Sex and The City had some memorable characters in its six-season run – but it’s safe to say Trey MacDougal was one of the more peculiar men of the franchise. Sweet and charming (not to mention rich), Trey, played by Twin Peaks’ Kyle MacLachlan seemed perfect for Charlotte York – but it quickly became apparent not was all as it seemed when it came to the cardiologist, whose mother issues and sexual difficulties destroyed his marriage.
The return of New York’s leading ladies in the reboot And Just Like That in 2021 offered fans an opportunity to check in with Carrie Bradshaw and co. delving into what their lives look like almost 25 years later. But, the reboot also brought a new question: Where would the rest of the SATC cast be today?
Since season one, And Just Like That has given fans updates on their favourite supporting characters, with audiences checking in on Anthony Marentino, Harry Goldenblatt, Steve Brady, Aidan Shaw and albeit briefly, Mr Big (RIP). But now, as Season three approaches, fans are left wondering if Trey MacDougal’s return could also be a possibility.
Is Kyle MacLachlan joining And Just Like That?
Whilst many believed Trey MacDougal’s story arch was safely stuck in the ’00s, a 2024 interview with Kyle left fans hopeful.
Speaking with US Weekly, the 65-year-old revealed he wasn’t opposed to reprising his iconic role.
“Let me get my contract out here. Anything is possible,” he teased. “Anything is possible. Who knows?” he added before teasing he would be “open to a cameo.”
Kyle also admitted to the publication that he looks back at his time on the cult-classic show with fondness – even if some of the scenes still haunt him.
“There are a few, a handful [of scenes] where I think back and I go, I mean, you just have to close your eyes and jump in and you’re just like, ‘OK, here we go and trust that everything is going to be OK,’ which it was,” he said. “They were a lot of fun.”
If an appearance on And Just Like That is on the cards, Kyle also revealed he would love to pay homage to one of his more unforgettable scenes. Yes, that one where Trey’s mother, who was played by the late Frances Sternhagen, feeds him in the bathtub.
“Sadly, Francis is no longer with us,” he said of Frances, who died in November 2023. “But I’m sure we could figure out [how] to make that work.”
But, it appears an appearance from the one and only Kyle MacLachlan isn’t on the cards for And Just Like That…anymore.
In March 2025, Kristin Davis revealed on her podcast Are You a Charlotte that there were initial plans for Trey MacDougal to return to the franchise, but Kyle turned down the offer.
“[Executive producer] Michael Patrick [King] has this thing where he doesn’t like us to talk about ideas for stories that didn’t happen,” she explained. “But I’m just gonna tell you guys that there was an idea that Trey/Kyle would come on And Just Like That, and then it didn’t happen. And so Kyle and I had to talk about it, because I was kinda mad at him. I said, ‘Why didn’t you come on? We wanted you to come on.’”
Kristin went on to explain that there was a good reason behind Kyle’s decision not to return to the series. “He said, ‘I just wanted it to be amazing,’ meaning that it had a kind of almost a sad note. I think I’m not saying too much. I hope Michael’s not gonna be mad at me. There was a bit of a sad note, but it had this incredible lead up to me seeing Trey again.”
“When you have played such a wonderful part in the past that people have such a great memory of, and it was so special as a work experience, you want it to kind of stay in this, kind of, glorious place,” she continued as she spoke of Kyle’s choice to pass on reprising his role. “I think he just didn’t want there to be kind of a sad note to the end. So I get that. I get that.”
However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t hope for a future appearance, with Kristin revealing she thinks Charlotte has “kind of an unfinished feeling about [Trey] and she really wants to see him…[and] I, Kristen, also feel that way.”
“I’m hoping that we can kind of revisit a … maybe they run into each other, you know, just at an event or at a restaurant or something like that,” the actress continued. “I think it would be so amazing to have Kyle back on.” And I did give him a hard time the other day. And then he explained his point of view, and I did understand it.””
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