The following is a list of episodes for Dawson's Creek, an American television series

Television program

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. Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons...

 was created by Kevin Williamson, who was the executive producer until the end of the show's second season. Paul Stupin

Paul Stupin

- Biography :After graduating from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Stupin went to Los Angeles to work for NBC in series development. In 1986 he became a vice president for production at Tri-Star Pictures, overseeing such films as Steel Magnolias, and Short Circuit...

 shared the executive producer role until Williamson left, and remained until the series finale

Series finale

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 along with Tom Kapinos

Tom Kapinos

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 and Greg Prange. It is produced by Outerbanks Entertainment

Outerbanks Entertainment

Outerbanks Entertainment is the production company of screenwriter Kevin Williamson, based in Los Angeles, California, USA. It currently produces the CW series The Vampire Diaries. Past credits include Dawson's Creek . It also produced the series Glory Days for The WB and Wasteland for the ABC...

 and Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television

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.

The series stars James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek

James William Van Der Beek, Jr. is an American television, film, and stage actor, known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in The WB series Dawson's Creek...

 as Dawson Leery

Dawson Leery

Dawson Wade Leery is the central fictional character and the main protagonist of the American television drama Dawson's Creek. The character is portrayed by American actor James Van Der Beek.-Biography:...

, an aspiring film maker. Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes

Katherine Noelle "Katie" Holmes is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. Her movie roles have included the blockbuster Batman Begins along with art house films such as The Ice Storm and thrillers...

 portrays his best friend and love interest Joey Potter

Joey Potter

Josephine "Joey" Lynn Potter is a fictional character portrayed by Katie Holmes in the American television drama Dawson's Creek.-Character biography:...

, with Joshua Jackson

Joshua Jackson

Joshua Carter Jackson is a Canadian American actor. He has appeared in primetime television and in over 32 film roles. He is best known for playing Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks film series, Pacey Witter in the television series Dawson's Creek and Peter Bishop in the television series...

 as their fellow best friend Pacey Witter

Pacey Witter

Pacey J. Witter is a fictional character on the American television series Dawson's Creek, portrayed by actor Joshua Jackson.-Biography:...

. Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams (actress)

Michelle Ingrid Williams is an American actress. After starting her career with television guest appearances in the early 1990s, Williams achieved recognition for her role as Jen Lindley on the WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek, which she played from 1998 to 2003...

 plays Jen Lindley

Jen Lindley

Jennifer "Jen" Lindley is a fictional character on the American television drama Dawson's Creek. The character is portrayed by American actress Michelle Williams.-Season One:...

, who moves from New York

New York

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 to Capeside after being sent away by her parents.

Between January 20, 1998 and May 14, 2003, Dawson's Creek aired six seasons on the American television network

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 The WB

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, the first a mid-season replacement and the following five as regular seasons. One hundred and twenty-eight episodes were produced over the shows six year run, and concluded with a two-hour series finale. All six seasons are available on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4.

List of seasons

Season		Episodes	Originally aired	DVD release date
	1	13	1998	April 1, 2003
	2	22	1998–1999	December 16, 2003
	3	23	1999–2000	June 29, 2004
	4	23	2000–2001	October 5, 2004
	5	23	2001–2002	May 3, 2005
	6	24	2002–2003	April 4, 2006

Season 1: 1998

"Series #" refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Episode #" refers to the episode's number in this particular season. The first season, 13 pre-filmed episodes, ran from January 20 to May 19, 1998. Season one regular cast members include James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek

James William Van Der Beek, Jr. is an American television, film, and stage actor, known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in The WB series Dawson's Creek...

, Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes

Katherine Noelle "Katie" Holmes is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. Her movie roles have included the blockbuster Batman Begins along with art house films such as The Ice Storm and thrillers...

, Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams (actress)

Michelle Ingrid Williams is an American actress. After starting her career with television guest appearances in the early 1990s, Williams achieved recognition for her role as Jen Lindley on the WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek, which she played from 1998 to 2003...

, Joshua Jackson

Joshua Jackson

Joshua Carter Jackson is a Canadian American actor. He has appeared in primetime television and in over 32 film roles. He is best known for playing Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks film series, Pacey Witter in the television series Dawson's Creek and Peter Bishop in the television series...

, with Mary-Margaret Humes

Mary-Margaret Humes

Mary-Margaret Humes is an American actress best known in recent years for playing Gail Leery, the title character's mother on the WB television drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003.- Biography :...

 and John Wesley Shipp

John Wesley Shipp

John Wesley Shipp is an American actor best known as Mitch Leery, the title character's father on the television drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2001 and for roles in several daytime soap operas...

 portraying Dawson Leery

Dawson Leery

Dawson Wade Leery is the central fictional character and the main protagonist of the American television drama Dawson's Creek. The character is portrayed by American actor James Van Der Beek.-Biography:...

