Sex and the City: Season 3
2000 · 18 episodes · ★ 6.2
What Season 3 of Sex and the City
Season three puts Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda in front of more serious relationships, emotional conflicts and decisions that make them grow up. Carrie starts dating politician Bill Kelley and then Sean, while she discovers Mr. Big's wedding announcement with Natasha. Charlotte wants to get married before the end of the year and sets her plan in motion. Miranda argues with Steve about taking the next step in their relationship and later proposes that they move in together. Samantha meets different men and has a complicated relationship with her assistant. Love and friendship are put to the test in every story.
Season 3 Episodes
3x01 Where There's Smoke...
Carrie meets a politician at a FDNY calendar benefit in Staten Island. Miranda gets help from Steve after she undergoes LASIK eye surgery. Tired of waiting for a fairytale romance, Charlotte begins aggressively searching for a "Prince Charming" to marry. Samantha dates the pinup-boy fireman she met at the benefit.
Directing: Michael Patrick King · Writing: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Brad Beyer, Michael Lombardi, Marceline Hugot, Steven Skybell
3x02 Politically Erect
Carrie continues dating her politician beau, but finds his sexual fetish to be anything but 'golden'. Miranda doesn't know how to respond when Steve asks her to "go steady". Charlotte throws a "used date" party to find a new man. Samantha dates a short man who shops at the Boy's Department in Bloomingdale's.
Directing: Michael Patrick King · Writing: Darren Star · Starring: Anthony Alessandro, John Slattery, Elizabeth Banks, Mike Doyle
3x03 Attack of the 5'10" Woman
Carrie must confront her past with Big when she runs into Natasha, Big's wife. Miranda hires Magda, an Eastern European maid with very traditional values. Charlotte deals with some of her body issues at a spa. Samantha gets banned from Helena Rubinstein when she gets physical with a masseur.
Directing: Pam Thomas · Writing: Cindy Chupack · Starring: Lynn Cohen, Barbara Garrick, Christopher Sieber, Jessica Russo
3x04 Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...
Carrie dates a twenty-something man who's openly bisexual. Miranda deals with personal issues when Steve proposes moving in with her. Charlotte poses as a drag king for an artist at her gallery. Samantha butts heads with her new twenty-something male assistant.
Directing: Pam Thomas · Writing: Jenny Bicks · Starring: Eddie Cahill, Donovan Leitch, Alanis Morissette, Chris Tardio
3x05 No Ifs, Ands, or Butts
Carrie's smoking becomes a problem when she goes on her first date with Aidan Shaw. Miranda makes more time for Steve in her life. Charlotte dates the worst kisser she's ever met. Samantha dates a black man whose sister is racist.
Directing: Nicole Holofcener · Writing: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Asio Highsmith, Sundra Oakley, Ross Gibby, Donald Berman
3x06 Are We Sluts?
Carrie wants to sleep with Aidan, but he's reluctant to rush into a physical relationship. Miranda discovers she has chlamydia and has to inform her past sexual partners. Charlotte's new boyfriend calls her names during sex. Samantha's neighbors disapprove of her sex life after a late-night visitor lets in a burglar.
Directing: Nicole Holofcener, Allison Anders · Writing: Cindy Chupack · Starring: Christopher Orr, Carl T. Evans, Carol Lawrence, John Cosomano
3x07 Drama Queens
Carrie obsesses about her perfect relationship when Aidan suggests she meet his parents. Miranda enjoys her intimate life with Steve. Charlotte gets upset when a married friend won't set her up with his bachelor buddy. Samantha tries Viagra while sleeping with a doctor.
Directing: Allison Anders · Writing: Darren Star · Starring: Billy Wirth, Ethan Sandler, Amy Redford, Luvada Harrison
3x08 The Big Time
Carrie runs into Big who confesses that he misses her and can't stop thinking about her. Miranda gets annoyed with Steve's childish habits when he suggests they have a baby together. Charlotte falls in love with Trey after only a few weeks of dating and is convinced he's "The One". Samantha believes she's hit menopause when her period is a week late.
Directing: Allison Anders · Writing: Jenny Bicks · Starring: Robert LuPone, Elan Atias, Emmanuel Todorov, Chris Noth
3x09 Easy Come, Easy Go
Big tells Carrie that he's leaving his wife. Miranda deals with her breakup and Steve moving out of the apartment. After meeting the MacDougal family matriarch, Charlotte maneuvers Trey into making an "alrighty" proposal. Samantha is upset when dating a hot guy with "funky spunk".
Directing: Charles McDougall · Writing: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Bobby Cannavale, Kirven Blount, Caroline Whitney Smith, Bridget Moynahan
3x10 All or Nothing
Carrie feels guilty and wants to quit her affair with Big. Miranda enjoys phone sex with a co-worker from Chicago. Charlotte negotiates the terms of her prenuptial agreement with Trey's mother, Bunny. After celebrating her move to the new apartment in the exclusive Meatpacking District, Samantha's bout of the 'flu gives her a pessimistic outlook on life.
