Joshua Jackson, who costarred with James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams and Busy Phillips on Dawson’s Creek in the early aughts, detailed the state of the cast friendships.
You don’t want to wait for Joshua Jackson’s update on his friendship with Katie Holmes.
Over 20 years after Dawson’s Creek ended in 2003, Joshua—who starred as Pacey opposite to Katie’s Joey in the teen drama series—shared where he stands with Katie, as well as other costars like Michelle Williams, Busy Phillips and James Van Der Beek.
“Katie and I are very close,” Joshua explained on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dinner’s on Me podcast. “Busy and Michelle are very, very close.”
As for how they stay in touch? “It’s not a daily call,” the 46-year-old added. “Sometimes it’s not a weekly or monthly or even a half-yearly call, but when you’re together—there’s always that, ‘I know, you know.’”
And the Doctor Odyssey star explained how the former castmates are supporting James amid his cancer diagnosis.
“James is going through something really truly terrible right now,” Joshua shared. “And I wish I could take credit for this, but I was kind of the absentee partner here, but the girls all got together and were like, ‘We need to do something to help this guy out.’”
Despite each cast member living separate lives, Joshua emphasized that they are all able to quickly come together when they need it.
“There’s probably no other people in your life that you are that forged to,” he continued. “‘Cause you had to go through good and bad and ‘F–k you’ and ‘Don’t talk to me,’ and ‘I love you.’”
Joshua’s update on the Dawson’s Creek dynamic comes less than a month after Busy—who joined the cast as Audrey in season five—teased a possible reunion for the show’s cast.
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images“We’re really trying to figure something out, but there are a couple of people who have some work things that cannot be moved,” Busy told US Weekly last month. “It’s like playing chess, trying to get everybody’s schedules to align. I’m very hopeful that at some point we will.”
But unfortunately for fans, any Dawson’s reunion would likely be a a meet-up of the actors, rather than a reboot of any kind. As Katie told Screen Rant in 2022, “It’s like, ‘Do we want to see them not at that age?’ We all decided we don’t actually.”
Dawson’s Creek may be long gone, but keep reading for new TV shows that might give a taste of Capeside…
National Geographic/DisneySecrets of the Penguins (National Geographic) – Apr. 20
Executive produced by National Geographic Explorer-at-Large and Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron, this latest installment in National Geographic’s Emmy-winning “Secrets of” franchise takes viewers of all ages to the farthest corners of the world to witness penguin behaviors captured on film for the first time—showcasing the cute and fluffy flightless birds as they brave some of the most extreme environments on Earth.
Lifetime/A+E NetworksDr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out (Lifetime) – Apr. 21
Lifetime sets all-new series with the “pop”-ular dermatologist in Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out beginning April 21. Dr. Sandra Lee, better known as Dr. Pimple Popper, returns with more bursts, oozes, and pops only on Lifetime. For the first time, Dr. Lee will be inviting several proteges, the next generation of dermatologists, into the operating room with her to pass on her unique knowledge and skill set.
Disney+Andor (Disney+) – Apr. 22
Season two will see the characters and their relationships intensify as the horizon of war draws near and Cassian becomes a key player in the Rebel Alliance. Everyone will be tested and, as the stakes rise, the betrayals, sacrifices and conflicting agendas will become profound.
NetflixRace for the Crown (Netflix) – Apr. 22
Race for the Crown takes you deep into the action-packed world of professional horse racing. With exclusive access to jockeys, trainers, and owners, this series offers an inside look at the high-stakes quest to win across the prestigious Triple Crown circuit. Meet the big personalities that drive the sport, and experience the passion, strategy, and drama as these dedicated individuals strive for victory.
NetflixBattle Camp (Netflix) – Apr. 23
In Battle Camp, the greatest stars from across Netflix’s broad slate of reality and doc-series return to face the ultimate physical and mental competition, where a giant spinning wheel randomly decides who stays and who goes. In order to keep your name off that wheel, our returning fan favorites need to be unbeatable in high octane challenges, unbreakable in grueling punishments and, last but certainly not least, unhateable in camp, as everyone has a vote. The player who achieves all three, becomes the ultimate Netflix reality competitor and takes home the $250,000 prize.
Hulu/DisneyVanderpump Villa (Hulu) – Apr. 24
Get ready to sip some tea because Lisa Vanderpump is back, along with Stassi Schroeder and a mix of familiar faces and new staff at Castello Rosato in the countryside of Italy. Hulu’s original series Vanderpump Villa is serving up a hot second season with all ten episodes dropping on April 24, 2025.
AMC NetworksBlack Snow (AMC+) – Apr. 24
In season two, Travis Fimmel reprises his role as Detective Cormack as he tackles two separate missing persons cases. One is professional, as he investigates the disappearance of Zoe Jacobs (Jana McKinnon), from her own 21st birthday party in 2003. And the other is personal, as Cormack searches desperately for his own younger brother, who went missing when they were children.
Prime/Amazon MGM StudiosÉtoile (Prime Video) – Apr. 24
The original new series is set in both New York and Paris, and follows the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies as they embark on an ambitious gambit to save their storied institutions: swapping their most talented stars.
Hulu/DisneyJessica Kirson: I’m the Man (Hulu) – Apr. 25
Jessica Kirson: I’m the Man is a fast-paced and sharp-tongued special that showcases Kirson’s searing perspective on everything from TikTok girls to her bizarre time at a trauma center.
