Together with supernatural hits such as “Buffy – The Vampire Slayer”, “Sabrina – Totally Bewitched” and Co. “Dawson’s Creek” was one of the most popular series of the late 90s, which shaped television programming, especially for many young people. around the turn of the millennium. Back then you had to watch Sat.1 at the right time to immerse yourself in the sleepy town of Capeside, today, a quarter of a century later, series are generally consumed differently. And especially in streaming.
The problem in the case of the teenage phenomenon: it is not included in a streaming subscription – and only available as video-on-demand, for example from Amazon Prime Video, for 17.99 euros per season*. However, if you want to experience the series in the best quality and also want to put it on your shelf as an all-encompassing complete box, you can look forward to a long-awaited upgrade: Because “Dawson’s Creek” will be released in high definition on Blu-ray for the first time on March 21, 2024 – as a limited edition. And that’s not all…
Of course, not only on Amazon, but also in the rental company’s own store Capelight photos* The available collector’s edition combines all 128 episodes in improved image quality and also comes with lots of bonus material – and a very special extra: in addition to numerous audio commentaries, alternate scenes and endings and the featurette “Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson” The 105-minute extended version of the series finale is also on board!
However, as a full German dubbed version was never made for the extended version of the feature-length film, the additional scenes will be available in the original English language with subtitles.
“Dawson’s Creek”: a slice of youth
For many of our readers who were teenagers at the turn of the millennium, the coming-of-age series created by Kevin Williamson, author of “Scream” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” will likely be a slice of youth – on At the time, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ was one of those TV phenomena that everyone really knew. It is not without reason that the format was very successful for six seasons and was nominated for more than twenty Teen Choice Awards during this period.
How well does the series still work today when you first see it? The author of this article honestly can’t say anything about this. For all fans of Joshua Jackson, James Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams and Katie Holmes, the complete Blu-ray box set is the perfect opportunity to reunite with old friends. Even if certain details, like that one, have become a meme thanks to social media legendary snow scene Unplanned, of course, they appear a little stronger in HD…
“Dawson’s Creek” follows Dawson (Van Der Beek), Joey (Katie Holmes), Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and Jen (Michelle Williams) as they grow from teenagers to adults in quiet Capeside – and led the way. is only about classic elements such as first love, but also about topics such as homophobia, class differences, mental health, coming out and death. That’s exactly why ‘Dawson’s Creek’ once took on a special meaning for its audience – which the series still has for many today.