<P> Dawson 's Creek is an American teen drama television series about the fictional lives of a close - knit group of friends beginning in high school and continuing in college that ran from 1998 to 2003 . The series stars James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery , Katie Holmes as his best friend and love interest Joey Potter , Joshua Jackson as their fellow best friend Pacey Witter , and Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley , a New York City transplant to the fictional town of Capeside , Massachusetts , where the series was set . The show was created by Kevin Williamson and debuted on The WB on January 20 , 1998 . It was produced by Columbia TriStar Television ( renamed Sony Pictures Television before the sixth and final season ) and was filmed in Wilmington , North Carolina . </P>
<P> Dawson 's Creek is an American teen drama television series about the fictional lives of a close - knit group of friends beginning in high school and continuing in college that ran from 1998 to 2003 . The series stars James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery , Katie Holmes as his best friend and love interest Joey Potter , Joshua Jackson as their fellow best friend Pacey Witter , and Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley , a New York City transplant to the fictional town of Capeside , Massachusetts , where the series was set . The show was created by Kevin Williamson and debuted on The WB on January 20 , 1998 . It was produced by Columbia TriStar Television ( renamed Sony Pictures Television before the sixth and final season ) and was filmed in Wilmington , North Carolina . </P>
where is dawsons creek supposed to take place
where is dawsons creek supposed to take place
the fictional town of Capeside , Massachusetts
the fictional town of Capeside , Massachusetts