Katie Holmes Drops Exciting News for Dawson’s Creek Fans After Cast Reunion

Right, so if you grew up with Dawson's Creek endlessly looping on E4 or you just remember that particular era of earnest TV teens, you'll probably be interested to hear what's got fans worked up: Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson are back on screen together — and it's not just a quick nostalgia trip.

Katie Holmes & Joshua Jackson: Back Together For 'Happy Hours'

Katie Holmes, who’s been busy doing triple-duty as actor, director, and all-around creative boss, has roped in her old Dawson's Creek partner Joshua Jackson for her new film Happy Hours. This one’s a romantic dramedy that’s premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival this Saturday. Everyone’s going wild over the reunion — it’s the first time these two have properly shared a screen in years.

For those who skipped the late-90s, Holmes and Jackson first shot to global fame on Dawson's Creek, which ran from 1998 to 2003 and turned small-town melodrama into must-watch TV. Fans have been clamouring for them to do something together again, and, finally, here we are two decades later.

Not Just a One-Off?

Here’s where it gets interesting: Holmes has said that Happy Hours isn’t just a standalone — it's actually planned as the first part of a trilogy. So, if all goes to plan, you’ll be seeing Holmes and Jackson together again a couple more times.

'I know we were on a show that a lot of people watched, but I guess we never fully realized the impact. It still kind of throws all of us.'

That’s Holmes, on the lingering legacy of their Dawson's Creek days, clearly still surprised that anyone cares this much. Fair play, it really did have a grip on a whole generation.

Holmes revealed she’s aiming for something in the same vein as Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight). That series was all about following a couple through different points in their lives, spread out across decades. Big difference: Holmes doesn’t want to drag out the gaps quite as much. She joked that if she and Jackson waited as long as Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy did, the two of them would be, and I quote, 'older.' To be fair — nine years between sequels is taking the mick a bit.

What Are Holmes & Jackson Up To Now?

• Holmes’s recent projects: Rare Objects (2023), Alone Together (2022) — she directed both of them, so she’s not just in front of the camera these days.
• Jackson popped up as Victor Lipani in Karate Kid: Legends, scheduled out for 2025.

With the buzz around Happy Hours and its Tribeca launch, don’t be surprised if this rebooted partnership becomes a fixture over the next few years — assuming, of course, Holmes gets her trilogy wish and the audiences want more old-school chemistry. The fact she’s comparing her ambitions to an iconic indie trilogy is either very confident or slightly mad, but you’ve got to admire the intent.