Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Cynthia Nixon weighed in on Sara Ramírez's departure followingAnd Just Like That...season 2 after their characters, Miranda Hobbes and Che Diaz, broke up onscreen Nixon, 59, shared how the breakup — and Che's absence — will affect Miranda's storyline in the highly anticipated new season And Just Like That...season 3 premieres Thursday, May 29 at 9 p.m. ET on Max Miranda Hobbes is not going to be lost without Che Diaz. As the long-awaited season 3 premiere ofAnd Just Like That...nears,Cynthia Nixonis shedding new light on what's to come for her beloved character in the upcoming episodes, givenSara Ramírez's exit. Ramírez joined the revival series in season 1 as non-binary comedian and podcaster Che, who struck up a romance with a surprised Miranda, who had never explored a romantic connection with anyone but a male partner before the revival — and whose interest led Miranda to divorce Steve (David Eigenberg) However, theGrey's Anatomyalum is not returning for season 3, which Nixon, 59, teased will open things up for Miranda. "One of the things that it meant was that Miranda was single again, and that the tensions between Miranda and Che, and also Miranda and Steve, had been quelled and quieted," she toldE! News. HBO "Just speaking for Miranda, it meant that she was setting out on this new dating world, having decided she wanted to date women and non-binary people, but not really quite knowing how to go about that," Nixon explained. Her comments come after she said thatRamírez's "arc was completed" on the show after season 2. "They created such an amazing character — such a controversial character, but such an amazing character. They came in and shook everything up," she toldVarietylast year. Miranda and Che's relationship faced some challengesthroughout season 2.They ended the season broken up but on good termsafter Che apologized forusing their relationship as material in a stand-up comedy show. Craig Blankenhorn/Max Despite their breakup, Ramírez, 49, said thatthe "second half" of Che and Miranda's "journey" was also "really beautiful." "They're just trying to find their way back to who they really are. Does that include comedy? Does that include love?" she toldUSA Todayin 2023. "That's the big question mark at the end." Craig Blankenhorn/Max In season 3, Miranda has a new woman on her mind, though. In the trailer, the lawyer admitted that she "really" likes someone new, a woman from work. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), meanwhile, is trying to see how things are going to pan out with Aidan (John Corbett), after he told her in the season 2 finale he couldn't split his time between New York City and Virginia anymore after his son's serious accident. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Season 3 ofAnd Just Like That... premieres Thursday, May 29 at 9 p.m. ET on Max. Read the original article onPeople
