In 2013, the prequel of the cult "Sex and the City", a youth series, the main roles in which, respectively, were played by very young actors, were released. The Carrie Diaries tells us about how the very young writer Bradshaw walked from a teenager with great ambitions to an icon of style.
What came before?
"Before there was sex, before there was a city, there was just me - Carrie, Carrie Bradshaw." With these words, we are greeted by the main character at the start of each episode. Time after time, a young girl who graduates from school in the suburbs tells us a story from her life. Against the background of friendly conversations with friends and family, we can observe the formation of the future writer as a person. In addition, it was during this period that Carrie received a position in the popular New York magazine "Interview", which, in fact, determined her future fate.
Meet the heroes of Carrie's Diaries
Season 1 shows us all who are related to the life of the main character. These are her two friends - Maggie and Mouse, Walt's friend, rival Donna, as well as her family - dad and sister. An important character that Carrie meets literally in the first episode is Larissa, the editor of Interview magazine. Despite the difference in age, they become friends, and later colleagues. However, the main life partner of Carrie appears only in season 2 - this is Samantha Jones. The series showed how future best friends met, what interested them in those distant years and what their friendship went through.
Young Bradshaw
Anna Sofia Robb ventured to fulfill such an important mission. Do not think, readers, in the previous phrase there is not a bit of pathos, but all because the actress needed to copy and convey those unique habits, intonations, manners and even the gait that Sarah Jessica Parker possesses. In part, she succeeded, only a drop of charm, wisdom was missing ... Most likely, this is a matter of age.
In the series, despite the simplicity of many questions, the actors were successfully selected. The Carrie Diaries tells us a story in which there are no heroes from Sex and the City, therefore, there is no need to imitate them. An exception is the main character, whose game was a lot of flattering reviews, and critical. The fact is that Anna Sofia at the time of the filming of the series was already widely known thanks to such films as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Teleport” and many others. In addition, she has practically no similarities with Sarah Jessica, with the exception of growth and specific legs. But despite this, Parker herself considers Robb his successor and promises her further success in the role of Carrie.
Young Samantha
No less difficult task faced Lindsay Gort, who played the young Sam Jones. At the time of filming, she was not as famous as the other actors. “The Carrie Diaries” brought Lindsay wide popularity, and also made her the successor to the famous Kim Cattrall. Unlike Anna Sophia and Sarah Jessica, Samantha have external similarities.
Another older girlfriend
As the series shows, in his youth, the formation of Bradshaw's personality was influenced not only by Sam, but also by the playgirl Larissa. This role went to British actress Frima Ajiman, who is familiar to us from Doctor Who. The girl is incredibly artistic, and in her amazingly coexist the most diverse heroines. In Carrie’s Diaries, she revealed the image of Larissa in the most versatile way. She had a rebel, a business woman, and an incredible fashionista. But most importantly, she showed how, with all this, her heroine knows how to make friends.
The guy of her dreams
Mr. Big is the adult dream of Carrie, but the young one is crazy about the guy from Sebastian Kidd’s school. The role of the first handsome man in the film was played by Austin Butler, who had previously won a place under the spotlight of cinema. We meet with him in the projects “Hannah Montana”, “Zoe 101”, “The scene of the crime of Miami” and in many other popular series. Austin is also a model and part-time musician.
Here are the main actors. "Carrie Diaries" - a youth series recommended for viewing the appropriate age category. It has nostalgic notes, many beautiful images and incredibly bright clothes. This is what delays the viewer and does not let go until the very last series.