Series synopsis
Young Americans is an American drama television series that premiered on The WB on July 12, 2000. It ended on August 30, 2000. It was created by Steve Antin. It stars Kate Bosworth, Mark Famiglietti, Kate Moennig and Rodney Scott.
Young Americans is an American television drama. The show explores themes of forbidden love, morality, social classes and gender roles.
Premise
Young Americans is an American television drama. The show explores themes of forbidden love, morality, social classes and gender roles.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kate Bosworth as Bella Banks
- Mark Famiglietti as Scout Calhoun
- Kate Moennig as Jake Pratt
- Rodney Scott as Will Krudski
- Ian Somerhalder as Hamilton Fleming
- Ed Quinn as Finn
- Corey W. Allen as Josh Carson
Guest cast
- Matt Czuchry as Sean McGrail
- John Driscoll as Brandon
- Delaney Williams as Groundskeeper
- Charlie Hunnam as Gregor Ryder
- Naomi Kline as Lena
- Jason Sweet as Mark Johnson
- Deborah Hazlett as Susan Krudski
- Tracy Howe as Brian Krudski
- Samantha Thomas as Naomi
- Gabrielle Christian as Grace Banks
- Michelle Monaghan as Caroline Busse
- Cyndi Johnson as Paige Bennett
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 8 | July 12, 2000 | August 30, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unaired Pilot Rawley Academy, a prestigious New England boarding school, begins its summer session. Will Krudski arrives on his first day at Rawley Academy; a dream that he has been anticipating to fulfill. He meets his new roommate, Scout Calhoun, and later they meet the dean's son, Hamilton Fleming. The camaraderie between Will and Scout is later jeopardized when Will confides in Scout that he cheated on his entrance exam by purchasing it on the Internet. After meeting the unconventional crew coach and literature professor, Finn, Will seems to be adjusting to his new surroundings just fine. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Rawley Academy, a prestigious New England boarding school, begins its summer session. Will Krudski arrives on his first day at Rawley Academy; a dream that he has been anticipating to fulfill. He meets his new rommmate, Scout Calhoun, and later they meet the dean's son, Hamilton Fleming. The camaraderie between Will and Scout is later jeopardized when Will confides in Scout that he cheated on his entrance exam by purchasing it on the Internet. After meeting the unconventional crew coach and literature professor, Finn, Will seems to be adjusting to his new surroundings just fine. |
July 12, 2000 |
| 2 |
Our Town Achieving his life-long goal of escaping the wrong side of the tracks, Will thought his life would be perfect once he began at Rawley Academy, but trying to reconcile his new life with his old ties tests his growing friendship with Scout. Scout and Bella test the waters of their own newly platonic relationship and the end of their love affair, but Scout's jealousy over an admirer leads to a bloody brawl. Meanwhile, Hamilton and Jake work though their own weird moments and find a common ground of friendship. |
July 19, 2000 |
| 3 |
Kiss and Tell The feminine balance is thrown off with the arrival of Paige Bennett, a beautiful, sophisticated new student at Rawley Girls Academy who Bella likes in spite of herself. Paige is unabashedly in romantic pursuit of Scout, whom she's known since they were kids, and may be successful at turning his head away from his forbidden love. Meanwhile, Will has a run-in with troublemaking upperclassman Gregor Ryder that lands him in deep trouble with Finn, and Hamilton and Jake find themselves in a confusing competition over a girl. |
July 26, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The WB |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 12, 2000 |
| Last aired | August 30, 2000 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:00:00 |