The Carrie Diaries - First Look at Lindsey Gort as Samantha Jones - Photo

Only days after casting actress Lindsey Gort as a young Samantha Jones, the role made famous by Kim Cattrall on Sex and the City, The CW has released the first image of Gort as Samantha on the upcoming season of prequel series The Carrie Diaries, via The Hollywood Reporter:

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“In another nerve-wracking search to create the amazing characters we all came to know and love on Sex and the City, we went out in search this year for a young Samantha Jones," said executive producer Amy B. Harris. "Lindsey Gort walked into the room and owned the part. Funny and sexy with a whiff of vulnerability and an amazing dash of outrageousness, Lindsey is our exciting choice to play the young Samantha Jones.”

The Carrie Diaries, which returns for its second season on Oct. 25, also offered an official character description for young Samantha, calling her a "ballsy, beautiful and sexy young woman from the panhandle of Florida who has made her way -- and already a name for herself --- in the rock ’n’ roll scene of 1980s NYC."

Much like the casting of AnnaSophia Robb in the title role of a young Carrie Bradshaw, the role originated by Sarah Jessica Parker, the casting team over at The Carrie Diaries continues to be uncannily on-point.