Kyle MacLachlan had his reasons for turning down a chance to reprise his iconic role on Sex and the City as Charlotte York’s sexually challenged ex-husband, Trey MacDougal.
“Listen, I would love to come back and have fun,” MacLachlan, 66, exclusively told Us Weekly while attending a God’s Love We Deliver meal prep event at God’s Love We Deliver’s New York City headquarters on Wednesday, June 25.
“And what they suggested to me, I said, ‘I think there should be more,’” he continued. “So I just said, ‘I wonder, if the relationship that Charlotte and Trey had demands a little more than their first idea.’”
While MacLachlan, who played opposite Kristin Davis as her character Charlotte’s first husband, did not elaborate any further regarding what the Sex and the City spinoff And Just Like That writers had in mind for his character, he did give Us some insight into where he believes Trey would be today.
“It’d be very interesting,” he said. “I had suggested that Trey has maybe moved to Napa and has a very successful winery and label there — you can see where I’m going with this. But no, I actually haven’t said anything yet. Regardless. The show’s doing great. They’re all lovely. And I adore them.”
HBO’s iconic Sex and the City debuted on June 6, 1998, chronicling the lives, trysts and relationships of friends Charlotte, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) and Miranda Hobbs (Cynthia Nixon) as they lived and loved in New York City. The show ran for six seasons before its series finale aired on February 22, 2004.
Kyle MacLachlan attends the “Gonzo Girl” premiere during the 2025 Tribeca Festival Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival
After two subsequent Sex and the City films, three of the four main characters returned for the current spinoff, And Just Like That, in December 2021. While Samantha Jones is featured in the show via text messages and one brief onscreen cameo in season 2, Cattrall did not return to the screen amid her ongoing feud with costar Parker.
The show did find a way to include Samantha Jones — who is now living in Paris, to explain Cattrall’s absence from the series — in the most recent episode of And Just Like That. On the Thursday, June 26, episode of the spinoff, Carrie reaches out to Samantha via text for intel from across the pond on her new grumpy downstairs neighbor — who just so happens to be a fellow writer —Duncan Reeves (Jonathan Cake).
“They say he’s a lot of fun. Why?” Samantha writes back. When Carrie explains that “he’s living under me,” Samantha quickly replies, “I wish he was under me.”
While Trey MacDougal will not be returning to our TV screen anytime soon, MacLachlan did give Us some insight into his latest project.
“I have a podcast that’s going to be dropping in September called ‘What Are We Even Doing?’” he revealed. “I’m interviewing young creatives and getting to know their world, basically, and the creative process that’s important to them, how they use social media and coming at it from [the] perspective of an old guy.”
If you ask Us, Trey would be proud.
God’s Love We Deliver is a non-sectarian NYC-based non-profit that provides free, medically tailored meals and nutrition counseling to New Yorkers affected by severe and chronic illness like cancer, heart disease, and HIV since 1985. Recently, the organization delivered its 40 millionths meal. To donate, volunteer or refer a loved one for meals, visit glwd.org.
