Exclusive: Karen Pittman, Nicole Ari Parker talk And Just Like That… Season 2
Now playing on Max is the eleven-episode second season of the Max Original series AND JUST LIKE THAT…, from executive producer Michael Patrick King. The new season premiered with two episodes on THURSDAY, JUNE 22 on Max. The following nine episodes will premiere weekly on Thursdays.
Set 11 years after the events of the 2010 film Sex and the City 2, the women of Sex and the City make their transition from a life of liberation and friendship in their 30s to a more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s. Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis return as Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte, respectively, whereas Samantha (Kim Catrall) has moved to London.
Returning series regulars also include Sara Ramírez, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, Karen Pittman, Mario Cantone, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Christopher Jackson, Niall Cunningham, Cathy Ang and Alexa Swinton.
Blackfilmandtv.com correspondent Miriam Spritzer both Pittman and Parker on what to expect from their characters in Season 2.
Karen Pittman plays Dr. Nya Wallace Nya is a professor at Columbia Law School. She teaches Miranda's law class and the two become friends, despite an awkward initial meeting where Miranda didn't realize Nya was the professor of the class because she looked different than her photo on the faculty website. They continue to bump into eachother on the subway and Miranda helps fight off someone who tried to steal Nya's bag. Nya initially seems wary of Miranda but she grows on her and they start to bond over Miranda's "old school" ways.
Pittman has also appeared in Yellowstone, where she recurred as Willa Hays and The Morning Show, where she plays Mia Jordan and was nominated for a SAG award, along with the cast in 2022
Nicole Ari Parker plays Lisa Todd Wexley. Wexley is the ultimate Upper East Sider. As a documentarian, philanthropist, art collector and socialite who lives on Park Avenue, she is known as an established woman all on her own with the connections and illustrious career to boot. She is married to a hedge fund banker named Herbert. She seems close with Charlotte, as their kids both take piano lessons together.
Parker, who played the leading role of attorney Teri Joseph (later Carter) in the Showtime drama series Soul Food, recently had a recurring role in NBC’s Chicago P.D.. Other TV projects include the short-lived UPN romantic comedy Second Time Around, the ABC drama Time After Time, and Fox's prime-time soap opera Empire.
