Wait, Where Was Aidan in ‘And Just Like That’? ‘SATC’ Writers Deny He Was Set to Appear

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Where was Aidan? And Just Like That brought back many iconic and beloved Sex and the City characters, but Carrie’s ex-boyfriend Aidan Shaw was notably absent.John Corbett, who played Aidan throughout the OG series and in the second feature film, previously teased his involvement in the revival.“I’m going to do the show,” the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before star, 60, teased to Page Six in April 2021, noting he was “very” excited to return for the revival. “I think I might be in quite a few [episodes].

I like all those people, they’ve been very nice to me.”The HBO Max writers, meanwhile, denied he was ever supposed to appear.“John Corbett should be writing personal apology notes.

We didn’t say anything,” writer Julie Rottenberg told Deadline in an interview published on Thursday, February 3.Showrunner Michael Patrick King also denied the casting speculation.“No, there’s nothing old news about Sarah Jessica Parker and John Corbett as actors and beings and interests,” King, 67, told the outlet. “The fact of the matter is, we never said anything about Aidan, just like we never said, Steve [Brady, played by David Eigenberg] and Carrie [Parker] are getting together.”He continued: “We always try to be very restrained and look at the reality of what people are experiencing and it has nothing to do with Aidan coming or not coming.

It really just felt like this was a lot for Carrie. This season was a lot. We wanted to get her through this and into the light—the last episode is called, ‘Seeing the Light.’ We wanted to get her out. [Aidan’s return] is a big storyline that everybody at home wrote that we had never intended.”Due to Corbett’s previous comments about his alleged involvement, devoted fans were excited to see where Aidan