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Dawson's Creek

1998 American teen drama television series
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Summary

Dawson's Creek is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,344 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Kevin Williamson[3]
  • Composer: Jann Arden[4], Paula Cole[5]
  • Genre: youth series[6], drama television series[7], LGBT-related television series[8], romance television series[9]
  • Cast member: James Van Der Beek[10], Katie Holmes[11], Michelle Williams[12], Joshua Jackson[13], Kerr Smith[14], Meredith Monroe[15], Busy Philipps[16], Mary-Margaret Humes[17], John Wesley Shipp[18], Mary Beth Peil[19], Nina Repeta[20], Dylan Neal[21]
  • Producer: Kevin Williamson[22]
  • Production company: Outerbanks Entertainment[23], Columbia TriStar Television[24], Sony Pictures Television[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Soundtrack release: Songs from Dawson's Creek[27], Songs from Dawson's Creek – Volume 2[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Country of origin: United States[30]
  • Has part(s): Dawson's Creek, season 1[31], Dawson's Creek, season 2[32], Dawson's Creek, season 3[33], Dawson's Creek, season 4[34], Dawson's Creek, season 5[35], Dawson's Creek, season 6[36]
  • Start time: January 20, 1998[37]
  • End time: May 14, 2003[38]
  • Distributed by: Sony Pictures Television[39]
  • Narrative location: North Carolina[40], Massachusetts[41], Capeside[42]
  • Official website: http://www.dawsonscreek.com/[43]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dawson's Creek[44]
  • Theme music: Run Like Mad[45], I Don't Want to Wait[46]
  • Number of episodes: 128[47]
  • Title: Dawson's Creek[48]
  • List of episodes: list of Dawson's Creek episodes[49]
  • Duration: 44[50]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 16:9[51]
  • Number of seasons: 6[52]
  • Has spin-off: Young Americans[53]

Why It Matters

Dawson's Creek has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Related Entities

Busy Philipps James Van Der Beek Joshua Jackson Katie Holmes Kevin Williamson Massachusetts Michelle Williams North Carolina United States

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Numberguy6 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Series/DawsonsCreek
    Soundtrack release → Songs from Dawson's Creek, Songs from Dawson's Creek – Volume 2
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  2. 5w ago · Moebeus · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Soundtrack release → Songs from Dawson's Creek, Songs from Dawson's Creek – Volume 2
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  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 17w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
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    End time → +2003-05-14T00:00:00Z
    Production company → Outerbanks Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Television, Sony Pictures Television
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