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Nicole Ari Parker on Her ‘And Just Like That’ Journey and Audience Expectations: ‘I Didn’t Realize the Fans Were So Insane!’


Nicole Ari Parker opens up about her performance on 'And Just Like That, the 'Sex and the City' spinoff, as well as 'Boogie Nights' and 'Soul Food'

“And Just Like That” — overseen by showrunner and executive producer Michael Patrick King — remains hotly debated for everything from Carrie’s decision to continue pursuing a romance with Aidan to Lisa’s ultra-fab styling worn on evenings at home. The conversations touched on LTW’s new direction, the startling fan reaction to the cast’s new additions, Parker’s history in projects from “A Streetcar Named Desire” to “Boogie Nights” — and what it feels like to be a part of the “Sex and the City” legacy. When the show began and you, Sarita Choudhury, Karen Pittman and Sara Ramírez were announced as new cast members, many perceived it as a sort of Band-Aid to address the lack of diversity on “Sex and the City.” Did you feel any trepidation going in?

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