Jon Harmon Feldman (born 1967) is an American screenwriter and director .
112-475: Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for his work on the television series Dawson's Creek , Brothers & Sisters , Everwood , Political Animals , Riverdale , Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and You , in addition to his contributions to DC Comics on film and television productions, including The CW 's Arrowverse , as well as Titans and Doom Patrol . In 2000, Berlanti founded
224-864: A Leo Award Best Dramatic Series nomination for Arrow in 2013 as well as a Fan Favorite Awards and Fan Favorite New Show by TV Guide for Arrow , the Honors Writer Award by The Caucus in 2010, the Alumni Merit Award by the Northwestern Alumni Association in 2006, a 2005 a Gracie Award Presented by the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television , the Religion Communicators Council Wilbur Award for
336-487: A tomboy character. Williamson and his team were initially close to casting actress Selma Blair in the role who had auditioned "very tough, [but] with a lot of heart," when an audition tape of Katie Holmes came in, in which she had filmed herself in her basement, with her mother reading Dawson's lines. Williamson thought she had exactly the right look for Joey, citing that "she had those eyes, those eyes just stained with loneliness." He asked her to come to California , but
448-543: A video rental store with his other best friend Pacey Witter , an underachieving class clown who occasionally squabbles with Joey. Dawson and Joey dance around a growing attraction to each other, but their dynamic shifts with the arrival of Jen Lindley , who has moved to Capeside from New York City to live with her grandparents. The series explores the characters' coming-of-age, dealing with topics such as first love , death , coming out , homophobia , class differences , mental health , and divorce . The first season covers
560-476: A 2012 Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries in recognition for Direction of Political Animals Pilot, a 2013 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie for Political Animals , a 2014 Saturn Award for Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series for The Flash as well as The Christopher Award for The Flash ,
672-541: A New York City transplant to Capeside. The show was created by Kevin Williamson and premiered on The WB as a mid-season replacement . It was produced by Columbia TriStar Television (renamed Sony Pictures Television before the sixth and final season) and was filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina . The series ended on May 14, 2003. A total of 128 episodes were produced, spanning six seasons. Along with Buffy
784-613: A conflict with her school play schedule prevented her from doing so. Upon her arrival in Los Angeles two weeks later, she was able to secure the role. Michelle Williams, who had acted in Lassie , Species , and in guest spots on TV sitcoms, impressed Williamson when she auditioned with a heartfelt scene in which her character Jen Lindley goes in and sees her grandfather lying in the bed, transforming herself "into this broken child who just needed to be fixed". Katherine Heigl also
896-465: A conversation about early detection and acute awareness of cancer. In 2018, Berlanti and husband Robbie Rogers chaired Fuck Cancer's inaugural Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala, named in honor of his late mother. Berlanti Productions was also a sponsor of the event. Kristin Chenoweth headlined the event, while co-founder Yael Cohen Braun and board member Stephen Amell were the headline honorees at
1008-455: A cultural touchstone has been widely acknowledged by media outlets and critics. In an article for BuzzFeed News , Sandi Rankaduwa wrote about why the show resonated with young people who came of age during the era of Columbine and 9/11 , saying "At a time in teens' lives when they're tasked with trying to understand their place in the world, events unfolding around them were becoming increasingly senseless. So it's not entirely surprising that
1120-511: A cut above the rest." The Sacramento Bee noted the show does not appear to glorify teacher-student romances as "Pacey's great adventure is not seen by the others as a triumph, and in the end, both he and the teacher pay for [their liaison]." John Carman of the San Francisco Chronicle found Dawson's Creek scenically "downright luxuriant" and liked that it "doesn't have the rushed feel of so many teen shows. The edginess
1232-641: A deal with Warner Bros. in March 2003 via Berlanti/Liddell Productions. By the age of 32, he had also already directed his first feature film, The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy , which starred Timothy Olyphant , Zach Braff , Justin Theroux , and Dean Cain . After three years at Warner Bros., he moved to Touchstone Television in 2006 and set up Berlanti Television as his new production company. In 2006, Berlanti produced and wrote Brothers & Sisters for ABC , which aired for five seasons and featured
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#17328007427761344-418: A different actor, Williamson decided on casting him in the role of Dawson's best friend Pacey Witter instead. After watching a video of James Van Der Beek that his casting director had sent in, the casting crew invited him to audition in Los Angeles . A regular off-Broadway performer, Van Der Beek impressed Williamson with his "cerebral and internal" quality, citing "that nervousness that made it seem like he
1456-443: A good deal of chatter about breasts, genitalia, masturbation , and penis size. Then the title and credits come on and the story begins." The Parents Television Council (PTC) proclaimed the show as the single worst program of the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons by being "the crudest of the network shows aimed at kids", complaining about "an almost obsessive focus on pre-marital sexual activity", references to pornography and condoms, and
1568-509: A huge ratings success in the context of major networks like NBC , ABC , and CBS , Dawson's Creek did very well with the younger demographic it targeted and became a defining show for the WB Network. It became the highest-rated show among female teens at that time and helped ad revenue for the WB "soar from $ 100 million in 1996 to well over half a billion dollars in 1999." The pilot episode
