More than two decades after the finale of Dawson’s Creek, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson are reuniting onscreen for a new trilogy of feature films titled Happy Hours. Filming on the first installment is already underway in New York, marking the actors’ first collaboration since the teen drama ended in 2003.
Holmes will write, direct, and star in the films, with Jackson co-starring. The trilogy will also feature Mary-Louise Parker, Constance Wu, Joe Tippett, John McGinty, Donald Webber Jr., Nathan Darrow, Johnna Dias-Watson, and Jack Martin. The second and third installments are scheduled to follow closely after the first.

According to an official synopsis, Happy Hours follows two people “navigating their relationship within the challenges of careers and family responsibilities and the pursuit of love despite life’s inevitable obstacles.” The films are described as “a character-driven dramedy that explores the emotional journey of young loves who reconnect as adults, with the connective thread of shared joys, loss, and hope.”
Holmes and Jackson rose to prominence in the late 1990s for their roles as Joey Potter and Pacey Witter on Dawson’s Creek, which ran for six seasons on the WB network. The actors also dated briefly during the show’s early years.
Holmes made her directorial debut in 2016 with All We Had, and has since directed Alone Together and Rare Objects. She also helmed an episode of The Kennedys: After Camelot, in which she portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Jackson has continued to work steadily in television, with roles in Fringe, The Affair, Fatal Attraction, and the recently canceled Doctor Odyssey. Reflecting on the short-lived series, he told People, “That was a really good group of people, and it was a really fun show… I’m going to miss the gang for sure.”
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