Sex and the City Prequel Headed to CW

Candace Bushnell's 'The Carrie Diaries'
Candace Bushnell's 'The Carrie Diaries' - Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Sex and the City is coming back to the small screen but this time without Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, or Cynthia Nixon. Instead, Carrie will be played by a younger actress in a prequel to the popular SATC series which aired from 1998 to 2004 on HBO.
 
CW is moving ahead with a new series based on The Carrie Diaries, SATC author Candace Bushnell’s young adult series that explores Carrie’s adventures before we were introduced to the character and her glamorous New York life. EW says the series should debut in the fall of 2012.
 
Gossip Girl‘s producing team of Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will work on the SATC prequel. Sex and the City writer/producer/story editor Amy B Harris will help adapt Bushnell’s YA books and will serve as showrunner.
 
From Candace Bushnell’s Official Website:

The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation.

Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small town girl who knew she wanted more. She’s ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend’s betrayal makes her question everything.

With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself, and evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice, and the indelible impression her early friendships and relationships left on her. Through adventures both audacious and poignant, we’ll see what brings Carrie to her beloved New York City, where her new life begins.”

–September 12, 2011