1680-521: A local restaurateur, along with much of the set and decorations and was then converted into a real restaurant and bar that retains the same name. The WB spent an estimated $ 3 million on marketing the show several months ahead of the January 20, 1998, series premiere. Promotion included billboards in addition to trailers in theaters before screenings of films like Titanic , making The WB the first TV network to run trailers in movie theaters. A clip of
1792-429: A love triangle between Dawson, Joey, and Jen, which some critics have compared to the love triangle between Archie Comics characters Archie , Betty , and Veronica . Some episodes feature homages to movies such as The Breakfast Club and some reference Kevin Williamson's work on Scream . Jen's reasons for moving to Capeside are revealed – she was acting "too sexual" as a result of being taken advantage of when she
1904-468: A low-budget film project that echoes his life in Capeside. Jen must deal with her parents' impending divorce, while Jack faces sexual harassment from a professor. Pacey works as a chef at a Boston restaurant, but embarks on a new career which comes as a surprise to everyone. The two-part finale, which is set in the year 2008, finds everyone is reunited in Capeside for a special wedding, but the happy reunion
2016-435: A new place to live after his dad sells the only home he knows. The fourth season takes place during the characters' senior year of high school and deals with Joey and Pacey's ups and downs as a couple. Their relationship is tested by differing post-high school plans, Joey's friendship with Dawson, and Pacey's insecurity. Jen learns that Henry wants to break up with her but he does not say this to her face. Andie almost dies at
2128-411: A potential 2016 premiere. The series was ultimately titled Legends of Tomorrow , and it followed a ragtag team of heroes and villains as they traveled through time and space on a mission to stop the devious immortal Vandal Savage . The series premiered on January 21, 2016, and was renewed for a second season on March 11, 2016. On September 4, 2014, it was reported that Berlanti would executive-produce
2240-835: A rave when she takes ecstasy that was in Jen's possession via a new boy, Drue - she used to know him in New York. The drug conflicts with Andie's prescribed medication. The incident fractures Jen's friendship with Jack and the group. Dawson starts to date Gretchen, Pacey's older sister who has moved back to Capeside. The fifth season follows most of the characters leaving Capeside to begin new lives in big cities. In LA , Dawson attends USC Film School but starts to have second thoughts. After arguing with his parents over dropping out his father dies, leaving Dawson more confused about his future. In Boston , Joey, Jack and Jen navigate their freshman year of college. Pacey finds himself adrift after working on
2352-516: A re-imagining of the origin of Supergirl , to be written by The New Normal and Chuck alum Ali Adler . The Flash co-creator Johns was also involved with development. On September 19, 2014, it was reported that CBS had made a series commitment to Supergirl . It was also announced that Berlanti would co-write the first episode. After its first season, the show moved from CBS to The CW, bringing all live-action Arrowverse shows together on one network. The show made history in 2018 for featuring
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#17328007427762464-436: A series called Arrow , based on Green Arrow , for The CW . The series premiered on October 10, 2012, and was picked up to full series in the same month. On July 30, 2013, it was announced at the summer TCA tour that Berlanti, Kreisberg, and DC Comics CCO Geoff Johns would be introducing Barry Allen in the second season of Arrow , with the possibility of the character being spun off to his own series. Actor Grant Gustin
2576-572: A series order for The Girls on the Bus , previously worked on by Netflix and The CW, to be produced by Berlanti, Amy Chozick , Julie Plec , Rina Mimoun , and Sarah Schechter. It was announced that filming had wrapped on the pilot and production began in October 2022. In March 2022, Apple TV+ acquired the distribution rights to Fly Me to the Moon , a film covering the 1960s Space Race . In June 2022,
2688-482: A short time in 2015. Dawson's Creek generated a large amount of publicity before its debut, with several television critics and consumer watchdog groups expressing concerns about its anticipated "racy" plots and dialogue. The controversy drove Procter & Gamble Productions, initially a co-producer of the series, away from the project. Syndicated columnist John Leo said the show should be called "While Parents Cringe", and went on to write, "The first episode contains
2800-439: A show featuring confused, outsider teens who seemed more self-aware than the adults around them became comfort food for so many young Americans...but despite its nostalgic elements, Dawson's Creek managed to portray a warts-and-all world in which viewers watched smart, stubborn, and emotional characters search for stability, and seeing them both struggle and succeed in a controlled space became therapeutic. The breadth of characters
2912-708: A son in 2016 and a daughter in 2019. Berlanti received the Governors Award at the 2024 Emmys. The Governors Award is bestowed by the Television Academy's Board of Governors and honors an individual, company or organization that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the arts and/or of television. In 2022, Berlanti received the high honor of the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television at
3024-517: A teen soap (you can't help but get caught up in the Dawson-Jen-Joey triangle) and comments ironically on the genre (witness the digs at the overly earnest 90210 and Party of Five ). The trouble is, some people aren't getting the joke." Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News opined, "This is the way wildly bright 15-year-old kids dearly want to talk, which puts Dawson's Creek into a higher class of realism entirely." Williamson admitted he wrote
3136-408: A thinly veiled copy of Dawson's Creek . The 2007 youth drama series Kavak Yelleri is also a Turkish remake of the show. Curating popular music and breaking artists from the independent and alternative rock genres, Dawson's Creek became impactful on shaping the television music culture of teen and other drama series in the late 1990s and early 2000s . Instrumentation of the episodes