AppleTV+WondLa (AppleTV+) – Apr. 25
This futuristic coming-of-age story follows sixteen-year-old Eva 9 as her epic journey continues, and she uncovers startling truths about her past and the world she calls home.
Picking up from season one’s shocking cliffhanger, Eva is drawn toward the promise of home—but new discoveries only lead to more unanswered questions. As she searches for the truth, Eva finds herself pursued by a relentless force that believes she holds the key to something far greater than she ever imagined. In a season brimming with revelations, sacrifice, and an existential fight for survival, Eva must choose where she truly belongs.
Discovery Channel/Warner Bros.Gold Rush: White Water (Discovery Channel) – Apr. 25
Last year, Dustin Hurt‘s crew struck a 6-ounce, $70K nugget—the biggest in Gold Rush history. This season, he’s risking everything for more. It’s all or nothing—a gamble that could make them millions or end their mining careers forever.
In the season premiere, Dustin and his loyal crew head deep into the remote Alaskan wilderness on their most ambitious, difficult, and dangerous season ever, as they risk their lives in the raging creeks of Alaska searching for a life-changing pile of gold nuggets.
TLC/Warner Bros. DiscoveryPolyFamily (TLC) – Apr. 25
TLC’s latest ducoseries dives deep into the world of polyamory and non-traditional family structures. The show follows two married couples, Alysia & Tyler and Sean & Taya, who have chosen to live together as a closed quad. In this unconventional family set up, Tyler is dating Sean’s wife, Taya, and Sean is dating Tyler’s wife, Alysia. With four children already and another on the way, the quad is redefining what it means to be a family
BravoBravo’s Love Hotel (Bravo) – Apr. 27
Real Housewives Luann de Lesseps, Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby and Shannon Beador look for love on Bravo’s new dating show.
Oxygen/NBCUniversalSouthern Fried Lies (Oxygen) – Apr. 27
The tw-hour special travels to Camden, Ark., a quiet bucolic town where the only thing thicker than the humidity is the gossip. However, when one of Camden’s richest men dies mysteriously, a web of lies overwhelms this tightknit, rural community, leaving families destroyed and the town forever altered.
NBCUniversalYes, Chef! (NBC) – Apr. 28
José Andrés and Martha Stewart are inviting a crop of skilled chefs from all over the country to join them on NBC’s new competition series, Yes, Chef! From big egos and hot tempers to confidence issues, these chefs have all been nominated by colleagues and loved ones who are hoping this competition will soften their sharp edges and help them reach their full potentials.
HGTV/Warner Bros. DiscoveryCastle Impossible (HGTV) – Apr. 29
High school sweethearts and married couple Daphne Reckert and Ian Figueira will abandon their plans of living in a California tiny home when Daphne inherits her late grandfather’s 500-year-old chateau on a 130-acre estate just outside of Paris, France, in the new HGTV series, Castle Impossible.
YouTube/Warner Bros. DiscoveryRed Bull Soapbox Race (Discovery) – Apr. 29
High-octane races filled with outrageous obstacles unfold when Discovery Channel and Red Bull join forces for the all-new series. Hosted by NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. and motorsports announcer Mike Bagley, the series features amateur teams as they design and build one-of-a-kind, gravity-powered soapbox racers that compete – and crash – on intricate, downhill courses.
AMC Networks/IFCIn the Kitchen With Harry Hamlin (AMC+ and IFC) – Apr. 30
In each episode, Harry Hamlin and his chef niece Renee Guilbault cook up savory stories and craft and curate gorgeous, and reasonably easy, dinner parties for their celebrity friends. Special guests this season include Ben Feldman, Kevin Rahm, Angela Kinsey, Kate Flannery, Joel McHale, Aisha Tyler and many more.
Karolina Wojtasik/HBOBrett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life (HBO) – April 2025
The Ted Lasso star brings the laughs this April with his new comedy special.
NetflixThe Four Seasons (Netflix) – May 1
Six old friends head for a relaxing weekend away only to learn that one couple in the group is about to split up. The three couples, Kate (Tina Fey) and Jack (Will Forte), Nick (Steve Carell) and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver), and Danny (Colman Domingo) and Claude (Marco Calvani), are completely upended by the news. Over the course of a year, we follow the friends on four vacations, and watch how this shake-up affects everyone’s dynamic—sending old issues and new bubbling to the surface. The Four Seasons is a hilarious and heartfelt love letter to long marriages and old friendships. Based on the 1981 feature film of the same name.
HBO/Max100 Foot Wave (HBO/Max) – May 1
100 Foot Wave returns for a third season to chronicle the globe-trotting adventures of big wave surfer Garrett McNamara, his wife Nicole and their young family, as well as those of fellow surfers Andrew “Cotty” Cotton, CJ Macias, Justine DuPont, Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca, Nic von Rupp, Kai Lenny, Pedro “Scooby” Vianna and more. Season three expands from the cliff tops of Nazaré, Portugal, where McNamara first set a big wave world record in 2011, to exciting new locales such as Cortes Bank in the far reaches of the Pacific Ocean, Safi, Morocco, Montaldo, Italy, and O’ahu, Hawaii for the rarely held Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. The adrenaline-filled series closely follows these extreme athletes’ drive and passion, with cameras by their side for the highs and lows of their lives – the doubts and tragedies, the euphoria and triumphs, the life -changing decisions, the fears that haunt them and the challenges that fuel them.
