Young Americans

Young Americans was a WB network drama TV series & spin-off of "Dawson's Creek" created by Steven Astin which aired on July 12, 2000.

The cast consisted of Rodney Scott, Mark Famiglietti, Katherine Moennig, Ian Somerhalder, Ed Quinn and Kate Bosworth.

The series was supposed to air during the fall 1999-2000 TV season, but due to unresolved matters between the WB and ColumbiaTriStar, it was delayed.

The show received low ratings throughout its run and on August 30, 2000, it was cancelled after only 8 episodes.

Plot
Set in the town of New Rawley at a prestigious boarding school called Rawley Academy, the show centered on Will Krudski, a working class New Englander who 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.

Cast

 * Rodney Scott as William "Will" Krudski
 * Mark Famiglietti as Scout Calhoun
 * Ed Quinn as Finn
 * Katherine Moening as Jacqueline "Jack" Pratt
 * Ian Somerhalder as Hamilton Fleming
 * Kate Bosworth as Bella Banks