3248-453: A yacht all summer but enters the restaurant business. Jack joins a fraternity and embraces life as an openly gay college student, but it puts his relationship with Toby under strain. Joey struggles to adjust to life as a college student but makes a new friend. Jen finds herself drawn into a whirlwind relationship and also supports Dawson when he attends grief counselling. In the sixth and final season, Dawson moves to Boston and begins to work on
3360-405: A young and aspiring hockey player, Jackson was initially considered for the main role of Dawson Leery. However, while Williamson "fell in love" with Jackson, citing his ability to read any role during the auditions, he felt that Jackson's good looks would not fit the underdog, nerd, and video geek character he envisioned for the show's titular character. After The WB expressed their wish to look for
3472-466: Is an exquisitely talented heartthrob, and Holmes, as Joey, is a confident young performer who delivers her lines with slyness and conviction. Williams (Jen) and Jackson (Pacey), meanwhile, more than hold their own, with Jackson looking to be a budding star in his own right." Dawson's Creek was nominated for fourteen awards, including ALMA Awards, Casting Society of America Awards, Golden Satellite Awards , TV Guide Awards, and YoungStar Awards. In 2000,
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3584-424: Is cut short after the group learns that one of their own has been harboring a heartbreaking secret. In the midst of the tragedy, old scores are settled, new relationships blossom, and new ventures are chosen for a better future. Following the selling of his spec script for Wes Craven -directed Scream (1996), film assistant Kevin Williamson was taking several meetings with film and television producers before
3696-559: Is dejected and angry. Dawson and Pacey become rivals for Joey's affection. Joey tries to repair her friendship with Dawson, but at the end of the season, Dawson realizes he does not want to hold Joey back, so he urges her to go and join Pacey, who is sailing down the coast for the summer. Jen is pursued by freshman football player Henry Parker and initially finds him immature but grows to return his feelings. Jack tries to find his first gay experience, while also juggling football, and trying to find
3808-416: Is gay, which puts him at odds with homophobic classmates and an intolerant father. Jen befriends "bad girl" Abby Morgan and goes down a path of self-destruction. Dawson must deal with the divorce of his parents, Mitch and Gail. The third season saw the beginning of their junior year and a blossoming romance between Joey and Pacey. When Dawson discovers his two friends have become a couple behind his back, he
3920-486: Is in the situations, not the pacing." Variety wrote that it was "an addictive drama with considerable heart", and that "it's a drama conceited enough to believe that it created the concept of teenagers who care and jaded enough to...[suggest] more than a post-pubescent pipe dream." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution acknowledged the sexual dialogue but said "Williamson conjures a strangely compelling blend of jadedness and innocence." The St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote
4032-540: Is pandering." Other reviews noted the show tread familiar ground, with the LA Weekly writing, "[The show] comes alive in fits and starts, then folds back into a less original or less plausible or less coherent version of some part of something you've seen before, if you've seen The Wonder Years , My So-Called Life , Degrassi High , Party of Five , Dangerous Minds , or Beverly Hills, 90210 . Or even one of those very special episodes of Blossom ." On
4144-419: Is revealed that her older brother has died but her mother sometimes acts as if he is still alive and Andie seems to be responsible for caring for her and protecting her at such times as her husband is absent. Pacey becomes a rock for Andie as it is revealed she, unsurprisingly, struggles with mental illness herself. Joey finds herself drawn to Jack, who initially reciprocates her feelings, but comes to realize he
4256-957: The 33rd Producers Guild of America Awards for his remarkable impact on the art and craft of television. In 2019, Berlanti received the Television Showman of the Year Award at the 56th Annual ICG Publicists Awards, the Patron of the Artists Award at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation 45th Annual Patron of the Artists Awards, the Kieser Award at the 45th Annual Humanitas Prize Awards and the Outstanding Film – Wide Release Award for "Love, Simon" at
4368-899: The International Emmy Awards , The Hero Award by the Trevor Project , 500 Most Powerful People Working in the Global Media Business Today by Variety , in addition to winning a Teen Choice Award for The Flash , Riverdale and Love, Simon . Additional wins include; 2017 for Teen Choice Award for Choice Drama TV Show for Riverdale and 2016 People's Choice Award wins for Supergirl and The Flash . In 2021, The Flight Attendant earned nine Emmy Awards nominations, including "Outstanding Comedy Series." The show also earned two Golden Globe Awards nominations, including "Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy." Past honors include;
4480-454: The Lewinsky scandal rather than their regular programming). The series finale itself was watched by 7.3 million U.S. viewers, which was its largest audience ever. The show had, in the words of television experts Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, a "semi-spinoff" – Young Americans . The protagonist of Young Americans , Will Krudski ( Rodney Scott ), was introduced in three episodes at
4592-517: The Paula Cole song " I Don't Want to Wait ", which would later become the show's theme song after producers could not secure the rights for Alanis Morissette 's " Hand in My Pocket ". The WB's marketing campaign led Newsweek to remark Dawson's Creek is "as much a marketing event as a small-town serial about overheated hormones." During the series' run, producers and writers were among
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4704-600: The USA miniseries Political Animals . At ABC, he produced and worked alongside Jon Harmon Feldman , former Dirty Sexy Money showrunner, to create No Ordinary Family . In 2011, he shifted from ABC Studios back to its original home at Warner Bros. Television . For NBC, he produced The Mysteries of Laura , an American adaptation of the Spanish television series , which premiered on September 17, 2014, and Blindspot , which premiered on September 21, 2015. Berlanti directed
