Dawson's Creek: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dawson Leery, Joey Potter, and Pacey Witter are life long friends, whose lives start to rapidly change when a new girl, Jen Lindley, moves in next door to Dawson and the foursome start high school. Chronicling the passage from adolescence to young adulthood, they are joined by two other newcomers to Capeside: brother and sister Jack and Andie McPhee and, when they go to college, by Audrey Liddell. Set in the fictional town of Capeside, MA., Dawson's Creek is the coming of age story of a close knit group of friends on the verge of adulthood.

Series details

• Title: Dawson's Creek
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 1998-01-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-05-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The WB
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 845

Cast and credited roles

• James Van Der Beek — Dawson Leery
• Katie Holmes — Josephine "Joey" Potter
• Joshua Jackson — Pacey Witter
• Mary Beth Peil — Evelyn "Grams" Ryan
• Michelle Williams — Jennifer "Jen" Lindley
• Kerr Smith — Jack McPhee
• Mary-Margaret Humes — Gale Leery
• Nina Repeta — Bessie Potter
• John Wesley Shipp — Mitch Leery
• Meredith Monroe — Andrea "Andie" McPhee
• Busy Philipps — Audrey Liddell

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-01-20; final listed air date 1998-05-19; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-10-07; final listed air date 1999-05-26; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1999-09-29; final listed air date 2000-05-24; episode order: 23.
• Season 4: premiered 2000-10-04; final listed air date 2001-05-23; episode order: 23.
• Season 5: premiered 2001-10-10; final listed air date 2002-05-15; episode order: 23.
• Season 6: premiered 2002-10-02; final listed air date 2003-05-14; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dawson's Creek on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.