‘And Just Like That…’ gives middle-aged women something media rarely does — a portrayal of their sexual lives

Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker in ‘And Just Like That…’ Season 3. (Craig Blankenhorn/Max)

by Marie-Agnes Parmentier , HEC Montréal ; Catherine A. Coleman , Texas Christian University ; Katherine C. Sredl , Loyola University Chicago , and Linda Tuncay Zayer , Loyola University Chicago

Warning: This article contains spoilers about ‘And Just Like That…‘

Middle-aged women don’t have sex — or that’s what popular media might have us believe . But And Just Like That… , the HBO Max sequel to the seminal series Sex and the City , offers a markedly different portrayal.

The show presents a perspective of middle-aged women’s lives and identities that aligns more closely with studies demonstrating that 73 per cent of women in midlife are sexually active.

Premiering in late 2021, And Just L