Sex and the City: Season 4
2001 · 18 episodes · ★ 6.2
What Season 4 of Sex and the City
The fourth season of Sex and the City becomes more introspective, focusing on commitment, personal crises and the balance between professional and romantic life. Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha keep dating around the city, but now their doubts weigh more heavily. Carrie goes through an identity crisis after accepting an offer to perform in a charity show, while Samantha has no qualms about showing off her body. Charlotte is diagnosed with vulvodynia, which forces her to take antidepressants to ease her pain. Carrie also wants to win back Aidan and goes out for drinks with Mr. Big, who is now her friend.
Season 4 Episodes
4x01 The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacy
Carrie thinks about men and the future when no one shows up for her birthday party. Miranda confronts her married friends about her single life. Charlotte tries to deal with her separation from Trey. Samantha tries to seduce a celibate monk. The girls make a pact that they are soulmates, and men are nice guys to have fun with.
Directed by: Michael Patrick King · Written by: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Costas Mandylor, Chris Noth, Yul Vazquez, Kathleen Bridget Kelly
4x02 The Real Me
Carrie is reluctant when asked to be a celebrity model in a high-profile fashion show. Miranda gets a lesson in confidence when a buff guy at the gym asks her out. Charlotte works up the courage to look at her "depressed" vagina in a hand-mirror. Samantha immortalizes herself by having nude photographs taken.
Directed by: Michael Patrick King · Written by: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Willie Garson, Margaret Cho, Mario Cantone, James McCaffrey
4x03 Defining Moments
Carrie meets a jazz musician while on a pseudo-date with Big. Miranda tries to get more comfortable using the bathroom in front of her date. Charlotte is dismayed that Trey only wants to have sex in places where they can get caught. Samantha meets Maria, a lesbian painter, at Charlotte's gallery, and questions her own sexuality.
Directing: Allen Coulter · Writing: Jenny Bicks · Starring: Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth, Molly Russell, Orlagh Cassidy
4x04 What's Sex Got to Do with It?
Carrie continues to date Ray King, the jazzman, but finds he has an ADHD problem. Miranda substitutes chocolate for sex. Charlotte deals with Trey getting a little too overconfident in bed. Samantha tells the girls she's in a relationship with Maria and is now a lesbian.
Directed by: Allen Coulter · Written by: Nicole Avril · Starring: Katie Maguire, Kyle MacLachlan, Craig Bierko, Sonia Braga
4x05 Ghost Town
Carrie gets an invitation to the opening of Steve—and Aidan's—new bar, Scout. Miranda thinks she has a ghost in her apartment. Charlotte butts heads with Trey's mother, Bunny, when redecorating their apartment. Samantha's girlfriend Maria gets fed up with the many, many men from Samantha's past.
Directed by: Michael Spiller · Written by: Allan Heinberg · Starring: Emily Cline, Chris Meyer, Kyle MacLachlan, Jennifer Woodward
4x06 Baby, Talk Is Cheap
Carrie realizes she wants to get back together with Aidan. Miranda gets a surprise when she sleeps with "marathon man". Charlotte and Trey decide to start trying to have a baby. Samantha uses fake nipples and attracts a man who uses "baby-talk" during sex.
Directing: Michael Spiller · Writing: Cindy Chupack · Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Interval, Russ Anderson, John Bolger
4x07 Time and Punishment
Big calls Carrie—while she's having sex with Aidan. Miranda throws her neck out after fighting with Charlotte. Charlotte decides to leave the gallery to pursue motherhood full-time. Samantha's latest guy tells her she needs to shave below the belt.
Directing: Michael Engler · Writing: Jessica Bendinger · Starring: Ted King, Gretchen Cleevely, Susan Misner, Joan Poust
4x08 My Motherboard, My Self
Carrie's laptop crashes, and when Aidan tries to help, she pushes him away. Miranda's mother dies unexpectantly, but at the funeral, her family is more upset by her single status. Charlotte becomes the "Martha Stewart of funerals". Samantha "loses" her orgasm.
Directing: Michael Engler · Writing: Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky · Starring: David Eigenberg, Becky Ann Baker, Aasif Mandvi, JOHN CORBETT
4x09 Sex and the Country
Carrie is dragged to Aidan's country home in Suffern, New York. Charlotte visits the MacDougal "compound" in Connecticut. Miranda yells at Steve when he tells her he has testicular cancer but has no clue about his condition. Samantha gets annoyed when her dates keep asking her what she's doing "next weekend".
Directed by: Michael Spiller · Written by: Allan Heinberg · Starring: Chris Noth, Kyle MacLachlan, David Eigenberg, Frances Sternhagen
4x10 Belles of the Balls
Carrie invites Big up to Aidan's country home to talk. Charlotte tries to discuss her and Trey's infertility problems. Miranda sleeps with Steve to cheer him up after he has one of his testicles removed. Samantha tries to get the PR position for hotelier Richard Wright.
