...or the late Willie Garson's Stanford Blatch

https://people.com/tv/and-just-like-that-showrunner-willie-garson-death-not-in-revival/

Showrunner Michael Patrick King tells The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/arts/television/and-just-like-that-sex-and-the-city.html) he opted to not have any character die "because it wasn't charming. And I knew that the audience would know."

Wrong.

http://www.agcwebpages.com/BLINDITEMS/2021/DECEMBER.html

138. ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 12/12 **1** (https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2021/12/blind-item-1_12.html)

This online/television tabloid took down the story they posted earlier this week stating that a certain character was not going to die in a rebooted television show. Was it to get people to watch since everyone, including me reported he was going to die months ago. Even as far back as 2018, the actor in question knew that he would be dying whether it was a movie or a television show. It was always the plan. "TMZ"/Chris Noth/"Mr. Big"/"Sex and the City" Sequel - "And Just Like That..." (Let’s talk about that ‘Sex and the City’ revival twist — and the real shocking moment later on)