4816-582: The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus, serving for Capeside High School. Due to the architectural uniformity of the campus, it was difficult for the university to double as another campus in the show when the characters reached college in the fifth and sixth season. Therefore, scenes at the fictional Worthington University in Boston were filmed at Duke University and around Franklin Street at
4928-467: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Other filming locations in later seasons include Durham and Raleigh . The Hell's Kitchen bar featured in the show was a natural food store at 118 Princess Street in Wilmington which was purchased by producers, dressed as a seedy college bar and used for production during the show's last season. When production completed, the building was purchased by
5040-408: The slasher film began production. In what would be his first television meeting, Williamson met executive Paul Stupin ; when asked if he had ideas for a television production, Williamson came up with the idea of a teen series based on his youth growing up near a North Carolina creek as an aspiring filmmaker who admired director Steven Spielberg . Stupin liked his idea and asked him to come back
5152-484: The theme song in the unaired pilot episode of the television show. However, Morissette decided not to have it used as the theme after Dawson's Creek was picked up, prompting Stupin and McCullough to approach different artists for original material to use. In the meantime, The WB had licensed American singer-songwriter Paula Cole 's song " I Don't Want to Wait " from her second album This Fire (1996) and suggested them to use it instead. An eleventh hour decision, it
5264-659: The "A Man of Faith" episode of Jack & Bobby in 2005, the Turner Prize at the Environmental Media Awards in 2003 for Everwood , a GLAAD Media Award in 2001 for The Broken Hearts Club and a 2000 SHINE Award for his writing work on Dawson's Creek . Berlanti was also recognized by Variety in 2000 for their Watchable Helmers issue, as well as their 2018 Inclusion Impact Report and by The Hollywood Reporter in their 'Power 100 List' and 'Power Showrunners List' in 2018. In 2017, Berlanti
5376-403: The 1997 romantic comedy Lovelife , starring Matt Letscher , Sherilyn Fenn , Saffron Burrows , Carla Gugino , Jon Tenney , Bruce Davison and Peter Krause . Feldman won an Audience Award at the 1997 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival for writing Lovelife . The name of his production company is Oh That Gus!, Inc. This article about an American screenwriter born in the 1960s
5488-557: The 2010 film Life as We Know It , starring Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel . He produced the film Pan for Warner Bros. under his Berlanti Productions banner; the film was released October 9, 2015. In January 2016, The CW ordered the Berlanti-produced television pilot Riverdale , based on the characters from Archie Comics . The pilot was picked up to series in May 2016. Riverdale premiered on January 26, 2017, and
5600-471: The 2019–20 television season, with one cancellation and two new series, Berlanti increased the record to 18. Berlanti also directed the 2018 film Love, Simon , a gay romantic comedy-drama which grossed $ 66 million worldwide. Berlanti was named on Time ' s list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. In 1998, at the age of 26, Berlanti landed his first writing job on The WB 's Dawson's Creek , where he quickly rose through
5712-646: The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards . Additional honors include: Los Angeles LGBT Center 's 49th Anniversary Gala Vanguard Awards Honoree; Friends of the Saban Community Clinic's 43rd Annual Gala Honoree; Variety Hall of Fame Inductee; Northwestern University School of Communication Graduation Convocation Address. In 2018, Berlanti was selected for the Vanguard Award by the Los Angeles LGBT Center , The Founders Award by
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#17328007427765824-548: The Berlanti Family Foundation's largest charitable contribution for a single organization to date. Berlanti said he "aims to help Northwestern continue its great legacy of fostering the next generation of humane, diverse, courageous and bold storytellers." Berlanti is a board member of Fuck Cancer , a health organization working for early detection and prevention of cancer. Launched in 2009, Fuck Cancer aims to engage millennials through social media to have
5936-526: The City ), Julie Plec ( The Vampire Diaries ), Tom Kapinos ( Californication ), and Dana Baratta ( Jessica Jones ). During its first four seasons, Dawson's Creek was primarily filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina , at EUE/Screen Gems studios and on location around Wilmington, with Southport and Wrightsville Beach also standing in for the fictional town of Capeside, a port city located in mid- Cape Cod . The Wilmington area benefited greatly from
6048-512: The Vampire Slayer and 7th Heaven , Dawson's Creek became one of the flagship shows for The WB and launched its main cast to international stardom. The show placed at No. 90 on Entertainment Weekly 's "New TV Classics" list in 2007. It has also been credited with kicking off a boom of teen-centered shows in the late 1990s that continued into the 2000s. Dawson Leery is an introspective 15-year-old and aspiring filmmaker in
6160-623: The album sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide and was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Australia, it became the fifth highest selling album of 1999. Songs from Dawson's Creek – Volume 2 was released in October 2000 to coincide with the debut of the series' fourth season. Less successful, it reached
6272-606: The audience and the spoken quote, "Greg, move your head!" This is an homage to Berlanti's father, Gene, who would yell at Greg when he was blocking the television screen. Berlanti, a Delta Tau Delta alumnus, graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in 1994. Berlanti has been in a relationship with ex– LA Galaxy soccer player Robbie Rogers since mid-2013. On December 31, 2016, Rogers and Berlanti announced they had become engaged. Their wedding occurred on December 2, 2017. They have two children born via surrogacy ,
