Sex and the City

*Sex and the City*
Sex and the City
	Seasons 4–6 title card
Genre	Romantic comedy; Comedy drama; Sex comedy;
Created by	Darren Star
Based on	Sex and the City; by Candace Bushnell
Starring	Sarah Jessica Parker; Kim Cattrall; Kristin Davis; Cynthia Nixon;
Narrated by	Sarah Jessica Parker
Theme music composer	Douglas J. Cuomo; Tom Findlay;
Opening theme	"Sex and the City Theme"
Composers	Douglas J. Cuomo (1998–1999); Bob Christianson (2000–2004);
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	94 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Darren Star; Michael Patrick King; John P. Melfi; Jenny Bicks; Sarah Jessica Parker; Cindy Chupack;
Producers	Jane Raab; Antonia Ellis; Julie Rottenberg; Elisa Zuritsky;
Production location	New York City, New York
Editors	Michael Berenbaum; Wendey Stanzler; Kate Sanford;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	25 minutes (seasons 1–2); 30 minutes (seasons 3–6);
Production companies	Darren Star Productions; HBO Entertainment;
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	June 6, 1998 –; February 22, 2004
Related
	The Carrie Diaries; And Just Like That...;
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Sex and the City is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. It premiered in the United States on June 6, 1998, and concluded on February 22, 2004, with 94 episodes broadcast over six seasons.

The series follows the lives of four female friends living in New York City: the streetwise newspaper columnist Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker), the sexually liberal PR professional Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall), the more conservative art dealer Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and the cynical lawyer Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon).

Sex and the City received both acclaim and criticism for its characters and themes, and is credited with helping to increase HBO's popularity.^[1] It won numerous accolades including seven Primetime Emmy Awards, eight Golden Globe Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. The series was ranked fifth on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list,^[2] and has been cited as one of the best television series of all time.^[3]^[4]^[5] It airs in syndication worldwide.

Sex and the City was followed by the feature films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), and a prequel television series commissioned by the CW, The Carrie Diaries (2013–14). A sequel series, And Just Like That..., premiered on HBO Max on December 9, 2021,^[6] without Cattrall.^[6]^[7]^[8]

^ Nussbaum, Emily (July 29, 2013). "Difficult Women: How ‘Sex and the City’ Lost its Good Name Archived December 16, 2019, at the Wayback Machine". New Yorker.
^ "The New Classics: TV". Entertainment Weekly. June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
^ Poniewozik, James (September 6, 2007). "The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME". Time. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
^ Bruce Fretts (December 23, 2013). "TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
^ "The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time". Variety. December 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Sex and the City: New series announced but Kim Cattrall won't return". BBC News. January 11, 2021. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
^ Piña, Christy (June 17, 2023). "Cynthia Nixon Says 'And Just Like That' "Felt Very Different" Without Kim Cattrall: "You're Not Walking Around on Eggshells"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^ Wagmeister, Ramin Setoodeh,Elizabeth; Setoodeh, Ramin; Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 31, 2023). "'Sex and the City' Shocker: Kim Cattrall to Return as Samantha Jones With 'And Just Like That…' Cameo (EXCLUSIVE)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] Nussbaum, Emily (July 29, 2013). "Difficult Women: How ‘Sex and the City’ Lost its Good Name Archived December 16, 2019, at the Wayback Machine". New Yorker.

[2] "The New Classics: TV". Entertainment Weekly. June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2012.

[Time_100-3] Poniewozik, James (September 6, 2007). "The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME". Time. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2010.

[4] Bruce Fretts (December 23, 2013). "TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2020.

[variety.com-5] "The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time". Variety. December 20, 2023.

[:0-6] "Sex and the City: New series announced but Kim Cattrall won't return". BBC News. January 11, 2021. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

[7] Piña, Christy (June 17, 2023). "Cynthia Nixon Says 'And Just Like That' "Felt Very Different" Without Kim Cattrall: "You're Not Walking Around on Eggshells"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

[8] Wagmeister, Ramin Setoodeh,Elizabeth; Setoodeh, Ramin; Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 31, 2023). "'Sex and the City' Shocker: Kim Cattrall to Return as Samantha Jones With 'And Just Like That…' Cameo (EXCLUSIVE)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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