'Sex and the City' Star Jason Lewis Reveals He's Been Writing an 'Epic Fantasy' Book Series
It's been almost three years since actor Jason Lewis, who famously played Jerrod Smith in Sex and the City, stepped back from Hollywood. Last week, the actor returned to social media, teasing that something huge is coming, and now reveals it's his own book series.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Lewis lets fans know that he's been in Costa Rica the past few years writing on a nine-book "epic fantasy" series. It will be a first for the now actor-turned-writer, who left the spotlight to pursue his dream.
Lewis has dedicated three years to living in the tropical area, waking up at 4 a.m., learning Spanish, and working on authoring three interconnected book trilogies. Each trilogy is set within a different era in the same universe, with Lewis explaining, "It's my own magic system based more in physics than the soft magic of casting spells and stuff like that."
He admits that his books are more Lord of the Ringsthan Harry Potter, and the use of magic is more rooted in physics. When it comes to future readers, Lewis says that understanding physics isn't a requirement.
"It's not necessary for the reading. It's just that when you're creating fantasy or even science fiction, there's a fine line between hard science or hard magic and soft magic. For me, I wanted to understand the hard magic of it, but it's not a lecture on physics. It's magic," he said.
When it came to creating the series, he went the unconventional route and started with the seventh book. Being a fan ofStar Wars is what sparked the idea of "Oh yeah, let's just do this in reverse." He plans to release the seventh book first and is already on a fourth draft.
Lewis calls the first trilogy an "idealistic tale," and "the middle one is when good intentions go terrible, when you become the monster so the monster can't hurt you. And the last one is more of a redemption story. A more realistic worldview of doing our best with what's handed to us."
The actor-turned-author sticks to a routine and wakes up early, goes for a run on the beach, and pours himself a cup of coffee before hitting the desk. He spends his day writing 1,000 to 2,000 words as his goal, and reveals he doesn't have a publisher yet. His desire to write came from a "'what do I need, what do I want' design-of-life list." Lewis admits that his recent Instagram post was to start a collaboration with his audience and future fans.
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This story was originally published May 28, 2026 at 1:38 PM.