Sex and the City follows journalist Carrie Bradshaw’s relationship antics in New York City, but after a six-season-long show and two subsequent movies, how old was Carrie at the beginning and end? The series is based on Candace Bushnell’s semi-autobiographical book Sex and the City, detailing the relationships and lifestyles of her and her friends, who would later go on to fictionally become Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Charlotte York, and Miranda Hobbes. As the narrator of the series through her columns, Carrie is the lead character in Sex and the City. Some viewers may remember that Carrie Bradshaw’s age was actually mentioned several times throughout the show.
What’s Carrie Bradshaw’s age throughout Sex and the City? She states that she’s 32 years old at the beginning of season 1, which takes place in 1998, so her birth year is put at about 1966. The timeline of Sex and the City typically follows the passage of time in real life, so Carrie should age one year in each season. She then turns 35 in season 4, meaning that once Sex and the City’s original TV series comes to an end, Carrie is 38 years old, as confirmed by the title of the episode “Catch-38”. Once the movies come into the picture, the timeline and the corresponding characters’ ages get fuzzier.
Carrie’s Age In The Sex And The City Movies & Reboot
The first Sex and the City movie premiered in 2008, seemingly four years after the events of the series. A magazine editor asks Carrie to pose as the “40-year-old bride,” though if the film actually takes place in the year it premiered, she would really be about 41-42. This confusion can be cleared up a bit considering the film is supposed to take place over 2 years, so one can assume it begins in 2007, or at least before Carrie’s 41st birthday, and finishes in 2008 when she’s 41-42.
The sequel, Sex and the City 2, premiered two years later in 2010 and seems to pick up two years after the first movie, likely putting Carrie Bradshaw’s age at 43-44 years old. With the Sex and the City reboot series, And Just Like That…, picking up 11 years after Sex and the City 2 in the franchise timeline, Carrie is now exploring the city at the age of 55.
Carrie’s Age In The Carrie Diaries
Carrie Bradshaw’s age in The Carrie Diaries is revealed to be 16 years old. Played by AnnaSophia Robb, Carrie is just in junior high during the events of the Sex and the City spinoff series. Hailing from the fictional town of Castlebury, Connecticut, a teenaged Carrie Bradshaw secretly works at a magazine while interning at a New York City law firm. The Carrie Diaries is a deep dive into the origins of the beloved character.
Why Carrie Will Never Be Too Old For Sex And The City
Carrie Bradshaw will never be too old for Sex and the City. Not only would such a claim be incredibly ageist, but it’s downright untrue when analyzing what makes the show and its spinoffs so compelling. While the original Sex and the City offers an interesting portrait of dating in one’s early 30s, there’s no shortage of this type of content out there. And Just Like That… has changed the narrative, however, showing Carrie Bradshaw’s timeline as she navigates having a healthy sex and dating life as a single woman in her 50s.
This is not only stereotype-shattering, as romances in middle age and beyond are far less common onscreen, but it also makes for a more nuanced and engaging storyline as Carrie’s priorities and focuses have changed with age. With And Just Like That… season 2 on its way, Carrie Bradshaw’s ongoing Sex and the City journey is far from over. As both the franchise and Carrie Bradshaw’s age progress, so will their stories expand onto new possibilities.
