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Young Americans premieres on July 12th right after "Dawson's Creek" which is appropriate since it's a spin-off of the popular show!

Y.A. features blue-collar New England townie Will (Rodney Scott) who infiltrates the billionaire boys club of blue-bloods, and finds kinship with his privileged room mate Scout Calhoun (Mark Famiglietti) who discovers he might be kin to local love interest, Bella (Kate Bosworth). Yikes! Talk about strange bedfellows! Stranger still, though, is how Jake (Katherine Moening) can maintain a platonic friendship with Hamilton (Ian Somerhalder) by convincing him that she's just one of the guys.

Sound "Creek-y" enough for ya? It is...be sure to tune in and let us know what you think about it!

Will (Rodney Scott) It has always been Will's dream to be a Rawley man, if for no other reason than to get away from his overbearing father, and he would do anything…anything to win a scholarship to the Academy. Now among the privileged class, Will gets a hefty dose of reality, and fears he may have gotten in a little over his head.

Scout (Mark Famiglietti)
Will's good-looking, charismatic, smart and filthy rich roomie, Scout is the epitome of everything Will ever hopes he can be. Scout, however, wouldn't mind being just a regular guy like Will, especially if that would help his chances with Bella.

Bella (Kate Bosworth)
The blonde town-girl grew up with Will, but doesn't understand his preoccupation with the Rawley affluence and wealth, though finds herself curiously drawn to Scout, "the Fresh Prince of South Hampton" as she calls him, much to the objection of her widowed father.

Hamilton (Ian Somerhalder)
It's not easy being the dean's kid on campus, especially for the precocious Hamilton, an outsider with most of the guys, who manages to strike up an unexpected friendship with Jake, a most unusual fella.

Jake (Katherine Moennig)
An East Coast prep-school hopper and astute computer hacker, Jake is just waiting for someone to catch on to a deep, dark secret, which may be revealed a lot sooner than later.