The ongoing saga of the long-rumored "Sex and the City" prequel has taken a surprise twist, reports the Los Angeles Times' Show Tracker blog.

The project, which has gained momentum in the press after being talked about at the Television Critics Association press tour, reportedly won’t be a movie after all. it will be a television show, which will track Carrie Bradshaw in high school, reports the Los Angeles Times' Show Tracker blog.

HBO, which aired the popular series in the late 1990s and early 2000s, is considering the new take on Bradshaw, although the project could end up on another network as the pay-cable outlet has in the past produced some series to sell to other channels, the story notes.

The new series would be based on two new Candace Bushnell books, "The Carrie Diaries" and "Summer in the City.”

Michael Patrick King, a writer on the original series, said at TCA that he's not involved in any prequel and had critical words for the venture, as previously reported. "My Carrie Bradshaw started at 33, and I took her to 43. For me, the idea of going backwards and making her less evolved … is something that I don’t even imagine doing. I have no connection to the prequel," he said.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/08/sex-and-the-city-prequel-lively-roberts-gomez-hbo.html

"Sex and the City" Returning to TV: Report
Sunday - August 14, 2011


The stars of "Sex and the City" are reportedly keen to put the lukewarm reaction of last year's movie sequel behind them by making another series of the hit TV show.

Sarah Jessica Parker and her co-stars are said to be happy to ditch further Hollywood outings and return to the small screen, following the critical backlash and mediocre box office success of Sex and the City 2, reports Britain's Mail on Sunday.





An insider tells the paper, "Ultimately Darren Star - the man who created the hit series - will have the overall say, but everyone is agreed a TV show is the direction they want to take the franchise in."

"Sarah Jessica Parker will be producing. She was worried about doing another film after the bad reaction to the 'Sex and the City 2' movie, but a TV show is definitely something she wants to happen."





The girls' return to TV would mean the much discussed big screen Sex and the City prequel will be put on hold.

The film, which charts the early lives of Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda, has been heavily speculated recently, with actresses Blake Lively, Selena Gomez and Emma Roberts all linked to the movie.

The insider adds, "They want to make the TV series before doing another film."

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/08/14/sex-and-the-city-returning-to-tv-report