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Samantha Jones has entered the chat.
Kim Cattrall, who played Jones, the sex-positive public relations boss in “Sex and the City” for decades, has seemingly responded to the news that its HBO spinoff “And Just Like That” is ending after three seasons.
The closure of the reboot marks the end of “Sex and the City” after 27 years.
Cattrall hinted about the end after taking to her Instagram shortly after the spinoff’s showrunner, Michael Patrick King, and the franchise’s star, Sarah Jessica Parker, made the announcement.
Posting clear waters with a gorgeous sunset, Cattrall made her first post since the “And Just Like That” news broke.
“It’s the end of a very long week ❤️💋,” the actress wrote.
Although she did not join her original co-stars Parker (Carrie Bradshaw), Cynthia Nixon (Miranda Hobbes) and Kristin Davis (Charlotte York) for the reboot following an alleged feud with Parker, Cattrall did make a brief solo appearance at the end of Season 2.
Her absence was felt by fans everywhere and was a huge miss for the series.
Cattrall starred as the sexpot Samantha in the original series from 1998 to 2004. She reprised the fan-favorite role alongside Parker, Nixon and Davis in the 2008 “Sex and the City” movie and its 2010 sequel.
Despite failing to return as Samantha for “And Just Like That” beyond a single, brief cameo, Cattrall still spoke highly of the role earlier this year during an interview with The Times.
“I created a fantastic character that I loved, and I put a lot of love in it,” she told the outlet in June. “And if I’m remembered only for that, then that’s really OK.”
As for Cattrall’s former co-stars, they each took to social media following the news that “And Just Like That” would not be returning after Season 3.
“Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years. I think I have loved her most of all,” Parker, 60, wrote on Instagram.
“I am profoundly sad,” Davis, also 60, said in an Instagram post of her own. “I love our whole beautiful cast and crew. 400 artisans working hard on our show with deep love.”
Nixon, 59, wrote that she “couldn’t believe” the “Sex and the City” spinoff was officially coming to an end.
“It has been such a delight from start to finish,” she said on Instagram alongside several behind-the-scenes photos and clips. “I will miss working with these people everyday SO incredibly much but know we will always be a part of each other’s lives.”
The spinoff’s showrunner, meanwhile, insisted that the show wasn’t canceled.
While announcing the end of “And Just Like That” on Friday, King explained why the show will not continue beyond a two-part series finale later this month.
“And just like that… the ongoing storytelling of the’ Sex And The City’ universe is coming to an end,” he said. “While I was writing the last episode of ‘And Just Like That…’ season 3, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop.”
But canceled or not, the reboot’s ratings had been steadily dropping from season to season.
Plus, some critics claimed that the show had become “insufferably woke” – particularly with Miranda’s non-binary love interest, Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez).
“Che seems like they are a manifestation of… an irritating Twitter account come to life,” one viewer told The Post after the first season aired.
“Che Diaz single-handedly set back non-binary representation 70 years,” another critic complained.
Comedian Bobby Lee, who played the role of Jackie Nee in the first two seasons, also claimed last month that the spinoff suffered from “woke elements.”
“Some of the woke elements of the show, they got rid of, and I think I was a part of that,” he said.
However, insiders speculated that the series was most likely cut because it was simply becoming too expensive.
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