Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Kevin Williamson's 'The Waterfront' Inspired by His Father
Imagine a TV show based on a true story!
Kevin Williamson, the person who made "Dawson's Creek," made a new show called "The Waterfront."
It's loosely based on what happened in his own family.
His dad, a fisherman, did something illegal to make money.
In the show, a fishing family starts smuggling drugs to keep their business going.
It's about how good people sometimes make tough choices just to survive.
The creator thinks his dad would have found it funny.
Kevin Williamson's new Netflix series, 'The Waterfront,' is inspired by his father's past.
Williamson's father was a fisherman who was involved in drug smuggling.
The series explores themes of survival and choices people make to make ends meet.
The series features drug smuggling to save a North Carolina fishing empire.
'The Waterfront' stars Melissa Benoist, Mario Bello, Holt McCallany, and Jake Weary.
- Who
- Kevin Williamson and his father, Melissa Benoist, Mario Bello, Holt McCallany and Jake Weary.
- What
- Netflix's 'The Waterfront' is a new series inspired by Kevin Williamson's father's past.
- When
- Premiering Thursday.
- Where
- North Carolina.
- Why
- To explore themes of survival and the choices people make in difficult circumstances.
- Show Title
- The Waterfront
- Network
- Netflix
- Inspired by
- Kevin Williamson's family and father.
- Main Theme
- Survival
- Main Actors
- Melissa Benoist, Mario Bello, Holt McCallany, Jake Weary