Karen Bateman — who has played Dr. Nia Wallace on “And Just Like That” since the “Sex and the City” revival premiered in 2021 — will not return for season three.
After two seasons of the “Sex and the City” revival series on Max, the streamer announced that Pittman will not reprise her character for the upcoming season, due to scheduling conflicts.
“It was a pleasure to have Karen Bateman play the smart and amazing professor Nia Wallace in the first two seasons of And Just Like That,” a Max spokesperson said in a statement. diverse. “Just as we thoroughly enjoyed working with this dynamic actress, so did others. Due to her commitments to two other series, it became clear that filming three shows simultaneously was not possible. Given the realities of production, we are disappointed to announce that scheduling conflicts will not allow us to continue In character as part of the third season of And Just Like That, Karen and Nia will be missed, her family Max and all her fans will be there to cheer her on in her other endeavors.
In the second season of And Just Like That, Bateman had to juggle her duties on the series, often appearing in separate scenes from the rest of the cast, since she was simultaneously filming The Morning Show, in which she was a guest star. Also a regular series. Bateman was recently announced to star in Mara Brock Akil, an adaptation of Judy Blume’s novel Forever on Netflix.
Bateman is the second actor who will not return for the new season. In February, diverse It was announced that Sara Ramirez, who played comedian Che Diaz, would not be returning either.
Thus, the love affair between Michelin-starred Chef Toussaint Feldman (Gary Dourdan) and Dr. Wallace is kept in suspense.
This story was first reported by Deadline.