‘Sex And The City’ Non-Scripted Dating Show In Development With Candace Bushnell

Bunim/Murray Productions (The Real World, The Challenge, The Family Stallone) has put into development Is There Still Sex in The City, a dating-themed project with bestselling author and Sex and the City creator Candace Bushnell. The proposed non-scripted series will follow four women in their fifties as they escape to a country chateau to flirt with a series of suitors from all walks of life.

The logline: In this immersive dating experience, four fabulous friends in their fifties who are looking for a love do-over will leave their busy city lives for a dating utopia. They’ll live together in a cozy country chateau where they’ll have their pick of a different group of men in each episode. They’ll try the boy toys, sample a senior age player, be romanced by the rich guys and even get to flirt with their fantasy man. But in the end, who will really steal their hearts, and will our ladies be able to bring the sex back to the city?

“Fifty-something women (and above) are the hottest new dating demographic, and I should know, I am one of them,” said Candance Bushnell in a statement. “Over the decades, I’ve dated men of all ages and I’m so excited to be working on a show that combines my passion for relationships with the chance to help women, like me, navigate a love do-over.”

The Emmy Award-winning comedy Sex and the City, of course, is the most prominent of the TV series based on Bushnell’s books. But there is also The Lipstick Jungle, Sex and the City prequel The Carrie Diaries, and the current Sex and the City reboot And Just Like That, which will be returning for a third season on Max. The franchise was born when Bushnell wrote a column in the New York Observer that was turned into the Sex and the City book.

“We feel that Candace’s brand has grown with her audience and her expertise in the dating space is an incredible entry point for an immersive dating experiment,” noted Bunim/Murray President Julie Pizzi in a statement.