The first season of the American

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television series ''

The Carrie Diaries ''The Carrie Diaries'' is a young adult novel, the first in a series of the same name by American author Candace Bushnell. The series is a prequel to Bushnell's 1997 collection ''Sex and the City'', and follows the character of Carrie Bradshaw du ...

'' premiered on

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on January 14, 2013, and concluded on April 8, 2013, consisting of 13 episodes. Developed by

Amy B. Harris Amy B. Harris (born 1970/71), sometimes credited as Amy Harris, is an American screenwriter and producer. She is best known for producing the HBO series ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004) and developing its prequel series '' The Carrie Diaries' ...

, the series is based on the novel of the same name by

Candace Bushnell Candace Bushnell (born December 1, 1958) is an American author, journalist, and television producer. She wrote a column for ''The New York Observer'' (1994–96) that was adapted into the bestselling ''Sex and the City (book), Sex and the City'' ...

, and serves as a

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to the

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series ''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City (newspaper column), newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the ...

''. ''The Carrie Diaries'' was officially picked up for the 2012–13 television season on May 11, 2012. After Carrie's mother dies, she has to be strong and continue her life. This season revolves around Carrie and her last high school years, as well as her love life and friendships.

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AnnaSophia Robb AnnaSophia Robb (born December 8, 1993) is an American actress, model, and singer. She began as a child actress on television, making her leading debut as the titular role in '' Samantha: An American Girl Holiday'' (2004). She made her feature ...

Carrie Bradshaw Caroline Marie "Carrie" Bradshaw is a fictional character from the HBO franchise ''Sex and the City'', portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Candace Bushnell created Carrie as a semi-autobiographical character for her column "Sex and the City" in ...

Austin Butler Austin Robert Butler (born August 17, 1991) is an American actor. He began his career on television, first in roles on the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon and later on teen dramas, including recurring parts on The CW's ''Life Unexpected'' (2010� ...

as Sebastian Kydd *

Ellen Wong Ellen Wong (born January 13, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Knives Chau in the 2010 film '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', Jill "Mouse" Chen in The CW's series '' The Carrie Diaries'', and Jenny Chey in the Netflix s ...

as Jill "Mouse" Chen *

Katie Findlay Katie Findlay is a Canadian actress known for portraying Rosie Larsen in the American crime drama television series '' The Killing''. From 2013 to 2014, Findlay portrayed Maggie Landers in The CW's teen drama ''The Carrie Diaries''. From 2014 to ...

as Maggie Landers *

Stefania Owen Stefania LaVie Owen is a New Zealand-American actress. She is known for her roles as Puddle Kadubic in the television series ''Running Wilde'' and as Dorrit Bradshaw in the teen drama television series ''The Carrie Diaries''. She starred as Mela ...

as Dorrit Bradshaw *

Brendan Dooling Brendan Dooling (born January 27, 1990) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Walt Reynolds on The CW's teen drama series ''The Carrie Diaries''. Personal life Dooling was born in Bellport, New York, where he took acting classes ...

as Walt Reynolds *

Chloe Bridges Chloe Marisa Suazo Bridges, (born December 27, 1991), known professionally as Chloe Bridges, is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Zoey Moreno in the sitcom '' Freddie'' (2005–2006) and as Dana Turner in the Disney Channel orig ...

as Donna LaDonna *

Freema Agyeman Freema Agyeman (; born Frema Agyeman; 20 March 1979) is a British actress. She rose to fame with her role as the Doctor's companion Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series '' Doctor Who'' (2007–2010), and received further recognition f ...

as Larissa Loughlin *

Matt Letscher Matthew Letscher is an American actor, director and playwright, known for his roles as Captain Harrison Love in the 1998 American swashbuckler film ''The Mask of Zorro'' and as Colonel Adelbert Ames in the 2003 American film '' Gods and General ...

as Tom Bradshaw

Recurring

* Josh Salatin as Simon Byrnes * Kate Nowlin as Barbara * Alexandra Miller and Whitney Vance as the Jens * Scott Cohen as Harlan Silver * Jake Robinson as Bennet Wilcox * R.J. Brown as Thomas West *

Evan Crooks Evan Crooks is an American actor who was born in Fresno County, California. Career Crooks is best known for his performances in ''A Halloween Puppy'' (2012), ''Raised by Wolves'' (2014), as Theo in the TV series ''Awkward'' (2011), and as Miller i ...

as Miller

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Terry Serpico Terrance M. Serpico is an American film and television actor. Personal Life Serpico was born in Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children. He became interested in acting after graduating from high school. He attended Bost ...

as Mr. Kydd * Richard Kohnke as George Silver *

Noelle Beck Noelle Beck (born December 14, 1967, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actress, best known for her role as Trisha Alden on the ABC daytime soap opera ''Loving''. Career Beck graduated from Baltimore School for the Arts. She portrayed ''Lov ...

as Mrs. Kydd *

Nadia Dajani Nadia Dajani (born December 26, 1965) is an American actress. She hosts the baseball comedy web series ''Caught Off Base with Nadia''. Early life and education Dajani was born in Los Angeles, California on December 26, 1965. She grew up the youn ...

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