Blair Underwood would never say she’s never coming back Sex and the city.
The actor, 60, told PEOPLE he had a “great experience” on the 2000s romantic comedy-drama series and is open to reprising his role in the hit Max revival And just like that… while he was at the premiere of his new play Three women on Monday, September 9, in New York.
“It was a great experience for me and I almost didn’t do it, but I’m glad I did,” Underwood says of playing Dr. Robert Leeds on the show two decades ago.
But when it comes to returning to the fictional universe, the actor has several conditions. “It depends on what it is and where my character would go – whatever you’re looking for,” he says. “But I like the idea.”
Underwood played sports doctor Robert in the sixth and final season Sex and the city. His character he served as the love interest for the main character Miranda, played by Cynthia Nixon. The two had a short-lived relationship before Miranda suddenly decided to get back together with her ex.
The Elsbeth the actor starred in five episodes of the season, which were broadcast from 2003 to 2004.
Blair Underwood and Cynthia Nixon in “Sex and the City”.
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In a 2021 interview with Vulture, Underwood praised his character, recalling, “He was cool! He has access to courtside seats at Knicks games. The character was only on paper, and I just had to step into his shoes and not mess up.”
He also noted the chemistry between his character and Miranda and said, “I think if the writers wanted to explore an iteration where they ended up together, they could have.”
Fast forward to the present day, the reboot series saw Miranda get into a relationship with a non-binary person named Che, played by Sara Ramírez, but they broke up in the second season, leaving room for a new love interest to appear in the upcoming third season.
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At this moment, LA law alum is making the press rounds for the Starz series Three womenin which he portrays Richard, a man in a complicated polyamorous relationship with his wife. The actor, who is also starring in and directing an upcoming film Viral with Sarah Silverman, says he was drawn to the roles by the “strong women” in his life, mainly his wife Josie Hart.
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(L-R) Laura Eason, John Patrick Amedori, Lola Kirke, DeWanda Wise, Gabrielle Creevy, Shailene Woodley, Lisa Taddeo, Blair Redford, Jason Ralph and Blair Underwood at the premiere of ‘Three Women’ in New York on September 9, 2024.
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“I grew up around strong women. I’m married to a strong woman and I’ve been around strong women my whole life. So I love that [the show] it’s kind of pushing the envelope towards exposing that and educating people,” he said at the Sept. 9 premiere.
Three women is based on Lisa Taddeo’s 2019 non-fiction book of the same name and follows the personal lives of three women — Lina, Maggie and Sloane — as they connect with a writer working on a book about female sexuality.
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Three women premieres Friday, September 13, on Starz.
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