6384-599: The beginning, there was resistance. When we did the Jack kiss on Dawson's Creek , everyone was tentative. But I took over the show and that was an important thing to me. If we were going to bring the character out, it seemed silly to me that he couldn't kiss." When asked what he would have done if the network had said no to the kiss, Berlanti added, "I was prepared to quit. I really was." Berlanti subsequently created two drama series for Warner Bros: Everwood and Jack & Bobby . He and his business partner Mickey Liddell struck
6496-631: The city as a filming location and boosted tourism. The visitors' bureau distributed a special guide to filming locations used in the show. For the Leery, Lindley, and Potter homes private residences located along the shores of Hewletts Creek , a stream in New Hanover County , were used. Some of the scenes shown during the opening credits and miscellaneous scenery shots throughout the early episodes were filmed in Martha's Vineyard , an island off
6608-417: The class of 1989. Greg has one sister, Dina and two nieces. He has Italian and Irish ancestry. He described his early life in an August 2004 interview with Entertainment Weekly : "We were Italians in a town of WASPs " and his family was not "doing as well as 90% of the community." The Berlanti Productions production logo, which follows each episode of shows he produces, features a family with their backs to
6720-632: The coast of Massachusetts , as well as Masonboro . Interiors for the Potter family's Icehouse restaurant were filmed at The Icehouse bar in downtown Wilmington, while exteriors were filmed at the Dockside Restaurant in Wrightsville Beach . Nearby constructions at the real Icehouse later forced producers to eliminate the bar from the storyline by burning it down. Other prominent exterior shots include Alderman and Hoggard Halls on
6832-459: The dialogue as such with the aim of showing "how teenagers would like to be seen, as opposed to being talked down to." In response to concerns about the show's sexual dialogue, some critics wrote "it's safe to assume teens have said, heard, or done far worse." The Baltimore Sun wrote the show is "not so much about sex as it is about growing up in a sex-obsessed culture. It's a subtle difference, but one that could make this newest prime-time soap
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#17328007427766944-499: The editing room with the editor going over candidates for songs that McCullough sent over. In some cases, they would look at, against picture, ten or 15 songs against each scene. Next to McCullough, recommendations for inclusion came "from everywhere", with writers, editors, co-producers and Sony Music executives playing pivotal roles. Originally, Canadian recording artist Alanis Morissette 's song " Hand in My Pocket " from her third studio album Jagged Little Pill (1995) served as
7056-490: The end of the show's third season as a friend of Dawson, Joey, and Pacey's who had previously moved away and returned to Capeside for a visit. His character was never referred to before this story arc and did not appear again in the series after the season three episode "Show Me Love". Young Americans was made by the same company as Dawson's Creek , Columbia TriStar Television , and appeared in Dawson's Creek's time slot during
7168-779: The event. Berlanti said that his mother Barbara was the most charitable person he ever knew and that there was no better way to honor her than a night of fun and giving back to this incredible organization. Director Writer Producer Dawson%27s Creek Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts , beginning in high school and continuing into college. It ran for six seasons, from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003. The series starred James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery ; Katie Holmes as his best friend and love interest , Joey Potter ; Joshua Jackson as their friend Pacey Witter ; and Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley ,
7280-471: The film was neither critically nor financially successful, further planned releases were cancelled. In May 2016, Berlanti discussed his involvement, as producer and possibly as director, in a Booster Gold feature film that was in development. Zack Stentz was signed to the project as screenwriter. It is still in movie limbo. In January 2012, it was announced that, along with Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim , Berlanti would create, write, and produce
7392-712: The first live-action transgender superhero when Nicole Maines was cast in a main role. Berlanti worked with Mara Brock Akil and her husband Salim Akil to develop Black Lightning which also aired on The CW. Berlanti also produced Titans , starring Brenton Thwaites , with Akiva Goldsman , Geoff Johns , and Sarah Schechter ; Doom Patrol , starring Matt Bomer and Brendan Fraser , with Jeremy Carver , Geoff Johns, and Sarah Schechter; and Stargirl starring Brec Bassinger , with Greg Beeman , Melissa Carter, Geoff Johns, Sarah Schechter, and Glen Winter . In 2017, Berlanti wrote and executive-produced Freedom Fighters: The Ray for The CW's streaming platform. The show
7504-480: The first romantic kiss between two gay male characters on primetime TV. The popularity and success of Dawson's Creek is credited with paving the way for subsequent teen shows. In 2018, Kristen Baldwin of EW argued, "Without Dawson's (and its original lead-out, Buffy the Vampire Slayer ), we would never have the hyper-verbal, pop culture-obsessed teens of Riverdale — not to mention Felicity and Charmed (1998), Popular , Freaks and Geeks (which
7616-453: The first same-sex legal marriage on network television. He replaced Marti Noxon , who departed the show because of creative differences. In 2007, Berlanti executive-produced Dirty Sexy Money for ABC, which aired for two seasons and featured the first recurring transgender character on primetime television. In 2008, Berlanti created and produced the ABC legal drama Eli Stone and, in 2012,
7728-443: The first to use cross-platform fan engagement through the series' official website, which was known as Dawson's Desktop. On the site, users could peruse "Dawson's multimedia journal and homework files, surf his bookmarked Web sites and listen to his CDs. They can read characters' e-mails and chats and go through their trash bins." According to show writer Jeffrey Stepakoff , "dawsonscreek.com [was] where fans could not only chat about
