Scripted series · The WB
Dawson's Creek
It's the end of something simple. And the beginning of everything else.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
James Van Der Beek
Dawson Leery
128 eps
Katie Holmes
Joey Potter
128 eps
Michelle Williams
Jen Lindley
128 eps
Joshua Jackson
Pacey Witter
128 eps
Meredith Monroe
Andie McPhee
69 eps
Kerr Smith
Jack McPhee
115 eps
Busy Philipps
Audrey Liddell
46 eps
Mary-Margaret Humes
Gail Leery
93 eps
John Wesley Shipp
Mitch Leery
83 eps
Mary Beth Peil
Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan
128 eps
Nina Repeta
Bessie Potter
88 eps
Jason Behr
Chris Wolfe
6 eps
Brittany Daniel
Eve Whitman
4 eps
Scott Foley
5 eps
John Finn
Sheriff John Witter
4 eps
Monica Keena
Abby Morgan
14 eps
Dylan Neal
Doug Witter
20 eps
David Monahan
Tobey Barret
7 eps
Carolyn Hennesy
Mrs. Valentine
7 eps
David Dukes
Joseph McPhee
8 eps
Greg Rikaart
David
7 eps
Bianca Lawson
Nikki Green
4 eps
Eddie Mills
Tyson 'Ty' Hicks
4 eps
Leann Hunley
Tamara Jacobs
9 eps
Michael Pitt
Henry Parker
15 eps
Mika Boorem
Harley Hetson
6 eps
Mitchell Laurance
Benjamin Gold
6 eps
Hal Ozsan
Todd Carr
14 eps
Bianca Kajlich
Natasha Kelly
8 eps
Robin Dunne
A.J. Moller
4 eps
Dana Ashbrook
Rich Rinaldi
9 eps
Nicole Bilderback
Heather Tracy
5 eps
Sebastian Spence
Matt Freeman
5 eps
Ed Grady
4 eps
Aubrey Dollar
Marcy Bender
6 eps
Edmund Kearney
Mr. Peterson
4 eps
Richard K. Olsen
Mr. Milo
5 eps
Gareth Williams
Mike Potter
7 eps
Niklaus Lange
Rob Logan
4 eps
Adam Kaufman
Ethan
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dawson's Creek actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dawson's Creek reads strongest on Emotional Weight, Character Depth and Serialized.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
The run
Seasons
6 seasons · 128 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199813 episodes
7.9IMDbIdealist Dawson Leery and his friends face family dramas, peer pressure and self-esteem issues as they navigate through high school and college.
Best episode · S01E11 The Scare
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199822 episodes
7.5IMDbAs the new season gets under way, Dawson and Joey start to have qualms about the future of their relationship after their first romantic kiss.
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199923 episodes
7.2IMDbThis season finds a jealous Jen continuing her quest to drive a wedge between Dawson and his longtime friend and confidant, Joey.
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
200023 episodes
7.0IMDbThe hit drama continues to chart the loves and friendships of Dawson, Joey and Pacey as they apply to college, play pranks and lose their virginity.
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
200123 episodes
8.1IMDbThis season finds Joey heading off to college, Dawson beginning a film internship in Hollywood and Pacey starting a new career at a restaurant.
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
200224 episodes
7.4IMDbCapeside angst hits a fever pitch during the course of the show's final season as Joey and Dawson rekindle their romance -- with mixed results.
Best episode · S06E10 Merry Mayhem
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S06E24
...Must Come to an End (2)
- Directed by James Whitmore Jr., Gregory Prange
- Written by Maggie Friedman, Kevin Williamson
S06E23
All Good Things... (1)
- Directed by James Whitmore Jr.
- Written by Maggie Friedman, Kevin Williamson
S06E22
Joey Potter and the Capeside Redemption
- Directed by Michael Lange
- Written by Tom Kapinos, Gina Fattore
S06E20
Catch-22
- Directed by Robert Duncan McNeill
- Written by Laura Glasser
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Kevin Williamson
Showrunner
Tom Kapinos
Writer
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Heidi Ferrer
Writer
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Jeffrey Stepakoff
Writer
Rob Thomas
Writer
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Joshua Krist
Writer
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Tamy Ader
Writer
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Chris Levinson
Writer
Mike White
Writer
Gina Fattore
Writer
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Diego Gutierrez
Writer
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Darin Goldberg
Writer
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Holly Henderson
Writer
Greg Berlanti
Writer
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Hadley Davis
Writer
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Tammy Ader
Writer
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Leslie Ray
Writer
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Alan Cross
Writer
Rina Mimoun
Writer
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Nicole Ranadive
Writer
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Dana Barrata
Writer
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Alex Gansa
Writer
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Zack Estrin
Writer
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Bonnie Schneider
Writer
Maggie Friedman
Writer
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Jed Seidel
Writer
Jenny Bicks
Writer
Anna Fricke
Writer
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Jon Harmon Feldman
Writer
Liz W. Garcia
Writer
Jon Kasdan
Writer
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Karin Lewicki
Writer
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Allison Robinson
Writer
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Liz Tigelaar
Writer
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Laura Glasser
Writer
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Nan Hagan
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Tom KapinosProducer
- Paul StupinProducer
- Kevin WilliamsonProducer
Writing
- Tom KapinosWriter
- Heidi FerrerWriter
- Jeffrey StepakoffWriter
- Rob ThomasWriter
- Joshua KristWriter
- Tamy AderWriter
Direction
- Arlene SanfordDirector
- John BehringDirector
- Michael Toshiyuki UnoDirector
- Bethany RooneyDirector
- Jim CharlestonDirector
- Robert Duncan McNeillDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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