It wasn’t Trey’s day.
Kyle MacLachlan, who played Trey MacDougal on “Sex and the City,” had his reasons for turning down a chance to reprise the role on the spinoff “And Just Like That.”
“Listen, I would love to come back and have fun,” MacLachlan, 66, told Us Weekly in a story published Sunday.
The “Twin Peaks” star added, “And what they suggested to me, I said, ‘I think there should be more.’ So I just said, ‘I wonder, if the relationship that Charlotte and Trey had demands a little more than their first idea.’”
Trey was Charlotte York’s (Kristin Davis) first husband, who appeared on Seasons 3 and 4 of “Sex and the City.” He was a cardiologist and considered a catch – until Charlotte discovered that they were incompatible in the bedroom. His manipulative mother, Bunny (Frances Sternhagen, who died in 2023 at age 93), also drove a wedge between them.
“Sex and the City” originally ran from 1998 to 2004, following Charlotte, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) through dating adventures in New York City.
“And Just Like That” (currently in its third season on Max) follows them through life in their 50s, sans Samantha.
Cattrall’s absence from the show comes amid behind-the-scenes cast feud rumors, which SJP has denied.
However, Cattrall had a brief cameo in Season 2, and Samantha had an off-screen cameo in a recent Season 3 episode (in the form of a text message exchange with Carrie).
MacLachlan didn’t elaborate on what the writers had planned for Trey’s plotline if he reprised the role on “And Just Like That.”
But he did weigh in on where he thinks Trey would be today.
“It’d be very interesting,” the actor 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.”
“And Just Like That” airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Max.
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