Parker portrays the lead character Carrie Bradshaw, while Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon played her best friends Samantha Jones, Charlotte York, and Miranda Hobbes.
In season five, Carrie, in the midst of a dating hiatus, lands a publishing deal for her column and begins a relationship with a fellow writer.
The fifth season of Sex and the City was produced by Darren Star Productions and Warner Bros. Television, in association with HBO Original Programming.
The show featured production from Antonia Ellis, Jane Raab and series star Sarah Jessica Parker, also an executive producer alongside Michael Patrick King, John Melfi, Cindy Chupack, and Jenny Bicks.
Episodic writers returning for the fifth season included Bicks, Chupack, King, Julie Rottenberg, and Elisa Zuritsky.
The season was directed by returning directors King, Charles McDougall, John David Coles, and Michael Engler.
[2] Kristin Davis portrayed Charlotte York MacDougal, an optimistic, straight-laced former art curator navigating being newly single while moving on from her failed marriage.
[7] Mario Cantone returns to the series as a recurring guest actor, portraying Charlotte's gay friend and former wedding planner Anthony Marantino.
Comedian Molly Shannon recurs as Lily Martin while Ron Livingston appears as Jack Berger, a professional writer.
[13] In the United Kingdom, the season aired on Channel 4, garnering high ratings and landing among the top 30 programs of the week.
Buyn, however, stated that the criticism "stems from the fact that the show is just good enough to make me wish it were better", and offered praise for the leading actresses' performance.
[15] Dan Jewel, writing for Media Life Magazine, praised the series for portraying Miranda's motherhood honestly and for giving the characters more depth, noting that the show walks a "fine line" between poignancy and mawkishness.
[23][24][25] Chris Noth and Nixon received nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Actress – Television Series at the 7th Golden Satellite Awards.