Daisy Jones & the Six
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Genre | Musical drama[1][2] |
Based on | Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid |
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Opening theme | "Dancing Barefoot" by Patti Smith Group |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Running time | 48–51 minutes |
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Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Release | March 3, 2023 present | –
Daisy Jones & The Six is an American musical drama streaming television miniseries developed by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Taylor Jenkins Reid.[3] Set in the Los Angeles music scene of the late 1970s, the series charts the rise and fall of the fictional titular rock band.
Daisy Jones & The Six premiered on Amazon Prime Video on March 3, 2023. It contains ten episodes, each released weekly.
Premise
Daisy Jones & The Six follows "a rock band in the 1970s from their rise in the LA music scene to becoming one of the most famous bands in the world and explores the reason behind their split at the height of their success."[4][5][6][7][8] The Amazon Prime Video series is based on Taylor Jenkins Reid's book of the same name, which the author describes was partly inspired by her experience growing up and by watching Fleetwood Mac performances on television.[9]
Cast and characters
Main
- Riley Keough as Daisy Jones
- Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne
- Camila Morrone as Camila Alvarez[10]
- Suki Waterhouse as Karen Sirko
- Will Harrison as Graham Dunne
- Josh Whitehouse as Eddie Roundtree
- Sebastian Chacon as Warren Rojas[11]
- Nabiyah Be as Simone Jackson
- Tom Wright as Teddy Price
- Timothy Olyphant as Rod Reyes
Recurring
- Seychelle Gabriel as interviewer
- Jacqueline Obradors as Lucia
- Ross Partridge as Don Midleton
- Ayesha Harris as Bernie[12]
Guest
- Jack Romano as Chuck Loving
- Nicole LaLiberte as Jean
- Chris Diamantopoulos as Lee Parlin
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by [13] | Teleplay by [14] | Original release date [15] | |
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1 | "Track 1: Come and Get It" | James Ponsoldt | Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber | March 3, 2023 | |
Twenty years after the dissolution of famous rock band Daisy Jones & The Six in 1977, its members agree to participate in a documentary about the band's history. Beginning in 1968, the wealthy yet neglected Daisy Jones spends her teenage years at Sunset Strip music clubs and parties. She eventually begins writing her own songs. Meanwhile, in the Hazelwood suburb of Pittsburgh, brothers Billy and Graham Dunne form a band called the Dunne Brothers with their friends Eddie Roundtree, Warren Rojas, and Chuck Loving. They find local success, but Chuck eventually leaves for college. Tour manager Rod Reyes advises Billy to move the band to Los Angeles. They do so, along with Billy's girlfriend, Camila Alvarez. Daisy ends a relationship with a screenwriter who intended to make her his muse. She sings her own song at a nightclub and decides to take control of her life. | |||||
2 | "Track 2: I'll Take You There" | James Ponsoldt | Jenny Klein | March 3, 2023 | |
In Los Angeles, the Dunne Brothers rent a house in Laurel Canyon and keyboardist Karen Sirko joins the band. They spend nine months building an audience, but struggle to secure a record deal. The band changes its name to The Six. Daisy moves in with aspiring disco singer Simone Jackson, and takes a job waitressing. While performing at a club, Daisy attracts the attention of music producer Teddy Price, but she refuses his offer to take her on. After a chance meeting, the Six audition for Teddy and he signs them. The Six record their debut album, and shortly before they embark on a tour, Camila tells Billy that she is pregnant; the pair get married that night. While on tour, Billy cheats on Camila with groupies. Although heartbroken, she insists that he be around to support their child. When Camila gives birth, Billy cannot bring himself to see his newborn daughter at the hospital; Teddy takes him to rehab instead. Daisy records her first song and leaves it on Teddy's doorstep as a present. | |||||
3 | "Track 3: Someone Saved My Life Tonight" | James Ponsoldt | Nora Kirkpatrick & Will Graham | March 3, 2023 | |
4 | "Track 4: I Saw The Light" | James Ponsoldt | Stacy Traub | March 10, 2023 | |
The song that Daisy recorded with The Six becomes a huge hit. The band gets invited to a music festival in Hawaii alongside her, much to Billy's chagrin. Despite Billy saying he will introduce Daisy at a certain time to perform their collaboration, she storms the stage early and receives praise from the audience. Simone learns that the record producer who harassed her stole her song and gave it to another singer; Daisy persuades her to move to New York to pursue her music career and be with Bernie. However, Daisy starts to feel lonely, so she breaks into her childhood home and is arrested before Karen bails her out. Talks arise of her officially joining The Six as Billy protests the idea, though he warms up eventually and apologizes to her after Camila invites her to a party at their home. During a blackout, Daisy comforts baby Julia and joins Billy and Karen in a musical number with the guests. Despite expressing reluctance at Daisy's budding closeness with Billy, Camila is ultimately eager to get to know and trust her. Shortly before the power returns, Graham kisses Karen but she kindly rejects his advances. | |||||
5 | "Track 5: Fire" | James Ponsoldt | Scott Neustadter | March 10, 2023 | |
6 | "Track 6: Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" | Nzingha Stewart | Charmaine DeGraté & Will Graham | March 10, 2023 | |
7 | TBA | Will Graham | Susan Coyne | March 17, 2023 | |
8 | TBA | Nzingha Stewart | Jihan Crowther & Liz Koe | March 17, 2023 | |
9 | TBA | Nzingha Stewart | Judalina Neira | March 24, 2023 | |
10 | TBA | Nzingha Stewart | Harris Danow | March 24, 2023 |
Production
Development
The series was announced on July 25, 2019. The series is written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, who serve as executive producers alongside Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter. Taylor Jenkins Reid produce the series. Production companies involved in the series are Hello Sunshine, Circle of Confusion and Amazon Studios.[16]
Casting
In mid November 2019, it was announced that Riley Keough and Camila Morrone had joined the cast of the series.[17][18][19] In February 2020, Sam Claflin, Suki Waterhouse, Nabiyah Be, Will Harrison, Josh Whitehouse, and Sebastian Chacon joined the cast of the series.[20][21][22] In October 2021, Tom Wright and Jacqueline Obradors were cast in starring and recurring capacity, respectively.[23] The following November, Timothy Olyphant joined the series in a recurring role.[24]
Filming
The series began filming in late September 2021 and wrapped in early May 2022 in New Orleans.[25][26]
Music
The single "Regret Me" from the fictional band in the series, Daisy Jones & the Six,[27] was released on January 25, 2023. The second single "Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)" was released on February 15, 2023. A full-length album, Aurora, was released by Atlantic Records on March 2, 2023.[28] The album's lead vocals were performed by Riley Keough and Sam Claflin. It was composed, performed, and produced by Blake Mills, with additional production by Tony Berg and in collaboration with musicians such as Chris Weisman,[29][30] Jackson Browne, Marcus Mumford, and Phoebe Bridgers.[9][31][32]
Release
The limited series was released on Amazon Prime Video on March 3, 2023, with the first three episodes available immediately.[33][34] The first episode was shown in US theaters for one night only to Amazon Prime members on March 1, 2023.[35]
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 73% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 86 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Daisy Jones & the Six comes up short at evoking the rockstar credentials that were implied on the page, but the lively duet of Riley Keough and Sam Claflin give this adaptation enough verve to occasionally bring the house down."[36] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 62 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[37]
References
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- ^ Henderson, Eleanor (March 4, 2019). "A Rock Band Novel — and a Snapshot of the Bell-Bottomed 1970s". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 17, 2019.
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External links
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- 2023 American television series debuts
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- American musical television series
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