7840-421: The least sexually exploitative shows on the air. Much of the criticism cited the show's early decision to feature a storyline about a romantic relationship between a high school student and a teacher. Early reviews of the series were mixed to positive. During the season premiere, much was written about the show's perceived racy content and the teens' "unhealthy obsession with sex." Negative reviews lambasted
7952-526: The next day and pitch it to Columbia TriStar Television , prompting Williamson to write a 20-page outline for Dawson's Creek that night. Williamson pitched the show "as Some Kind of Wonderful , meets Pump Up the Volume , meets James at 15 , meets My So-Called Life , meets Little House on the Prairie ", also taking inspiration from teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210 as he "wanted it to speak to
8064-456: The other hand, multiple critics lauded the show's hyper-articulate, self-aware dialogue, saying it is what sets it apart from past teen shows. Caryn James of The New York Times wrote the "sophisticated awareness...characteristic of Mr. Williamson's writing" is the show's standout. Bruce Fretts of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "That's Kevin Williamson's genius — just as Scream did with slasher flicks, Creek simultaneously works as
8176-491: The producing ranks from staff writer to executive producer. In 2000, when creator and then-showrunner Kevin Williamson decided to step away from the show, 28-year-old Berlanti was promoted to showrunner. Berlanti has spoken in many interviews about the importance of introducing a gay character into a primetime television show and featuring the first same-sex kiss between two men on U.S. network television on Dawson's Creek . Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter , he stated, "In
8288-432: The production company Berlanti Productions . In the 2017–2018 television season, Berlanti tied Jerry Bruckheimer 's 2005–2006 record in having 10 different live-action scripted television series airing on various networks and digital platforms and took sole possession of the record, with 14 airing in the 2018–19 television season, having signed the most expensive producer deal at that time (June 2018) with Warner Bros. In
8400-515: The project's original director, Jason Bateman , left the project, and the role was later filled by Berlanti. Filming began later in the year in October, and it was released in July 2024. More recently, his Berlanti/Schechter Films company had a first-look deal with Netflix. Berlanti co-wrote and co-produced the DC Comics film Green Lantern , starring Ryan Reynolds as the titular character. As
8512-416: The series for a second season. In February 2015, it was announced that Berlanti and Sera Gamble would develop a series for Showtime based on Caroline Kepnes 's thriller novel You . Two years later, it was announced that the series was purchased by Lifetime and put on fast-track development. You premiered on September 9, 2018. On July 26, 2018, ahead of the series premiere, Lifetime announced that
8624-415: The series had been renewed for a second season. On December 3, 2018, it was confirmed that Lifetime had passed on the series and that Netflix picked up the series ahead of the release of the second season. The second season was released on December 26, 2019. On January 14, 2020, Netflix renewed You for a third season, which was released on October 15, 2021. In October 2021, ahead of the third season premiere,
8736-554: The series was renewed for a fourth season. In April 2019, Amazon Studios officially won the film rights to Red, White & Royal Blue , to be produced by Berlanti Productions. The project, based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston , had its world premiere at the BFI IMAX in London on July 22, 2023 and was released on Amazon Prime Video on August 11, 2023. In May 2021, The CW pilot All American: Homecoming
8848-524: The show "is a real charmer, capturing not only the awkwardness and agonies of growing up but also the pure joy of possibilities ahead", and The Seattle Times declared it the best show of the 1997–1998 season and said it "belongs in that too-small pantheon of My So-Called Life , James at 15 and to a lesser extent, Party of Five and Doogie Howser, M.D. " Praise for the cast was widespread. LA Weekly called the leads "luminous" and "talented", while Variety wrote, "As Dawson, Van Der Beek
8960-594: The show aired on Yle . In Italy, Dawson's Creek initially aired on the pay TV channel TELE+ Bianco, but later moved to the free-to-air TV channel Italia 1 for its last four seasons. The show aired in New Zealand on TVNZ 2 . Dawson's Creek aired on TBS from 2003 to 2008, and later aired on Noggin's late-night programming block The N from 2006 to 2007, and then later moved to the 24-hour version of The N where it aired until December 31, 2008. And aired on Pop from 2012 to 2018, and aired on ABC Family for
9072-691: The show are often seen in Australia on 9Go! In the United Kingdom, Dawson's Creek initially on Channel 4 but later moved to Channel 5 for its last two seasons. In 2007, Channel 5's sister channel 5Star began airing reruns on weekdays. From April 2011, it aired on Sony Channel on the Sky digital platform. In November 2017, the full series returned to Channel 4's streaming service All 4 . In May 2023, ITV2 started airing every Dawson's Creek episode on every weekday afternoons. In Finland ,
9184-514: The show for its lack of realism, particularly its verbose dialogue spoken by the teen characters which People said strained credibility. The Observer called the show "simply misguided and misconceived (hyper-articulate, self-conscious teenagers go through puberty in a Macy's catalogue)." Tom Shales of The Washington Post commented that creator Kevin Williamson was "the most overrated wunderkind in Hollywood" and "what he's brilliant at
9296-509: The show three months before the premiere when printed stories surfaced about the racy dialogue and risqué plot lines. Dawson's Creek would become responsible for launching the acting careers of its young lead stars James Van Der Beek , Michelle Williams , Katie Holmes , and Joshua Jackson , who had varying levels of acting experience prior to being cast in the show. Known for his appearance in The Mighty Ducks series, playing
