King quipped, noting NYC friendships fade and revive.
Nixon agrees Miranda‑and‑Che had “run the gamut of what they were going to be to each other.”
Where to watch
Seasons 1 & 2 stream now on Max. Season 3’s opener arrives May 29; binge or sip weekly, your call.
sex and the city, and just like that, season 3, sarah jessica parker, michael patrick king, carrie bradshaw, max original
