Shows Like Sex and the City

Direct sequel revival with the same characters, creator, and NYC dating-life premise.

Darren Star's stylish single-woman-navigating-romance-and-fashion formula transplanted to Paris.

Another Darren Star NYC dramedy about female friendship, careers, and dating in Manhattan.

Three NYC women in media navigating careers, sex, and friendship — the SATC template updated for millennials.

Candace Bushnell-based NYC drama about ambitious women juggling careers, love, and friendship.

Often called the millennial SATC: four women navigating sex, friendship, and self-discovery in NYC.

Four stylish female friends navigating careers and dating in NYC — directly modeled on SATC.

Four-women-friendship dramedy about love, career, and life — the LA, Black-led counterpart to SATC.

Single Black women bonding over dating drama and friendship — same archetype, different city and tone.

NYC female-friendship comedy with frank sexual humor, though grungier and more absurdist than SATC.

Same-era NYC sitcom about chic urban friends dating and dishing — overlapping audience and sensibility.

NYC friend-group dating sitcom featuring Kim Cattrall as the framing narrator.

NYC thirty-something dating-and-friendship dramedy with sharp observational tone.

Same-era Manhattan single-woman sitcom about dating life, lighter and more traditional than SATC.

Stylish Manhattan-set dramedy about a witty woman reinventing her life, period setting aside.

Darren Star romantic dramedy about a matchmaking divorce lawyer's love life — similar voice, LA setting.

Iconic same-era NYC friend-group sitcom; tonal cousin rather than a thematic peer.

Official prequel about teenage Carrie Bradshaw — directly tied to SATC canon.

NYC single-career-woman romcom sitcom with frank dating talk and a strong female lead voice.