--- description: Sarah Jessica Parker returns in the new show 'Busted' title: Sarah Jessica Parker to Star in New Show Busted image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt446ae7c4d73ad934/69869945169ab0160527a128/450700858.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Sarah Jessica Parker to Play a Reporter in New Show by [Hannah Goldberg](/author/hannah-goldberg/) ## Hannah Goldberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2014 7:42 PM CUT  Sarah Jessica Parker attends the Cosmopolitan Seminar at the 2014 Cannes Lions on June 16, 2014 in Cannes, France. Sarah Jessica Parker attends the Cosmopolitan Seminar at the 2014 Cannes Lions on June 16, 2014 in Cannes, France.Didier Baverel—WireImage by [Hannah Goldberg](/author/hannah-goldberg/) ## Hannah Goldberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2014 7:42 PM CUT Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is set to [return to television](http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/sarah-jessica-parker-attached-to-star-in-busted-crime-thriller-tv-series-1201246699/ "undefined"), playing a reporter in a new show _Busted._ The _Sex and the City_ star will be a part of Sydney Kimmel Entertainment’s first television series, V_ariety_ reports. The show will be based on the nonfiction book _Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love_. Parker will help tell the story of reporters Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker, who try to break open a police scandal in Philadelphia. The show will be aired in hour-long episodes. \[[_Variety_](http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/sarah-jessica-parker-attached-to-star-in-busted-crime-thriller-tv-series-1201246699/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2923478/sarah-jessica-parker-busted/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2923478/sarah-jessica-parker-busted/"},"headline":"Sarah Jessica Parker to Play a Reporter in New Show","datePublished":"2014-06-25T19:42:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:37:44.512Z","description":"From Sex and the City to playing a reporter","url":"https://time.com/2923478/sarah-jessica-parker-busted/","keywords":["Television","Media"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt446ae7c4d73ad934/69869945169ab0160527a128/450700858.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Hannah Goldberg","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/hannah-goldberg/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt446ae7c4d73ad934/69869945169ab0160527a128/450700858.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sarah Jessica Parker attends the Cosmopolitan Seminar at the 2014 Cannes Lions on June 16, 2014 in Cannes, France.","caption":"Sarah Jessica Parker attends the Cosmopolitan Seminar at the 2014 Cannes Lions on June 16, 2014 in Cannes, France.","creditText":"Didier Baverel—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2923478/sarah-jessica-parker-busted/","name":"Sarah Jessica Parker to Play a Reporter in New Show"}}]}] ```