Are These Real Plot Lines from ‘And Just Like That’?

New Yorkers have been baffled by fake filming notices appearing around the city. Who’s behind them?

One fake episode synopsis reads: “Carrie can’t prove it, but she thinks her dentist is switching out her teeth.”

By Callie Holtermann

July 24, 2024

This week, mysterious neon fliers began to appear around Brooklyn and Manhattan.

At first glance, they looked like the standard filming notices that are often taped up in New York to inform passers-by that they could end up in the background of a “Law & Order” episode.

These notices appeared to be for “And Just Like That …,” HBO’s fever dream of a follow-up to “Sex and the City.” But upon closer inspection, they advertised plot lines even more ludicrous than the ones that have appeared on the show.

“Project details: At brunch with the girls, Carrie reveals that she is Garfield the cat,” one reads.

Another: “Carrie goes on a bad date with Mr. Bean (the character) and then accidentally sends him a nude.”

The posters’ provenance was unknown and, to many online, vexing. People who spotted them circulated snapshots on X along with various theories: Was this a surprisingly edgy stunt by HBO to promote the show’s third season? A prank by Kim Cattrall, who played Samantha in “Sex and the City” but did not return for the reboot?

After a week of swirling rumors, the prankster behind the posters finally revealed herself in an interview on Wednesday afternoon. The faux filming notices were created by Kat Thek, a writer in Brooklyn who has done intermittent, mischievous public art projects.

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