Directing: Michael Spiller · Writing: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Chris Noth, Kyle MacLachlan, David Eigenberg, JOHN CORBETT
4x11 Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
Carrie is reluctant to tell Aidan that she had an abortion when she was 22. Charlotte discovers she only has a fifteen percent chance of getting pregnant naturally. Miranda finds out she's pregnant by Steve, and debates whether or not to keep the baby. Samantha gets Lucy Liu as a client and tries to use the relationship to her advantage.
Directing: David Frankel · Writing: Jenny Bicks · Starring: Lucy Liu, Peggy Gormley, Kyle MacLachlan, David Eigenberg
4x12 Just Say Yes Mid-Season Finale
Aidan proposes to Carrie. Charlotte discusses adoption with Trey, but hits a wall when Bunny finds out that the baby could be Chinese. Miranda tells Steve she's having his baby. Samantha starts sleeping with her boss, Richard Wright.
Directing: David Frankel · Writing: Cindy Chupack · Starring: Chris Noth, Kyle MacLachlan, David Eigenberg, Frances Sternhagen
4x13 The Good Fight
Carrie and Aidan have a huge fight over the clutter in her apartment after Aidan moves in. Charlotte and Trey have a huge fight when he brings home a cardboard baby as a gag gift. Miranda goes on a date despite being pregnant. Samantha finally gives in to Richard's romantic overtures.
Directed by: Charles McDougall · Written by: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, JOHN CORBETT, James Remar, Robert John Burke
4x14 All That Glitters
Carrie finds time away from stay-at-home boy Aidan with a gay Aussie shoe distributor at the exclusive Bungalow 8. Charlotte and Trey separate permanently after their apartment is photographed in House & Garden. Miranda accidentally outs her co-worker after he tells the office gossip that she's pregnant. Samantha tells Richard she loves him while high on ecstasy.
Directing: Charles McDougall · Writing: Cindy Chupack · Starring: Willie Garson, Mario Cantone, Kyle MacLachlan, JOHN CORBETT
4x15 Change of a Dress
Carrie freaks out about marrying Aidan. Charlotte takes tap classes, and has a meltdown during the "Tea for Two" number when she realizes she isn't ready to be alone after her divorce. Miranda must feign excitement when she learns her baby's sex. Samantha finds out Richard is seeing other women, and pushes him to be monogamous with her.
Directing: Alan Taylor · Writing: Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky · Starring: Marc Grapey, Lynn Cohen, JOHN CORBETT, James Remar
4x16 Ring a Ding Ding
Carrie is forced to buy her apartment back from Aidan or move out. Mr. Big writes her a check as a loan, but she doesn't know whether she should accept it. Charlotte doesn't know what to do with her engagement ring. Miranda has to refurbish her wardrobe after gaining pregnancy weight. Samantha tries to trick Richard into saying he loves her.
Directed by: Alan Taylor · Written by: Amy Harris · Starring: Chris Noth, David Eigenberg, JOHN CORBETT, James Remar
4x17 A 'Vogue' Idea
Carrie starts working at Vogue and finds out from her acerbic editor that she doesn't have a Vogue idea about relationships. Charlotte throws a baby shower for Miranda, but Miranda gets fed up with her after she tries to make the shower too cutesy. Richard asks Samantha for a threesome with a 21-year-old for his birthday.
Directed by: Martha Coolidge · Written by: Allan Heinberg · Starring: Rachel Nichols, James Remar, Candice Bergen, Ron Rifkin
4x18 I Heart NY Season Finale
Carrie is shocked to find out that Big is moving to Napa, California and plans to give him a New York send-off. Charlotte begins dating another recent divorcé. Miranda prepares for the new baby as her delivery date nears. Samantha suspects Richard may be cheating on her.
Directed by: Martha Coolidge · Written by: Michael Patrick King · Starring: Chris Noth, Kyle MacLachlan, David Eigenberg, Frances Sternhagen
Season 4 Cast
Kim CattrallSamantha Jones18 episodes
David EigenbergSteve Brady9 episodes
Mario CantoneAnthony Marantino2 episodes
Ted KingBradEpisode 1
Peggy GormleyDr. PeckEpisode 1
Marc GrapeyJ.J. MitchellEpisode 1
Lynn CohenMagdaEpisode 1
Costas MandylorFriarEpisode 1
James McCaffreyPaul DenaiEpisode 1All Seasons
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Season 21999 · 18 ep. · ★ 6.3
Season 32000 · 18 ep. · ★ 6.2
Season 52002 · 8 ep. · ★ 6.3
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes are in Season 4 of Sex and the City?
Season 4 of Sex and the City has 18 episodes.
When did Season 4 of Sex and the City premiere?
Released June 3, 2001.
Where to watch Season 4 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 4?
According to the audience rating on TMDB, the 4x02, "The Real Me," with a 7.0.