No more Che Diaz: Sara Ramírez ‘exits’ And Just Like That

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Sara Ramírez won’t return for the forthcoming third season of And Just Like That, in accordance with reviews printed Monday (26 February).

The Independent understands that the information has not been confirmed by Max.

The reviews come weeks after Ramírez appeared to trace at her exit from the Sex and the City spin-off in a cryptic Instagram put up.

The 48-year-old actor has performed the divisive function of Che Diaz within the collection since its launch in 2021.

Introduced as a co-worker of Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw, after which a love curiosity of Miranda Hobbes (performed by Cynthia Nixon), standup comedian Che is without doubt one of the collection’ most disliked characters, and Ramírez has defended them on-line on a number of events.

Citing a number of sources, Variety reported on Monday that Ramírez is exiting the present earlier than filming commences later this 12 months. Season three is predicted to premiere on Max in 2025.

Ramírez has repeatedly referred to as for a ceasefire within the Israel-Hamas battle on social media; nevertheless, Variety’s sources dispute that her political advocacy performed a task in her departure, stating that the Che character had merely reached a pure conclusion since their relationship with Miranda had ended.

The Independent has contacted Ramírez’s representatives for remark.

In an Instagram put up shared 17 January, Ramírez referred to as out Hollywood executives for what they consider to be unfair therapy of performers who use their platforms to share assist for individuals in Gaza amid the present battle.

“Our industry is so duplicitous,” Ramírez started, earlier than accusing Hollywood executives of “making blacklists of actors and workers who post anything in support of Palestinians in Gaza to ensure they will not work again”.

“While they lift up some of their own clients who have spoken up against this genocide, they are firing and letting others who have smaller platforms go.”

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Ramírez continued their message by criticising the deal with awards season whereas not paying sufficient consideration to the violence within the Middle East, earlier than making a reference to their And Just Like That character.

They wrote: “I get it. Awards are shiny and people need to pay their rent or feel special and powerful. Meanwhile, we are beyond the 100-day mark on this ‘war’ that has been acknowledged by many, including the ICC, as a genocide.

“It’s wild how performative so many in Hollywood are. Even more performative than the last character I played,” they continued, including a painted nails emoji.

And Just Like That was renewed for a 3rd season in August final 12 months regardless of a string of detrimental essential critiques.

In the UK, the collection is offered to observe on Sky and NOW.

And Just Like That is ready years after the occasions of Sex and the City, and sees a lot of the unique forged members reprise their roles, together with Parker, Nixon and Kristin Davis (as artwork supplier Charlotte York), though Kim Catrall (who performed Samantha Jones) was notably absent.

In a two-star evaluate of the present’s second season, The Independent’s chief TV critic Nick Hilton wrote: “There’s always a pleasure in the reunion of beloved TV characters, and there’s no denying the chemistry between Parker, Nixon and Davis (though Nixon’s coastal move upsets that trio). But the show still seems uncertain about its place in the world.

“Is it a throwback? A reimagining? An update? Or an entirely new thing? Caught between all these potential aspirations, And Just Like That… has ended up a toothless imitation of its ancestor. Where Sex and the City gave a voice in prestige TV to a generation of women, And Just Like That… is giving little more than pay cheques to its well-coiffed stars.”