Cynthia Nixon says it was important to 'fix' what was wrong with Sex and the ...

The woke nature of the Sex and the City reboot, And Just Like That, has divided fans but star Cynthia Nixon says it was necessary to 'fix' a lack of progressiveness and diversity in the original series. 

Nixon, 55, applauded the creative team for addressing 'what was maybe not so great' about the groundbreaking HBO series in the revival during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show on Wednesday.

The star, who plays Miranda Hobbes, said she wanted to ensure certain things were course-corrected  in And Just Like That, 'like the fact that it was such an overwhelmingly white show,' before she agreed to reprise her role.

'Is it true that is was almost a difficult choice for you, something you battled with grappled with, to do And Just Like That…?' Drew asked the actress?

'Well yes, if you revisit something that was such a big part of your life and so iconic. I mean it’s a big step but also it seemed to me we are very different people now, we are very different ages now,' Nixon began.

'We were in our early 30’s when we started, we are 55, 56 now. And the world is very different. I wanted to be sure, and I think we all wanted to be sure that when we went back we could save a lot of what was great about the original and fix what was maybe not so great. 

'Like the fact that it was such an overwhelmingly white show. That we would really open up the door and invite these new characters in and really do right by them so we could get great actors and actresses to play them.'

New characters, like Lisa Todd Wexley [Nicole Ari Parker], Seema Patel [Sarita Choudhury], Dr. Nya Wallace [Karen Pittman] and Cynthia's non-binary love interest Che Diaz [Sara Ramirez] have helped usher the show into modern times. 

Nixon told Drew that she 'hand-picked' Ramirez, who is most famous for their Tony winning role in Spamalot and playing Dr. Callie Torres in Grey's Anatomy, for Diaz. 

'I suggested them because I’ve been aware of them for so long and such a fan,' Nixon said. 'Mike Nichols, I worked with Mike Nichols a bunch of times especially when I was young and he cast Sara in Spamalot, for which they won a Tony. So I was always watching their career and stuff.' 

In the reboot, Nixon's character Miranda's main storyline thus far has followed her heated dalliances with Che - who is Carrie's boss - and her inward battle to end her marriage while exploring her sexuality.