Kim Cattrall isn't speaking directly about HBO Max's , she is enjoying some of the online commentary about her beloved character, Samantha Jones', absence in the reboot. Samantha is not in the series, which stars Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes, and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York. The series does, however, address her absence almost immediately in the premiere episode, «Hello It's Me,» which started streaming last Thursday.