9408-646: The show was awarded a SHINE Award for consistently addressing sexual health issues on TV. By the end of its run, the show, its crew, and its young cast had been nominated for numerous awards, winning six of them. Joshua Jackson won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor three times, and the show won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Drama twice. The series also won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Drama Series. While never
9520-501: The show was circulated to television critics and media outlets in the summer of 1997 which generated buzz for the show's risqué content that included frank sexual talk amongst teenagers and a romantic plot line between a teacher and a high school student. J.Crew , which was the show's wardrobe provider, featured the then unknown cast for its winter-spring catalog. In January 1998, promos ran in Blockbuster video stores featuring
9632-478: The show's acceptance of homosexuality. Former UPN President Lucie Salhany criticized The WB for airing Dawson's Creek which features "adolescent characters in adult situations" in an early time slot while the network is supposed to be 'the family network.'" However, on the opposite end of the ideological spectrum, the National Organization for Women offered an endorsement, deeming it one of
9744-512: The show's break in the summer of 2000. Young Americans had 8 episodes. The reason the show is considered a semi-spinoff instead of a true spinoff is that the character of Will was not originally created for Dawson's Creek , and was only introduced in Dawson's to set up and establish the premise of Young Americans . The show served as inspiration for the production of the Argentine soap Verano del '98 , which received criticism for being
9856-430: The show, but tell us what they wanted to see next. The wishes of viewers had a very strong impact on the direction of the series. In fact, staff members were hired to interact regularly with fans online." The show was broadcast in over 50 countries. It was especially popular in Australia, where it rated #1 in its time slot on Network Ten for several episodes and highly at other times from seasons one to four. Reruns of
9968-415: The show. While a number of films, commercials and music videos had been shot at the studios, Dawson's Creek was the first to occupy numerous soundstages for many years. Other shows as One Tree Hill later occupied some of these same soundstages for several years and used some of the same locations in Wilmington. In addition to business brought into the community by the project, it attracted attention to
10080-433: The small New England town of Capeside, Massachusetts. Since childhood, he has been best friends with Josephine "Joey" Potter , who routinely comes over to his house through a ladder into his bedroom for movie-watching and platonic sleepovers. Tomboy Joey, who lost her mother to cancer and whose father is in prison for drug trafficking, lives with her older sister Bessie, who runs the restaurant The Icehouse. Dawson works at
10192-466: The songs that aired in the original broadcasts were replaced in the DVD editions and upon the video-on-demand debut of the show. Starting with the third season, "I Don't Want to Wait" was also dropped from the opening sequence of the DVD releases due to budget reasons and was replaced by "Run Like Mad" from Canadian folk artist Jann Arden , a regular music contributor to the series. The 32-second recording
10304-489: The teenage audience of the day". When Columbia TriStar Television requested him to relocate the show to Boston, Massachusetts , he settled with fictional Capeside, and pitched it to Fox . However, commissioned amid the struggling of Party of Five , Fox wondered if they needed another teen drama, and while they were supportive of Williamson's scripts, they eventually passed on it. Left unused, Columbia TriStar Television sent his scripts to newly founded The WB network who
10416-680: The theme song. During its original run, Dawson's Creek spawned two volumes of soundtrack albums. The album Songs from Dawson's Creek was released after the broadcasting of the series' first season in April 1999, and became a major success worldwide. It reached the top of the Australian Albums Chart and also peaked within the top in Austria, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. During it first sixth months of release,
10528-468: The top twenty of Austrian and Swiss Albums Charts , while peaking at number 50 on the US Billboard 200 . Simon & Schuster published a series of fifteen mass-market paperback novelizations of the series. Before joining the series' staff as episode writers, Liz Tigelaar and Anna Fricke wrote a young adult suspense-themed series as a companion to the show. The show's influence as
10640-501: The two-hour series finale. After Williamson's departure, Alex Gansa was selected as the new showrunner , but a production shutdown in addition to actors' unhappiness with the story lines at the start of season three led to Gansa being replaced by Greg Berlanti , who had been on the writing staff before Williamson's departure. Members of the series' writing staff would go on to create or write for other notable TV shows, including Gina Fattore ( Gilmore Girls ), Jenny Bicks ( Sex and
10752-481: The words, it was who was saying them." Entertainment Weekly ranked Pacey and Joey as number 20 on their list of the 100 Best TV Romances of All Time. The season three finale episode " True Love " is ranked at number 50 on The Ringer 's list of 100 Best TV Episodes of the Century. The character of Jack McPhee was cited as being among the most groundbreaking gay roles on television and his kiss with Ethan marked
10864-551: Was actually pitched as 'the anti- Dawson's Creek ') and Roswell (1999), Gilmore Girls (2000), Everwood (2002), or 2003's One Tree Hill and The O.C. After all, who is Seth Cohen but a snarkier, more Jewish Dawson Leery?" Jon Harmon Feldman He has created and worked on TV series such as The Wonder Years ; Tru Calling ; Reunion ; Dawson's Creek ; Doctor, Doctor ; American Dreams ; Roswell ; American Town ; Dirty Sexy Money , Big Shots and No Ordinary Family . He wrote and directed
10976-638: Was cast and made his debut in episode 8, "The Scientist." In November 2013, The CW officially ordered a pilot for The Flash , and in May 2014, the network picked the project up to series, with a premiere scheduled for autumn of that year. On February 26, 2015, it was announced that Berlanti, along with Guggenheim and Kreisberg, would write and executive produce a spin-off series featuring The Atom ( Brandon Routh ), Captain Cold ( Wentworth Miller ), Martin Stein ( Victor Garber ), and The White Canary ( Caity Lotz ), for