Directing: Charles McDougall · Writing: Jenny Bicks · Starring: Josh Hamilton, Marilyn Alex, Chris Noth, Kyle MacLachlan
3x11 Running with Scissors
Carrie continues her affair with Big, and tells Samantha after a girly night and Miranda after a drink on their cocktail night. Charlotte finds out by accident, when she bumps into them on the street together. No longer meeting in hotels where nobody knows them in to avoid getting caught,Natasha comes home early from the Hamptons catching Carrie in Big's apartment. She chases Carrie out, falls down the stairs and cracks her tooth. Carrie takes her to A&E where she tells Big "they are so over they need a new word for over". Miranda tries continually to get Carrie to end her affair. Charlotte hires stylist Anthony Marentino to help her find the perfect wedding dress. Samantha meets the "male version of herself", but he refuses to sleep with her because she hasn't had an HIV test.
Directing: Dennis Erdman · Writing: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Adrian Rieder, Sam Robards, Blanchard Ryan, Michelle Hurst
3x12 Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Carrie struggles to find the right time to tell Aidan about her affair. Miranda tells a guy she's a stewardess in hopes of getting a date. Charlotte has her dream wedding and marries Trey MacDougal—even after attempted late-night tryst reveals Trey's serious shortcomings. Cunning linguist Samantha sleeps with Trey's Scottish cousin, despite being unable to understand him.
Directing: Daniel Algrant · Writing: Cindy Chupack · Starring: Clark Gregg, Ritchie Coster, Joe La Piana, Willie Garson
3x13 Escape from New York
Carrie meets with actor/producer Matthew McConaughey in LA to talk about optioning her columns to make a movie. Miranda wrestles with the level of open sexuality in Los Angeles. Charlotte uses the Internet to deal with Trey's impotence problem. Samantha meets a dildo model.
Directing: John David Coles · Writing: Michael Patrick King, Becky Hartman Edwards · Starring: Matthew McConaughey, James MacDonald, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Edward Kerr
3x14 Sex and Another City
Carrie meets a publicity agent for celebrities who shows her the perks of the rich and famous in LA. Miranda meets an old friend from New York who's lost his East-Coast edge. Charlotte comes to LA after getting fed up with Trey's sexual problems. Samantha meets her idol, Hugh Hefner, and gets the girls invited to a party at the Playboy Mansion.
Directing: John David Coles · Writing: Jenny Bicks · Starring: Carrie Fisher, Hugh Hefner, Vince Vaughn, Sam Seder
3x15 Hot Child in the City
Carrie dates a hunky comic-book store owner who still lives with his parents. Miranda gets braces. Charlotte is shocked when she catches the supposedly impotent Trey masturbating. Samantha's latest client is Jenny Brier (Kat Dennings), a 13-year-old Jewish-American princess, planning her million-dollar bat mitzvah.
Directing: Michael Spiller · Writing: Allan Heinberg · Starring: Peyton List, Kat Dennings, Cane Peterson, Anita Gillette
3x16 Frenemies
Carrie teaches at The Learning Annex—only her course on "How to Find Love" is as successful as her own love life. Miranda dates one of Carrie's ex-boyfriends (known as Mr. A--hole), whom she meets at the funeral of a dead never-met blind-date. Charlotte gets sexually frustrated with her sex life with Trey. Samantha gets in a fight with Charlotte about her attitude toward sex.
Directing: Michael Spiller · Writing: Jenny Bicks · Starring: Jane Summerhays, Dominic Fumusa, Sherri Parker Lee, Vivienne Benesch
3x17 What Goes Around Comes Around
Carrie decides, after a broad-daylight Manolo mugging, that she must clear herself of bad karma and decides she needs to talk with Natasha about her affair with Big. Miranda dates a gorgeous NYPD detective and becomes self-conscious about her own looks. Unhappily-married Charlotte struggles with her lust for a hunky gardener; she and Trey decide to separate. Samantha meets another Sam Jones, who turns out to be an NYU student and desperate virgin.
Directing: Allen Coulter · Writing: Darren Star · Starring: Bridget Moynahan, Timothy Gibbs, Jacob Pitts, Scott Geyer
3x18 Cock a Doodle Do! Season Finale
Carrie meets with Big for the first time since his marriage ended. Miranda gets frustrated when she thinks the Chinese take-out girl mocks her stay-at-home lifestyle. Charlotte moves back into her old apartment and gets an up-lifting visit from Trey in the middle of the night. Samantha feuds with the raucous transsexual prostitutes who conduct business outside her apartment at two in the morning.
Directing: Allen Coulter · Writing: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Michael Jefferson, T. Oliver Reid, Karen Covergirl, Samia Shoaib
Season 3 Cast
Kim CattrallSamantha Jones18 episodes
David EigenbergSteve Brady9 episodes
John SlatteryBill Kelley2 episodes
Mike DoyleMark2 episodes
Brad BeyerArthurEpisode 1
Marceline HugotMaryEpisode 1
Steven SkybellDr. GotliebEpisode 1
Marc GrapeyJ.J. MitchellEpisode 1
Christopher HaroBrunch ManEpisode 1All Seasons
Season 11998 · 12 ep. · ★ 5.7
Season 21999 · 18 ep. · ★ 6.3
Season 42001 · 18 ep. · ★ 6.2
Season 52002 · 8 ep. · ★ 6.3
Season 62003 · 20 ep. · ★ 6.0Where to Watch Season 3 of Sex and the City
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes are in Season 3 of Sex and the City?
Season 3 of Sex and the City has 18 episodes.
When did Season 3 of Sex and the City premiere?
Released June 4, 2000.
Where to watch Season 3 of Sex and the City?
Available by subscription on Amazon Prime Video, Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and HBO Max Amazon Channel (availability may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 3?
According to the TMDB audience rating, episode 3x15, "Hot Child in the City," with a 7.0.