Sex and the City (1998-2004) TV Series poster and book cover compared.

Sex and the City

Darren Star, 1998-2004

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Sex and the City
Candace Bushnell, 1996

Sex and the City is a TV series created by Darren Star in 1998 and inspired by the book of the same name by Candace Bushnell, first published in 1996. The TV series features Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, David Eigenberg, Chris Noth, and others.

What users say

“The TV series is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7.1

/ 10

TV Series Poster: Sex and the City (Darren Star, 1998-2004)

6.8

/ 10

Book Cover: Sex and the City (Candace Bushnell, 1996)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Sex and the City, the 1996 book by Candace Bushnell.

Sex and the City

Read by: Lauren Fortgang

Storyline

Carrie Bradshaw lives in Manhattan and writes a column called Sex and the City. At a birthday party for Miranda, Carrie and her friends decide to start having sex like men, meaning without emotional attachment. However, she realizes she cannot after getting brushed off by a man she has sex with one time later. Carrie has many chance encounters with a handsome businessman whom Samantha refers to as Mr. Big.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Sex and the City, the 1998 TV series by Darren Star

Year

1998

Minutes

30

Movie Rate

7.10

Source: IMDb

TV Series

Sex and the City

Country: USA

Year: 1998-2004

Length: 30m / 94 episodes

Cover of Sex and the City, the 1996 book by Candace Bushnell

Year

1996

Pages

304

Book Rate

6.84

S: Goodreads

Book

Sex and the City

Country: USA

First published in: 1996

Length: 304 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

Movie poster
Sex and the City (2008)
Movie by Michael Patrick King
Movie poster
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
Movie by Michael Patrick King
TV Mini-Series poster
And Just Like That... (2021-)
TV Mini-Series by Michael Patrick King, Cynthia Nixon

User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of Sex and the City, the 1998 TV series by Darren Star

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Cover of Sex and the City, the 1996 book by Candace Bushnell

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TV series

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Sex and the City, the 1998 TV series by Darren Star

WATCH

Yes

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9 votes

3 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Sex and the City, the 1996 book by Candace Bushnell

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25% No

6 votes

2 votes

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