Sex in the City. Sex and the City was a romantic comedy television series that aired from 1998 until 2004. The show was set and filmed in New York City and based on the 1997 book of the same name, the show follows the lives of a group of four women who, despite their different natures and ever-changing sex lives, remain inseparable and confide in each other. It starred: Sarah Jessica Parker (1965- ) (as Carrie Bradshaw), Kim Cattrall (1956- )(as Samantha Jones), Kristin Davis (1965- )(as Charlotte York), and Cynthia Nixon (1966- )(as Miranda Hobbes). 8” x 10” color cast photograph signed by all four, Nixon in red ink.