Joshua Jackson Not On Board With 'Dawson's Creek' Having A 'Friends'-Style Reunion

The success of the HBO Max "Friends" reunion has had fans clamoring for specials for other hit TV shows, including "Dawson's Creek." However, Joshua Jackson doesn't think fans would want to see a reunion of the now-adult stars of the coming-of-age teen drama.

While promoting his new series "Dr. Death," Jackson, 43, was asked by The Guardian in an interview about the possibility of doing a "Friends"-style reunion with the cast of "Dawson's Creek," which ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2003. The actor suggested that fans might find it "jarring" to see the show's young cast as adults.

"I think because the 'Friends' cast were already adults when they were doing the show, it’s less jarring to see them now," he told the outlet.

"If you put our mid-40s selves together on a couch now, with our creaking backs, it might shock people. Nobody needs to hear Pacey grunting when he gets out of a chair," Jackson joked.

Jackson was 20 when he was cast as Pacey Witter on "Dawson's Creek," which also starred and launched the careers of James Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams and Katie Holmes.

Holmes seemed to share Jackson's opinion on a potential reboot. In an interview with SiriusXM's "Just Jenny Show" back in 2016, she said, "I don't think we're going to do a reunion."

"We did grow up, but we see each other every now and then," Holmes was quoted by Entertainment Weekly as saying. "I think that the charm of the show was Kevin Williamson's writing and it was of that time and it gave teenagers this voice. It was a very, very special time — a special show and I loved every minute of it."

"Friends: The Reunion" brought back Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer in one stage. The reunion was deemed a huge success and was even almost as big as "Wonder Woman 1984" on HBO Max, Variety reported, citing data from a connected-TV analytics provider TVision.

An estimated 29% of U.S. streaming households watched the reunion special on May 27, the first day of its release, according to the data. In comparison, "WW84" was watched by 32% of U.S. streaming households when it premiered on Christmas Day 2020, the report said.

Meanwhile, in his interview with The Guardian, Jackson confirmed that it was Patrick Stewart who helped him fall back in love with acting. He admitted that he got burnt out after "Dawson's Creek."

"Absolutely. Many moons ago we did a David Mamet two-hander in the West End. It was about a year after 'Dawson’s Creek,'" he shared. "I was creatively burnt out and having a career crisis, wondering if I was any good at this and whether I was enjoying it any more. Then this play came along, working on great material with a world-class actor. Patrick was so gracious to me as I bumbled around, knocking over the furniture. I was way out of my depth but it relit my fire and put me back on the path. God bless him, he’s a lovely dude."

Jackson currently plays Texas neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch, who was convicted in 2017 of intentionally maiming his patients, in the new Peacock series "Dr. Death."