“As we now have totally loved working with this dynamic actress, so too have others,” Max mentioned of Karen Pittman’s ‘AJLT’ exit.
Many Intercourse and the Metropolis followers who watch Max’s And Simply Like That have grow to be accustomed to the brand new additions to the favored solid’s spinoff—nicely, some way over others (sure, you, Che Diaz).
One character that stood out throughout AJLT‘s first two seasons was Nya Wallace, performed by actor Karen Pittman. Viewers first met Nya as Miranda’s (Cynthia Nixon) professor.
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Quickly, Nya and Miranda grew to become buddies and roommates as they each navigated divorcing their longtime husbands, Andre (LeRoy McClain) and Steve (David Eigenberg), respectively.
Though she was introduced on to assist Miranda, Nya’s story of discovering herself once more after a long-term marriage was relatable throughout Season 2. So, the present’s followers had been shocked when Karen grew to become one other AJLT solid member to exit the sequence forward of its third season.
Here is how Karen’s expertise led to her AJLT departure.
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Why did Karen Pittman go away ‘And Simply Like That?’
On March 22, 2024, a consultant for Max issued an announcement about Karen’s future on And Simply Like That forward of the present returning to manufacturing in Could. The assertion, obtained by Deadline, confirmed Karen could be leaving the present as Nya and shortly shut down any inklings of drama being chargeable for her leaving.
Karen selected to go away And Simply Like That after the actor confronted a dilemma lots of her friends yearned for. Earlier than signing to play Nya, Karen was already a sequence common on Apple TV’s The Morning Present, starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. Karen seemingly managed each jobs throughout Seasons 1 and a pair of however wanted assist to do the identical when one other alternative referred to as.
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On March 8, 2024, Karen confirmed on her Instagram account she had accepted one other lead position in Mara Brock Akil’s Netflix sequence, Ceaselessly, alongside Wooden Harris. Whereas Karen mentioned in her caption that she was “over the moon” to work on the sequence, it brought about “scheduling conflicts” between the position in Ceaselessly and her present jobs on AJLT and The Morning Present. When confronted with the selection to make adjustments to her schedule, Karen in the end selected to half methods with Max.
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“It has been a pleasure to have Karen Pittman play the sensible and beautiful Professor Nya Wallace on the primary two seasons of And Simply Like That…,” Max’s spokesperson shared with Deadline. “As we now have totally loved working with this dynamic actress, so too have others. As a consequence of her commitments to 2 different streamer sequence, it has grow to be obvious that filming three exhibits directly isn’t doable.
The assertion continued: “Because of the manufacturing realities, we’re disenchanted to announce that scheduling conflicts is not going to enable us to proceed with this character as a part of season 3 of And Simply Like That…”
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Karen Pittman hasn’t addressed her ‘And Simply Like That’ exit.
AJLT‘s crew additionally said there was no unhealthy blood between them and Karen and that her character, Nya, was written into a number of Season 3 episodes. The crew’s rep additionally said the community would proceed rooting for Karen and her booming profession.
“Karen and Nya shall be missed, and her Max household and followers will all be cheering her on in her different endeavors,” they mentioned.
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Karen herself nonetheless wants to deal with her exit on her social media platforms. Her exit as Nya is the second solid change to happen earlier than AJLT‘s Season 3 return. The primary was Sara Ramirez’s, who performed Carrie’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) buddy and Miranda’s love curiosity in Seasons 1 and a pair of. In accordance with Deadline, Sara was let go from the present in Season 3 on account of Che’s storyline ending after their breakup with Miranda in Season 2.
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Regardless of AJLT‘s crew stating Sara was let go on account of a scarcity in her storyline, many prompt the exit got here from the actor’s pro-Palestine social media posts. Nonetheless, Sara seemingly denied their assist had something to do with the departure in a January 2024 Instagram publish.
And Simply Like That Season 3 will reportedly air in 2025.