Young Americans (TV series)

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Young Americans
Young Americans promotional photo
Genre	Drama
Running time	approx. 43 minutes
Starring	Rodney Scott Mark Famiglietti Katherine Moennig Ian Somerhalder Kate Bosworth Ed Quinn
Country of origin	USA
Original channel	The WB
No. of episodes	8
IMDb profile

Young Americans was an American television drama on The WB network that debuted as a summer replacement in 2000. It was created by Stephen Antin, an actor (The Goonies, The Accused) turned writer.

The show is set in the town of New Rawley at a tiny boarding school, Rawley Academy. The lead character is Will Krudski (Rodney Scott), a poor but brilliant young man who cheated on the entrance exam to ensure his admission. Scout Calhoun (Mark Famiglietti) is Will's roommate and friend. Jaqueline Pratt (Katherine Moennig) is a discontent young woman who masquerades as a boy, Jake. Bella Banks (Kate Bosworth) is Will's childhood friend, a pretty townie torn between Scout and fellow New Rawleyian, Sean. Hamilton Fleming (Ian Somerhalder) is another student at the school, the son of the dean, and finds himself confused by his attraction to "Jake."

Young Americans was a "semi-spinoff" of Dawson's Creek, also produced by Columbia TriStar Television; its lead was introduced in three episodes at the end of that series's third season. Young Americans occupied Dawson's Creek's timeslot of Wednesdays at 8 P.M. when that show went on hiatus in the summer of 2000. Repeats were shown at 8 P.M. on Fridays. Greg Berlanti, a writer and producer on Dawson's Creek, also wrote for the show.

The Coca-Cola Company was the primary sponsor, the show being billed as "Coca-Cola Presents Young Americans."