TV Show review
Review basis: 3 seasons, 33 episodes · through August 14, 2025
December 9, 2021 · TV-MA · Ended
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
And Just Like That… follows Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte as they deal with careers, friendships, dating, and family life in their 50s in New York City. The series updates the original Sex and the City with new storylines including grief after Big’s death, Miranda leaving her husband for a non-binary partner, and Charlotte’s child coming out as non-binary. Visible identity elements include the central non-binary character Che Diaz in a major romantic arc, added South Asian and Black women as close friends with ongoing screen time, and storylines built around gender identity and queer relationships in the first two seasons.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for And Just Like That….
Woke representation / casting
Prominent non-binary Che Diaz fills a central romantic role with Miranda across seasons 1-2. South Asian and Black actresses play recurring close friends with substantial storylines and screen time.
Woke political dialogue
Che’s podcast covers graphic sex and identity topics. Early episodes include Miranda’s clumsy race comments to her Black professor and Charlotte’s attempts at inclusive events.
Identity-driven story themes
Miranda’s major arc centers leaving her marriage for a non-binary partner. Charlotte’s child Rock comes out as non-binary. Queer relationships and gender identity drive multiple plots, especially early seasons.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Season 1 shows white women grappling with microaggressions and privilege. The theme stays limited and personal rather than broad systemic attacks.
Woke character or canon changes
Miranda shifts from established heterosexual marriage and family in prior Sex and the City material to a central queer romance with a non-binary partner. New non-binary roles added prominently.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Viewers and media widely slammed Che Diaz as a woke caricature and the diversity additions as forced box-ticking. The New York Post connected fan revolt and the show’s end to these elements.
Creator track record context
Michael Patrick King earned an HRC Visibility Award for LGBTQ+ stories on screen. Several writers and directors have prior diversity or activist work. One casting director’s office emphasizes DEI partnerships.
Production
