If you're a big Sex And The City fan then you'll know that prequel series The Carrie Diaries has been making waves in the States. As Season 2 approaches the CW has decided it's high time Carrie met Samantha Jones, and so a little lady by the name of Lindsey Gort, has popped up on the scene.

The first shots of Lindsey in character have arrived online, and we have to say, we're quite impressed. She could easily be passed off as a young Kim Cattrall, but will she have the acting chops to bring young Samantha to life?

Executive producer Amy B Harris certainly seems to think so. "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." she explained.

"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." Word on the street is that Samantha and Carrie will meet on the rock 'n' roll scene of 1980s New York, where the young Ms Jones has already made quite the name for herself.

It may be a hard pill for some devoted fans to swallow, but it seems as though the show is going from strength to strength among the younger generation. Sarah Jessica Parker still hasn't quite gotten her head around the whole concept, so we can't wait to hear what Kim Cattrall thinks of young Samantha. She is the authority on all things Ms Jones, naturally.

The Carrie Diaries returns to US TV screens in October.