Dawson’s Creek landed on TV airwaves in 1998 and immediately became a sensation. Starring James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson as a trio of childhood best friends, the show followed the normal highs and lows of teen life and chronicled how the group and their families navigated joy and loss.
Since the series ended in 2003, most of the cast has gone on to enjoy continued success on TV and in movies. Most of them still look back fondly on the series, and when the cast celebrated the show’s 20th anniversary in 2018, Van Der Beek told Entertainment Weekly, “I remember loving the script. I remember thinking everyone was amazing. All the actors were perfectly cast.”
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