Dawson's Creek is an American prime-time television drama, which first aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB network. Aimed at a teenaged audience, the show is semi-autobiographical, being based on the small-town childhood of its creator Kevin Williamson. The lead character, Dawson Leery, shares Williamson's interests and background. Filmed in Wilmington and Durham, North Carolina, the show was set in a small fictional seaside town called Capeside and focused on a group of friends who were in the early part of their freshman year of high school when the series began - Dawson Leery, Joey Potter, Pacey Witter, Jen Lindley, Jack Mcphee, Andie Mcphee. | |