Cynthia Nixon Says She "Loved" Miranda's Stormy And Just Like That Arc

Cynthia Nixon says she loved the storyline that sent her character, Miranda Hobbes, through sadness, drinking and some awkward attempts at becoming a woke person. She made the remarks in an interview with The New York Times, published on November 1, 2026, and Variety reported her comments on November 3.

The arc belongs to And Just Like That, the follow-up to Sex and the City. In its first season, Miranda left her husband, Steve Brady, for Che Diaz. Nixon said many viewers were horrified by where the character went next, including her sadness, her alcoholism and her clumsy efforts to adopt new views late in life.

Nixon does not see it as a problem. In a separate report, Grazia quoted her calling the criticism "a bizarre reaction." She also described Miranda as brave and charging forward.

Nixon said she agreed to return to the role because she thought the revival could try interesting, risky things. She also saw it as a chance to address a real gap in the original. Sex and the City, she said, was an overwhelmingly white show, and the new series could help make up for that.

She said Miranda stands out from everything else she has done. The character is the one audiences know her best for, and Nixon has said as much before. In the New York Times interview, the profile's title, "Cynthia Nixon Is Not a Miranda," made the same point from the other direction. Nixon also stars as Ada Forte in HBO's The Gilded Age, a period drama that is a very different role.

Nixon also said she was "not at all ready" for And Just Like That to end without a fourth season. Her comments show a performer who is attached to the character, and who wants to see the story continue. For now, the shape of any further episodes is not known.

Sex and the City finished airing in 2004. Nixon's remarks come 22 years later, and they show that the character still draws a strong reaction from the people who watched her grow up on screen.