's parents Gail

Gail Leery

Gail Leery is a fictional character from the American television program, Dawson's Creek, played by Mary-Margaret Humes.-Biography:Gail Leery is the wife of Mitch Leery. The two were college sweethearts and married in 1979 after four years of dating. They tried for three years to get pregnant, and...

 and Mitch Leery

Mitch Leery

Mitchell "Mitch" Leery is a fictional character from the American television series, Dawson's Creek, portrayed by John Wesley Shipp.-Biography:Mitch Leery is the husband of Gail Leery. The couple have two children - Dawson Leery and Lily Leery...

, Nina Repeta

Nina Repeta

Nina Repeta is an American actress best known for her role as Bessie Potter on the television drama Dawson's Creek, which aired from 1998 to 2003....

 as Joey Potter

Joey Potter

Josephine "Joey" Lynn Potter is a fictional character portrayed by Katie Holmes in the American television drama Dawson's Creek.-Character biography:...

's sister and guardian Bessie Potter

Bessie Potter

Bessie Potter is a fictional character from the American television program, Dawson's Creek, played by Nina Repeta. She appears in all six seasons, but less frequently in seasons five and six.-Biography:...

, Mary Beth Peil

Mary Beth Peil

Mary Beth Peil is an American actress and singer.-Early life:Born in Davenport, Iowa in 1940, Peil trained as an opera singer at Northwestern University under Lotte Lehmann. There she became a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority...

 as Jen Lindley

Jen Lindley

Jennifer "Jen" Lindley is a fictional character on the American television drama Dawson's Creek. The character is portrayed by American actress Michelle Williams.-Season One:...

's grandmother Evelyn Ryan

Evelyn Ryan (Dawson's Creek character)

Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan is a fictional character from the American television program, Dawson's Creek, played by Mary Beth Peil. She appears in all six seasons.-Biography:Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan is the maternal grandmother of central character Jen Lindley...

. The season takes place on the characters' first half of their sophomore year of high-school.

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Season 2: 1998–1999

The second season ran from October 7, 1998 to May 26, 1999. This season takes place during the characters' second half of their sophomore year of high-school.

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Season 3: 1999–2000

Season three aired from September 29, 1999 to May 24, 2000 and features twenty-three episodes. There were several cast changes from season two. Kerr Smith

Kerr Smith

Kerr Van Cleve Smith is an American actor best known for playing Jack McPhee on The WB drama series Dawson's Creek, Kyle Brody in The WB's, supernatural drama, Charmed and more recently Axel Palmer in My Bloody Valentine 3D...

 and Meredith Monroe

Meredith Monroe

Meredith Leigh Monroe is an American actress who portrayed Andie McPhee on Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2000. She was a series regular in Seasons 2-3, appeared in several episodes at the beginning and end of season 4, and was a special guest star in the final series episode in Season 6, though...

 joined the main cast as Jack

Jack McPhee

Jack McPhee is a fictional character portrayed by Kerr Smith in the American television drama Dawson's Creek.-Fictional Biography:The son of Joseph McPhee, Jack is the shy new kid on the block when he and Andie begin their Sophomore year at Capeside High School. It is later revealed he and Andie...

 and Andie McPhee

Andie McPhee

Andrea "Andie" McPhee is a fictional character on the American television drama Dawson's Creek, from 1998 to 2000, with guest appearances in 2002 and 2003. She is portrayed by American actress Meredith Monroe.- Background :...

, respectively. The two had previously held special special guest star roles in the previous season with Smith appearing in twenty episodes and Monroe appearing in twenty-one. The original cast members are listed here for each episode.

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Season 4: 2000–2001

Dawson's Creek fourth season started on October 4, 2000 and ended May 23, 2001. This season takes place during the characters' senior year of high school in Capeside.

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Season 5: 2001–2002

The fifth season of Dawson's Creek started on October 10, 2001 and ended May 15, 2002. It had a late premier due to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The season takes place during the characters' freshmen year of college in Boston.

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Season 6: 2002–2003

The sixth season of Dawson's Creek began October 2, 2002 and ended May 14, 2003 with a special two-hour series finale. The season takes place during the characters' sophomore year of college and the series finale takes place five years later.

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External links

• Dawson's Creek Episode Guide at DawsonsCreek.com
• Dawson's Creek at the Internet Movie Database
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