11088-418: Was generally overseen by executive Paul Stupin , music supervisor John McCullough, and co-producer Drew Matich who helped artists rise to fame and made pivotal creative decisions. The trio approached music in "a way to convey the emotion, to convey the story," looking for songs to underplay whole sequences where viewers could also enjoy the music under dialogue. Thus, Stupin would often end up spending hours in
11200-444: Was incorporated late into the promotion of the series but became a hit on the US Billboard charts upon the show's debut in January 1998. The first season's score was provided by Adam Fields , including the "End Credits Theme", which was used on all six seasons. Because Sony Music failed to secure the rights for home video and online streaming services when the show was produced and did not wish to pay for them later, most of
11312-433: Was looking for fresh ideas for their programme after launching supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . Williamson went for a meeting with then-chief programmer Garth Ancier and entertainment president Susanne Daniels who loved his script and picked it up for the network's new Tuesday night lineup. Procter & Gamble Productions joined in as an original co-producer of the series, but sold its interest in
11424-643: Was named the Barbara Berlanti Professorship in Writing for the Screen and Stage after Berlanti's late mother, who he described as a "lifelong champion of the arts." The professorship helped to increase the teaching capacity and number of courses offered in the school's Department of Radio/Television/Film (RTVF). Berlanti also previously gave an endowment to Northwestern's playwriting program. Berlanti's latest endowment to Northwestern marks
11536-460: Was one of the actresses who auditioned for the role of Jen after Steve Miner , who directed the show's pilot and Heigl's 1994 film My Father the Hero , brought in the young star. The entire first season, thirteen episodes, was filmed before the first episode even aired. After the end of the second season, Williamson left to focus on Wasteland , a new show for ABC , but later returned to write
11648-424: Was one of the original intros that Stupin commissioned after he had failed to acquire rights to Morissette's song and which international broadcasts had previously used as the theme song for the first season before switching to Cole's song for the remainder of the run. In 2021, Cole recorded a new version of "I Don't Want to Wait" to avoid licensing issues with the original master, and Netflix used this new master as
11760-476: Was picked up to series to be executive produced by Berlanti in association with creator Nkechi Okoro Carroll , Sarah Schechter , David Madden , and Robbie Rogers . All American: Homecoming premiered on The CW in February 2022. The series was renewed for a second season in May 2022, which premiered in October 2022. As of June 2023, the series has been renewed for a third season. In February 2022, Max put in
11872-679: Was praised for its depiction of the first openly gay superhero to headline a series. In 2019, it was announced that Berlanti would be producing shows based on Green Lantern and Strange Adventures for HBO Max . It was also revealed that Berlanti would also serve as a writer on the Green Lantern series. Both shows were scrapped in 2023. He was born in Suffern, New York . His parents are Barbara Moller Berlanti and Eugene Berlanti. He attended Rye High School in Rye, New York , graduating with
11984-426: Was pre-thinking and over-thinking and over-compensating constantly like he was insecure. And we said, "There's Dawson"." Actors Charlie Hunnam , Adrian Grenier , Jesse Tyler Ferguson , and Scott Speedman also auditioned for the role of Dawson, while Adam Brody read for Pacey. Josh Hartnett also auditioned for a role. With the role of Dawson's best female friend Joey Potter, casting directors were looking for
12096-448: Was renewed for a second season on March 7, 2017. In September 2017, it was reported that a live-action television series based on the comic book Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was in development for The CW by Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions. In December 2017, the project had moved to Netflix , and the first season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was released on October 26, 2018. On December 18, 2018, Netflix renewed
12208-613: Was selected for the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award. In 2021, Berlanti was awarded The Actors Fund Encore Award for his support of entertainment industry professionals throughout the pandemic. In 2020, Berlanti gifted $ 2 million through his organization, the Berlanti Family Foundation, to his alma mater, the Northwestern University School of Communication, to establish a new dramatic writing professorship. The new professorship
12320-516: Was twelve. Pacey aims to lose his virginity and has an affair with a new teacher at Capeside High School. Dawson must cope with the news his mother Gail has had an affair, and then witness his parents' attempts to recover from this. The second season takes place during the characters' second half of their sophomore year . Siblings Andie and Jack McPhee move to Capeside and enroll at the high school. The type-A achiever Andie becomes romantically involved with Pacey and helps him to become more motivated. It
12432-459: Was watched by 6.8 million viewers and had a 4.8 rating which made it the network's highest ranked show within two months. The first season's highest ranked episode was the finale, which was fifty-ninth, while the second highest rated was the second episode (probably scoring so well partially because the other major networks carried President Clinton 's State of the Union address in the midst of
12544-470: Was wide enough to give everyone at least one person to root for and relate to, especially for a primarily teen girl audience." Rankaduwa added, "Unlike the glamorous lifestyles shown in shows like Beverly Hills, 90210 and later The O.C. , both on Fox , the stories of teens on the Creek felt somewhat accessible. And when it came to what made Dawson's Creek so significant to its teen viewers, it wasn't just
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