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Sex and the City: Season 5

8 episodes Premiered Jul 21, 2002 Updated Oct 2, 2026

Sex and the City Season 5 continues the overarching saga of four best friends living in New York City. The season consists of 8 episodes that follow the lives of Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, Miranda Hobbes, and Samantha Jones as they navigate their personal and professional experiences. As women in their late thirties, the protagonists continue to pursue their respective careers while managing the complexities of

Previously on Sex and the City

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ The series follows four best friends in their late thirties living and working in New York City.
  • ⚡ Carrie Bradshaw is a writer who documents her personal life and relationships in a weekly column.
  • ⚡ The central cast consists of Carrie, Charlotte York, Miranda Hobbes, and Samantha Jones.
  • ⚡ Each woman maintains a distinct professional life, including law, public relations, and art gallery management.
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Season overview

Sex and the City Season 5 continues the overarching saga of four best friends living in New York City. The season consists of 8 episodes that follow the lives of Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, Miranda Hobbes, and Samantha Jones as they navigate their personal and professional experiences. As women in their late thirties, the protagonists continue to pursue their respective careers while managing the complexities of the New York social scene. Carrie Bradshaw, a writer, utilizes her personal life and friendships as the primary subject matter for her weekly column. Meanwhile, Charlotte York continues her work in an art gallery, Miranda Hobbes maintains her career as a lawyer, and Samantha Jones excels in the field of public relations. Throughout the season, the four women maintain their close bond, sharing unique perspectives on love, work, and their ongoing search for mates within the city. The narrative arc remains centered on their collective efforts to survive the social landscape of New York while balancing their individual ambitions and romantic pursuits. The season maintains the established tone of the series, focusing on the candid discussions and experiences of these four career-oriented women as they progress through their lives in the city.

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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S5·E1 Mytharc

Anchors Away

Jul 21, 2002 · 28 min

Carrie realizes her relationship with New York City is as dysfunctional as is her relationship with men. Charlotte decides she needs to distance herself from her former life as "Mr

S5·E2 Core

Unoriginal Sin

Jul 28, 2002 · 28 min

Carrie gets an offer from a publisher who wants to make a book out of her column. Charlotte takes a self-help seminar and takes affirmations to try to find love again. Miranda agre

S5·E3 Core

Luck Be an Old Lady

Aug 4, 2002 · 28 min

Carrie desperately tries to get everyone together for Charlotte's "thirty-faux" birthday. Charlotte doesn't want to turn 36 because she feels she's getting old. Miranda goes to Atl

S5·E4 Core

Cover Girl

Aug 11, 2002 · 27 min

Carrie works with publicist Samantha to try to get the perfect look for her book cover. Charlotte starts reading self-help books. Miranda goes to Weight Watchers to lose her baby w

S5·E5 Core

Plus One Is the Loneliest Number

Aug 18, 2002 · 28 min

Carrie invites Jack Berger to her book opening party, which turns out to be a huge event. Charlotte butts heads with Bunny MacDougal. Miranda's single life and her life with Brady

S5·E6 Core

Critical Condition

Aug 25, 2002 · 28 min

Carrie deals with her past with Aidan when she runs into Nina Katz, who had dated Aidan after he and Carrie split up. Charlotte gets a tough lawyer to go up against Bunny in a figh

S5·E7 Mytharc

The Big Journey

Sep 1, 2002 · 28 min

Carrie goes to San Francisco to promote her book and visit Big. Charlotte sleeps with her unappealing (to her) divorce lawyer, Harry Goldenblatt. Samantha accompanies Carrie to Cal

S5·E8 Mytharc

I Love a Charade

Sep 8, 2002 · 28 min

The girls attend the Hamptons wedding of an over-the-hill socialite and a lounge singer whom they all thought was gay. Carrie encounters Jack Berger again. Charlotte goes public wi

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