Katie Holmes and Joshua “Mr. Pacey-Pants” Jackson are reuniting in a MOVIE TRILOGY. Not one. Not two. But THREE full films of emotional chaos, sexy smirks, and adulting disasters.
YES. Joey and Pacey are BACK, baby. The Y2K timeline has folded in on itself like a bad origami crane at a teen sleepover and we’re not mad about it. Welcome to Happy Hours—a “character-driven dramedy,” which is Hollywood code for “you’re gonna laugh, you’re gonna cry, and you might text your ex after.”
Written and directed by Queen Katie herself (she’s now 46, but honestly she still looks like she moisturizes with angel tears and Book One auditing sessions), the trilogy follows two grown-ups pretending they have their lives together while secretly spiraling, romantically. Basically it’s like every reunion with your high school crush—except with lighting and craft services.
Joshua Jackson is playing Pacey 2.0—a man who still looks like he knows how to fix a boat and destroy you emotionally. Holmes? She’s channeling every Joey Potter eye-roll ever created into a performance that’s part “romantic lead,” part “emotional assassin.” Together? They’re serving unresolved tension, and we are EATING IT.
Filming is currently happening in New York City—aka Planet Earth’s 5th dynamic—where thetans are flying, cameras are rolling, and paparazzi are clinging to fire escapes just to get blurry shots of the duo sipping coffee and fake-arguing in the rain. Cuuuuute.
Also in the cast? Joe Tippett, John McGinty, Donald Webber Jr., and Nathan Darrow—aka The Hot Indie Actor Avengers. Expect lots of meaningful silences, arguments in brownstone apartments, and slow dancing to sad music while someone’s baby cries in the background.
The plot? Oh hun, it’s vibes: career drama, family chaos, a dash of regret, and—let’s be honest—a whole lot of unresolved sexual tension. Basically it’s Dawson’s Creek, but now with taxes and therapy.
The first Happy Hours film drops soon, followed by two more like they’re Pokémon evolutions. And YES, this is your sign from the universe (or Source, depending on your Operating Thetan level) to rewatch Dawson’s Creek, dust off your Discman, and consider dating someone emotionally unavailable.
📸 Set pics are out. Google them. Manifest them. Audit them.
#JoeyAndPacey4Ever #HappyHoursTrilogy #ClearTheDrama
Now if you’ll excuse us, we need to go cry into a crop top and read Dianetics.
