John Corbett’s Aidan Shaw to Join And Just Like That: Report

Get excited, team-Aidan followers! John Corbett is reportedly returning to the Sex and the City franchise for the second season of “And Just Like That,” Deadline solely reported on Aug. 19. As furnishings designer Aidan Shaw, Corbett will reunite with Sarah Jessica Parker‘s Carrie Bradshaw. HBO Max didn’t instantly reply to POPSUGAR’s request for touch upon the casting report.

In April 2021, Corbett previously got fans excited when he revealed he would reprise his function within the reboot earlier than it aired — which Parker later clarified was a joke. “[Corbett] truly reached out very kindly, as a result of he is nothing if not a gentleman, and apologized for doing that as a joke,” she stated on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.” She added, “I assumed it was form of pleasant and enjoyable. . . . Having stated that, I believe all of it’s doable.”

After season one wrapped with combined evaluations, government producer Michael Patrick King additionally spoke about Corbett’s preliminary feedback and potential return with Deadline. “The reality of the matter is, we by no means stated something about Aidan, identical to we by no means stated, Steve and Carrie or getting collectively. . . . It actually simply felt like this was lots for Carrie. This season was lots. We needed to get her by this and into the sunshine.” He continued, “[Aidan’s return] is a giant storyline that everyone at house wrote that we had by no means supposed.”

HBO Max renewed the series for a season two earlier in 2022 however has but to affirm any casting particulars or premiere date for the brand new installment, although it is secure to assume Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon will all return, in addition to newcomers Nicole Ari Parker, Karen Pittman, and Sara Ramírez.