Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends beginning in high school and continuing into college that ran from 1998 to 2003. The series starred James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery, Katie Holmes as his best friend and love interest, Joey Potter, Joshua Jackson as their fellow best friend Pacey Witter, and Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley, a New York City transplant to the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, where the series was set. The show was created by Kevin Williamson and debuted on The WB on January 20, 1998. It was produced by Columbia TriStar Television and was filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina. The show placed at No. 90 on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list in 2007. The series ended on May 14, 2003. During the course of the series, 128 episodes of Dawson's Creek aired over six seasons.
| Genre | Teen drama, Drama, Romance |
| Created by | Kevin Williamson |
| Starring | James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson, Mary-Margaret Humes, John Wesley Shipp, Mary Beth Peil, Nina Repeta, Kerr Smith, Meredith Monroe, Busy Philipps |
| Opening theme | "I Don't Want to Wait" by Paula Cole (U.S.), "Run Like Mad" by Jann Arden (DVD, Streaming services and Puerto Rico Releases) |
| Composer(s) | Danny Lux (season 2), Stephen Graziano (season 2), Mark Mothersbaugh (season 3), Adam Fields (vast majority), Dennis McCarthy (season 2, and closing theme that season) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 128 |
| Executive producer(s) | Tom Kapinos, Greg Prange, Paul Stupin, Greg Berlanti, Kevin Williamson (1998–99) |
| Location(s) | Wilmington, North Carolina, Cape Cod, Massachusetts |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Columbia TriStar Television, (1998–2001), (seasons 1–5), Columbia TriStar Domestic Television, (2001–2002), (seasons 5–6), Outerbanks Entertainment, (1998–2003), (seasons 2–6), Sony Pictures Television, (2002–2003), (season 6) |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Original network | The WB |
| Related shows | Young Americans, One Tree Hill |
| Netflix ID | 70157460 |
About Dawson's Creek
Show about four teenage friends who come of age in a small coastal town. The show was created by Kevin Williamson.
Achievement of Dawson's Creek
The series ran for six seasons and aired a total of 128 episodes. The opening theme song of the show is "I Don't Want to Wait" by Paula Cole.
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Latest information about Dawson's Creek updated on July 28 2021.
