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The Carrie Diaries

The Carrie Diaries

You never forget your first love.

20137.22 Seasons26 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

Before she was a fashion icon, before her column in the New York Star, before Mr. Big, Carrie Bradshaw was an innocent 16-year-old girl living in suburban Connecticut.

Created by Amy Harris
Written by Amy Harris
NetworksThe CW

Top Cast

AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb

Carrie Bradshaw

Austin Butler

Austin Butler

Sebastian Kydd

Ellen Wong

Ellen Wong

Jill 'Mouse' Chen

Katie Findlay

Katie Findlay

Maggie Landers

Stefania LaVie Owen

Stefania LaVie Owen

Dorrit Bradshaw

Brendan Dooling

Brendan Dooling

Walt Reynolds

Freema Agyeman

Freema Agyeman

Larissa Loughlin

Matt Letscher

Matt Letscher

Tom Bradshaw

Jake Robinson

Jake Robinson

Bennet Wilcox

Lindsey Gort

Lindsey Gort

Samantha Jones

Themes & Keywords

new york cityhigh schoolteen drama1980s

About The Carrie Diaries

The Carrie Diaries is a drama, comedy series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of new york city, high school, teen drama, 1980s. Created by Amy Harris, it stars AnnaSophia Robb, Austin Butler, Ellen Wong. Before she was a fashion icon, before her column in the New York Star, before Mr. Big, Carrie Bradshaw was an innocent 16-year-old girl living in suburban Connecticut.

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