Nicole Ari Parker has revealed that the Sex and the City revival series And Just Like That...will address race during its upcoming ten-episode run on HBO Max.
According to a report from Variety, the 51-year-old Empire star said that the show will include storylines that deal with issues around race.
'I'm excited to be a part of something that's different for them,' Nicole told Variety.
New storylines: Nicole Ari Parker has revealed that the Sex and the City revival series And Just Like That...will address race during its upcoming ten-episode run on HBO Max. Seen in October 2021
The Boogie Nights actress continued, 'We can talk about the elephant in the room that there were no fully fleshed-out characters of color, but now here's the four of us.
Nicole was one of the new cast members of color that joined the reboot along with Sara Ramírez, Sarita Choudhury and Karen Pittman. The original show has been criticized by some for lacking ethnic diversity.
She went on to say, 'We're real people, and they've been great to work with, and some of our [storylines] deal with race and deal with real experiences. It's New York City!'
Diverse cast: Nicole was one of the new cast members of color that joined the reboot along with Sara Ramírez, Sarita Choudhury and Karen Pittman. The original show has been criticized by some for lacking ethnic diversity. See on the And Just Like That...set in August 2021
The Baltimore native also assured fans that the reboot will follow in the steps of its predecessor by featuring several steamy romances.
'We're grown-ass women, so we know how to keep it sexy,' Nicole said.'It's piping hot.'
Nicole's casting was announced in July. She will play Lisa Todd Wexley, a mother-of-three and documentary-maker who is Carrie's new best friend. Lisa is married to hedge-fund billionaire Jackson Herbert Wexley, played by Hamilton actor Christopher Jackson
Exciting: Nearly two decades after the groundbreaking series broadcast its final episode, the reboot, called And Just Like That…, promises to introduce a new
