Carrie

Editor Reviews

• Cleo Weston

  Rating: 4

  4

  November 22, 2025

  'The Carrie Diaries' is a delightful prequel to 'Sex and the City,' giving us a peek into Carrie Bradshaw's formative years in high school and her burgeoning life in New York City. While not strictly college, it absolutely captures that transitional period of young adulthood where romance takes on a whole new level of significance. AnnaSophia Robb perfectly embodies a young Carrie, complete with her signature wit and passion for fashion, as she navigates her first love, her first job, and her first taste of the big city. The show is a charming exploration of self-discovery, friendship, and the excitement of a world opening up. The romance between Carrie and Sebastian Kydd is particularly sweet and complicated, showing the trials and tribulations of young love. It's a show that's full of hope, ambition, and a developing sense of style, making it a perfect watch for anyone who loves a coming-of-age story with a strong romantic core. It's a lighter, more innocent take on the 'Sex and the City' universe, but no less engaging.

• Marlowe Kent

  Rating: 6

  6

  May 27, 2025

  Step back in time with The Carrie Diaries, a charming prequel that explores the origins of everyone's favorite New York writer, Carrie Bradshaw. Set in the 1980s, this series follows a young Carrie in high school in suburban Connecticut and her first exciting encounters with Manhattan as she interns at a law firm and gets swept up in the city's downtown scene. AnnaSophia Robb takes on the role with fresh energy, showing us the beginnings of Carrie's passion for writing and fashion, and the formation of her core beliefs about love and friendship, long before Mr. Big entered the picture. It offers a sweet, nostalgic look at the character's formative years.