From Dawson’s Creek to The Vampire Diaries to The Waterfront, Kevin Williamson has created his personal TV universe.
Williamson bought his begin as an actor earlier than pivoting to writing scripts. He created the screenplay for iconic horror franchise Scream, which has resulted in six sequels — and counting — up to now. Williamson solidified his place within the horror house with I Know What You Did Final Summer time.
On the small display screen, Williamson has been chargeable for launching the careers of actors who starred on Dawson’s Creek, The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle and extra. He has additionally loved collaborating with the identical individuals throughout a lot of his tasks.
“I do assume I’m in a bit little bit of a second or third or fourth wind,” he instructed TV Insider in June 2025 of his leisure profession. “I really feel like I’ve had 5 careers. I truthfully felt like I used to be able to retire, and it turned out I wasn’t. I feel the pandemic modified so much. I bought so prepared for one thing else. I used to be inside for too lengthy, and I simply needed to do one thing. In order for you one thing executed, ask a busy individual. I feel it retains you alive.”
Ever since Dawson’s Creek premiered in 1998, the present turned a favourite amongst followers and stays probably the most well-liked teen dramas to ever hit the small display screen. The collection adopted the lifetime of Joey Potter (Katie Holmes), a tomboy who’s simply making an attempt to make it by means of highschool following the dying of […]
Scroll down for each TV present in Williamson’s comedy universe:
‘Dawson’s Creek’
Dawson’s Creek, which aired from 1998 to 2003, centered round Joey Potter (Katie Holmes) who was navigating faculty after the dying of her mom. She subsequently ended up in a love triangle with Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek) and greatest buddy Pacey (Joshua Jackson). Along with the trio, the hit collection additionally starred Michelle Williams, Meredith Monroe, Busy Philipps and extra.
‘Wasteland’
Starring Sasha Alexander, Marisa Coughlan, Rebecca Gayheart and Eddie Mills, Wasteland instructed the story of six mates after school. ABC aired solely three episodes in 1999 earlier than it was canceled.
‘Glory Days’
The one-season collection centered round a novelist (Eddie Cahill) who returned to his hometown, the place varied odd and unsightly occurrences had been happening. Glory Days additionally starred Poppy Montgomery, Jay R. Ferguson, Emily VanCamp, Ben Crowley and Amy Stewart.
‘Hidden Palms’
Williamson launched a bunch of youngsters and their households residing in Palm Springs, California, in Hidden Palms. Regardless of solely airing for one season in 2007, the present featured a star-studded solid together with Michael Cassidy, Taylor Handley, Amber Heard, Sharon Lawrence, D. W. Moffett, Gail O’Grady, Ellary Porterfield and Tessa Thompson.
‘The Vampire Diaries’
The CW collection, which debuted in 2009, launched viewers to the fictional city of Mystic Falls, Virginia, which was filled with supernatural occasions. On the middle of the collection was Elena (Nina Dobrev), who discovered herself caught between the Salvatore brothers, Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder).
The Vampire Diaries got here to an finish in 2017, however the franchise has continued with varied spinoffs together with The Originals and Legacies.
‘The Secret Circle’
Set within the fictional city of Probability Harbor, Washington, the collection launched viewers to a young person who found that she is a hereditary witch and subsequently turned the sixth member of a secret coven. Britt Robertson, Thomas Dekker, Phoebe Tonkin, Shelley Hennig, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Louis Hunter and Chris Zylka made up the solid.
‘The Following’
Fox’s The Following explored a former FBI agent (Kevin Bacon) who bought referred to as again into motion when the serial killer he put away 10 years in the past escaped jail.
‘Stalker’
The short-lived collection, which starred Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott, centered across the victims of stalking and the detectives of the LAPD’s Risk Evaluation Unit who examine the crimes.
A killer idea. Following the success of the Scream franchise, MTV launched a extra long-term slasher idea within the type of a TV collection. In 2015, Scream premiered as a separate entity based mostly on murders that happen within the fictional city of Lakewood. Emma Duval (Willa Fitzgerald) finds herself taunted by the killer due […]
‘Scream’
Following the success of the Scream film franchise, MTV launched a extra long-term slasher idea within the type of a TV collection. Scream premiered in 2015 as a separate entity based mostly on murders that befell within the fictional city of Lakewood. Emma Duval (Willa Fitzgerald) discovered herself taunted by the killer on account of her connection to the city’s darkish historical past.
The collection was picked up for a 3rd season in 2016 however that later changed into a reboot. The short-lived present — titled Scream: Resurrection — launched a brand new setting and solid.
‘Time After Time’
Based mostly on the 1979 novel of the identical title, Time After Time targeted on the adventures of science fiction author H.G. Wells as he pursued well-known serial killer Jack the Ripper. ABC eliminated the collection from its schedule in 2017 after solely 5 episodes aired.
‘Inform Me a Story’
The Spanish TV collection Cuéntame un cuento impressed the present, which depicted iconic fairy tales reimagined as modern-day thrillers. Danielle Campbell and Wesley appeared in each seasons of the collection, whereas the remainder of the ensemble solid modified.
‘The Waterfront’
Based mostly on true occasions, The Waterfront follows a dysfunctional household as they wrestle to maintain their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire afloat. The solid is made up of Holt McCallany, Maria Bello, Melissa Benoist, Jake Weary, Rafael L. Silva, Humberly González and Campbell.
‘Rear Window’
Peacock greenlit Rear Window as a reimagining of the Alfred Hitchcock movie, which adopted a person who spied on his neighbors by means of his window.
‘The It Woman’
Williamson can be in improvement on a collection a few girl on the seek for solutions a decade after her buddy’s homicide.
‘The Sport’
The doable Peacock collection facilities round a rich San Francisco banker who — in accordance with the official synopsis — is “given a possibility to take part in a mysterious recreation that turns his life the wrong way up as he begins to query if it would actually be a hid conspiracy to destroy him.”