It’s been talked about for months, but now it finally seems official – Carrie Bradshaw IS returning to our screens. No, we’re not talking about a third Sex and The City film (they’re still dithering over that one), but Candace Bushell’s prequel to the show – The Carrie Diaries – has got the go-ahead for a TV adaptation. Woo!
US network CW – home of Gossip Girl – is developing the book into a weekly series. It will follow a teenage Carrie’s adventures as she graduates from high school, moves to the Big Apple and meets the girls for the first time.
Ever since the first whisperings of a possible adaptation, the rumour mill has been in overdrive. It was originally thought Blake Lively would star in a film version, along with Emma Stone, Elizabeth Olsen and Selena Gomez. Now that it has moved from the big to the small screen, we’re guessing those names are unlikely. Boo.
What we do know is that king of teen drama Josh Schwartz (The OC, Gossip Girl) is involved, and that Candace Bushnell herself will be an executive producer.
So, what do you think? Will you be setting your Sky plus for The Carrie Diaries? Can it ever be as good as SATC? And who would you like to see playing a young Carrie Bradshaw?
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