Kevin Willamson's latest TV series is a Netflix family drama about the Buckley's a southern family desperate to cling to their legacy at any cost.

"The Waterfront," a new Netflix series about a family-run fishery off the North Carolina coast, officially stems from "Dawson's Creek" and "Scream" scribe Kevin Williamson, but given the first season's shallow interest in its own characters,

From the very shores where it unfolds, Netflix’s “The Waterfront” dives deep into the tale of a North Carolina family trying to keep their fishing empire afloat. While it’s set in the fictional town of Havenport, the new drama series is indeed based on a real story — one pulling from the creator’s past.