Young Americans (TV series)
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Steven Antin |
| Starring |
Rodney Scott Mark Famiglietti Katherine Moennig Ian Somerhalder Kate Bosworth Ed Quinn |
| Narrated by | Rodney Scott as Will Krudski |
| Opening theme | "Six Pacs" (modified) by The Getaway People |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 plus original pilot |
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| Executive producer(s) | Scott Sanders Joe Voci |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Columbia TriStar Television Mandalay Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
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| Original network | The WB |
| Original release | July 12 – August 30, 2000 |
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| Related shows | Dawson's Creek |
| External links | |
| Archived Website | |
Young Americans is an American television drama created by Steven Antin. The show debuted on July 12, 2000 on The WB network as a summer replacement for, and spin-off from another Columbia TriStar Television production, Dawson's Creek. The series was originally ordered for the fall 1999-2000 season but was delayed due to unresolved matters between the ColumbiaTriStar and The WB. The main character, Will Krudski, was introduced late in season three of Dawson's Creek as a childhood friend of the group who has kept in contact with Pacey Witter. The show explores themes of forbidden love, morality, social classes and gender roles.
Young Americans is set in the town of New Rawley at a prestigious boarding school, Rawley Academy. Will Krudski, a working class New Englander, earns a scholarship to his hometown's posh boarding school, starting with the summer session, as a means of escaping his abusive father. In a moment of carelessness he confesses to his roommate, Scout, that he cheated on the entrance exam. Their professor, Finn, overhears Will and Scout discussing what to do. Before making a final decision about expelling him, Finn has Will write an essay on who he is.
Throughout the series Will continues to face moral dilemmas as he struggles to find his place at school while not alienating his friends in town. There is also the forbidden love of Scout and Bella, who may have the same father. Jacqueline, in an attempt to see if her mother notices her, enrolls at Rawley Academy and presents herself as Jake. Things get complicated when she develops feelings for Hamilton, the dean's son. Hamilton begins to wonder if he is gay as he realizes he has feelings for Jake. The story lines do not converge until the final two episodes of the show as Bella seeks the truth about her biological father.
Steve Antin credits a stop at a New England gas station as the inspiration for the series. He was a little surprised to see four teenage girls working as pump jockeys. "One of them said, 'My dad owns the station.' I just thought this was the sweetest thing I ever saw." The pilot was filmed in Atlanta in 1999. The series was filmed in Havre de Grace, Maryland where a new "town square", gas station and Friendly's restaurant were built for the production of the show at the intersection of Congress Avenue and North Washington Street.Wilmington and Charlotte, both in North Carolina, had been considered possible filming locations for the series.
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