Netflix's new drama series 'The Waterfront' from creator Kevin Williamson follows the Buckley family as they struggle to maintain control of their fishing empire in a coastal town in North Carolina. The stars spoke to The Hollywood Reporter's Tiffany Taylor all about the new show filled with both crime and family drama, and shared what drew them to the script. The show's creator, Williamson, also created 'Dawson's Creek' and 'The Vampire Diaries,' as well as wrote the original 'Scream' film, 'Scream 2' and 'Scream 4.' It's also worth noting he's directing the forthcoming film 'Scream 7.' So, the stars shared which member of the Buckley family would die first in a 'Scream' film. Season one of 'The Waterfront' is now streaming on Netflix.
00:00There's like these kind of comedic undertones to everything too that are so refreshing
00:05when you're watching a family drama and the way that Kevin kind of crafts this perfect balance.
00:13Netflix's new drama series The Waterfront from creator Kevin Williamson follows the Buckley
00:18family as they struggle to maintain control of their fishing empire in a coastal town in North
00:23Carolina. Who would choose to be a part of this family? We have money and standing.
00:30That sentence should be in the past tense. The stars of the show spoke to The Hollywood
00:33Reporter all about the new series filled with both crime and family drama and shared what drew
00:38them to the script. I just felt like every character was a living, breathing, palpable person and that
00:46really attracted me to it. The writing was so good and Kevin is so sweet and I spoke with him before
00:52signing on to the project and he really kind of hook, line and sinker got me. When I first read
00:59the script I knew I wanted to play Harlan Buckley. The problem was I didn't have the offer and I kept
01:08hearing names like Russell Crowe and Josh Brolin and you know and so finally I called my agent and I
01:14said well where am I on the list and they said you're not in the top 10 and I was like not in the top 10
01:22and I had I had an offer to do another series for Amazon but I didn't like the script. I had to say to
01:29my agents look I know it's a very good deal I'm sure the Amazon show will be very successful but my
01:38heart isn't in it I really want to play this character in the waterfront and so I'm passing and
01:47and I passed on the Amazon show and a month later I got the offer for the waterfront.
01:53Family dramas like Succession and Yellowstone have seen major success in recent years.
01:58The actors revealed why they think audiences are so drawn to a series like the waterfront.
02:02Every family in America has some level of dysfunction and so people can relate.
02:10What happened on that boat? Where's Curtis and Troy? I don't know.
02:16They haven't found them yet they maybe they're hiding or something.
02:19Where? The bottom of the ocean? No I don't know.
02:22The man behind the show Kevin Williamson also created Dawson's Creek and The Vampire Diaries
02:27as well as wrote the original Scream film Scream 2 and Scream 4. It's also worth noting he's directing
02:33the forthcoming film Scream 7. Which member of the Buckley family do you think would die first
02:38in a Scream movie? I think Kane. You think so? Yeah because I think I think he could be potentially
02:45um you know the one you think maybe is gonna make it and then it's like a surprise. Oh so he's like
02:51a heartbreaker one. Yeah it's like it's like yeah like hopefully it's in like yeah you're like but
02:56there's so much more to offer and then you know it's done but I don't know maybe uh but also maybe
03:06maybe you Holt. You know look. I think the same could be said for you. You're like maybe you'd like
03:13the killer's you know ghost base is coming at the whole family and you're like jump in front
03:19and it's like. Yeah you're probably trying to fight back to be the first to go. And it's like sad. As long as it's a heroic death
03:25yeah. I will sacrifice myself. I don't want to speak though too boldly but I feel like Brie would
03:32be the last one standing. One hundred percent. Would she be the killer? That's also possible. Definitely. Yeah. That's also highly possible. I'm asking it. It's pretty buckly.
03:48Season one of The Waterfront is now streaming on Netflix. For more on the show go to THR.com.
03:53For The Hollywood Reporter News I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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