Sex and the City
Sex and the City
TV ShowEnded

Sex and the City

The next best thing to being there.

7.4 / 10
1998
6 seasons
94 episodes
DramaComedy

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene. 

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25th Anniversary Trailer

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Seasons

Thirtysomething writer Carrie Bradshaw's experiences on the New York singles scene serve as the inspiration for her newspaper column: 'Sex and the City'. The struggles of finding a partner are seen through the eyes of Carrie and her best friends Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda.

  • Sex and the City

    1.Sex and the City

    6.5
    06-06-199825m

    At a birthday party for thirty-something Miranda, Carrie and her friends vow to stop worrying about finding the "perfect" male and start having sex "like men". Carrie has several e...

  • Models and Mortals

    2.Models and Mortals

    5.2
    06-06-199825m

    After Miranda and Skipper bump into each other at the convenience store, they sleep together for the first time. Carrie interviews Barkley, a modelizer who videotapes his conquests...

  • Bay of Married Pigs

    3.Bay of Married Pigs

    5.6
    21-06-199822m

    Carrie is invited to go up to their Hamptons beach house by Patience and Peter, but in the morning she bumps into Peter in the hall without his underwear on. Some friends introduce...

  • Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys

    4.Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys

    5.4
    28-06-199822m

    Mr. Big and Carrie continue to bump into each other during social events, which leads them to try to organize their first "drink thing". On a night out, Carrie meets twenty-somethi...

  • The Power of Female Sex

    5.The Power of Female Sex

    7.0
    05-07-199823m

    Carrie bumps into international party-girl Amalita and her latest man Carlo in a shoe store, who in turn introduce her to a French Architect, Gilles. He leaves Carrie $1,000 on the...

  • Secret Sex

    6.Secret Sex

    5.3
    12-07-199822m

    Carrie and Mr. Big have their first official "date", but Carrie suspects Mr. Big is keeping her secret from his social circle. Miranda dates a man from her gym class, but she disco...

  • The Monogamists

    7.The Monogamists

    5.3
    19-07-199823m

    Carrie and Mr. Big begin dating on a regular basis, but she learns after bumping into him that he is dating other women. Samantha begins to look for an apartment to purchase.

  • Three's a Crowd

    8.Three's a Crowd

    5.5
    26-07-199823m

    Charlotte is dating Jack, who wants a threesome, but she is unsure. Carrie discovers that Mr. Big has an ex-wife, and feels threatened. Samantha is seeing a married man; when his w...

  • The Turtle and the Hare

    9.The Turtle and the Hare

    5.9
    02-08-199822m

    Mr. Big tells Carrie he's never going to marry again, which unsettles her. Miranda introduces the friends to the Rabbit, a mechanical aid, and Charlotte becomes addicted. Stanford...

  • The Baby Shower

    10.The Baby Shower

    5.8
    09-08-199822m

    The four women attend a baby shower for their one-time wild-child friend Laney in her new buttoned-down Connecticut-suburb environs. Carrie is forced to think about motherhood by h...

  • The Drought

    11.The Drought

    5.5
    16-08-199825m

    Carrie's relationship with Mr. Big has been going on for long enough that it is becoming less physical, especially after she farts in bed. Charlotte is dating a man who isn't inter...

  • Oh Come All Ye Faithful

    12.Oh Come All Ye Faithful

    5.5
    23-08-199827m

    After being introduced as "a friend" to his mother, Carrie realizes her relationship with Mr. Big is one-sided and breaks up with him. Miranda dates an up-and-coming playwright who...

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