Set in a small coastal town near Boston called Capeside, Dawson's Creek tells the story of four teenagers as they struggle through adolescence. This is particularly true for 15-year-olds Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek), an introspective dreamer and Joey Potter (Katie Holmes), a precocious tomboy unaware of her beauty. Best friends since childhood, they are about to enter that confusing time in life where nothing is the way it was and nothing is as it seems. 128 episodes produced in a span of 6 seasons (13 for season 1 [as in short-lived]; 22 for season 2; 23 for seasons 3-5; 24 for season 6). starring James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson, Mary-Margaret Humes, John Wesley Shipp, Mary Beth Peil, Nina Repeta, Kerr Smith, Meredith Monroe, and Busy Philipps. Created by Kevin Williamson. Executive Producers: Deborah Joy LeVine, Williamson, Paul Stupin, Greg Berlanti, Tom Kapinos and Greg Prange. Outerbanks Entertainment in association with Columbia TriStar Domestic Television for The WB.