The Carrie Diaries Bradshaw that ham-fistedly foreshadows everything fans of the franchise know will come to pass. But Bushnell nails something harder: telling another chapter in the story of a cherished character that stands on its own." In September 2011, it was officially announced that The CW was moving forward with a television series as a prequel to the original series, based on "The Carrie Diaries". The project was developed by "Gossip Girl" producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Former "Sex and the City" writer Amy B. Harris was tapped to pen the adaptation. On January 18, 2012, The CW network ordered a
The Carrie Diaries (TV series) show been renewed for a third season, Miranda Hobbes would have been introduced as Mouse's roommate at Harvard. "The Carrie Diaries" has received mixed reviews. Metacritic gave the first season a score of 57% based on 23 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews," based on 23 critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave season 1 a score of 63% based on reviews from 30 critics. Gail Pennington of the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" said "The CW's attempt to capture the magic of "Sex and the City" in a prequel, set in 1984, could have gone very wrong. But "The Carrie Diaries" is surprisingly right."