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Daisy Jones & the Six
Promotional poster
GenreMusical drama[1][2]
Based onDaisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Developed by
Starring
Opening theme"Dancing Barefoot" by Patti Smith Group
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Josie Craven
  • Taylor Jenkins Reid
  • Amanda Kay Price
Running time46–66 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video
ReleaseMarch 3 (2023-03-03) –
March 24, 2023 (2023-03-24)

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 through a documentary style series of interviews with the members and footage of concerts and recording sessions, complete with vocals by series leads Riley Keough (as Daisy) and Sam Claflin (as Billy, founder of The Six).

Daisy Jones & The Six premiered on Amazon Prime Video on March 3, 2023. It contains ten episodes, released in weekly batches of two or three episodes.

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, the lead singer and songwriter
  • Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne, the lead singer and songwriter
  • Camila Morrone as Camila Alvarez,[10] Billy's wife and the band's photographer
  • Suki Waterhouse as Karen Sirko, the keyboardist
  • Will Harrison as Graham Dunne, the lead guitarist
  • Josh Whitehouse as Eddie Roundtree, the bassist
  • Sebastian Chacon as Warren Rojas,[11] the drummer
  • Nabiyah Be as Simone Jackson, Daisy's former roommate and future disco singer[12]
  • Tom Wright as Teddy Price, the producer
  • Timothy Olyphant as Rod Reyes, tour manager

Recurring

  • Seychelle Gabriel as Julia Dunne, Billy and Camila’s daughter and the interviewer
  • Jacqueline Obradors as Lucia, Camila's mother
  • Ross Partridge as Don Midleton, a record producer
  • Ayesha Harris as Bernie,[13] a disc jockey and Simone's lover
  • Gavin Drea as Nicky, Daisy's husband

Guest

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byTeleplay byOriginal release date
1"Track 1: Come and Get It"James PonsoldtScott Neustadter & Michael H. WeberMarch 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
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 neighborhood 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 breaks up with a screenwriter who intends to make her his muse. She sings her own song at a nightclub and decides to aim for a music career.
2"Track 2: I'll Take You There"James PonsoldtJenny KleinMarch 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
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 "shape" her career. After a chance meeting, The Six audition for Teddy and he signs them. The band records a 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 PonsoldtNora Kirkpatrick & Will GrahamMarch 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
Billy, now sober, decides to quit the band so he can be a good father to his infant daughter, Julia. However, he is soon convinced to return to The Six. Teddy begins mentoring Daisy, but she struggles to write on demand. Billy writes a new song called "Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)" and, despite the record label rejecting it, Teddy sees its potential. He brings Daisy into the studio to re-write the song and make it into a duet. Billy is furious at first, but eventually relents and the recording session goes very well. Meanwhile, Simone is sexually harassed by a male record producer, but her spirits are lifted when she makes a connection with a woman named Bernie from New York City. Graham pines for Karen, but she resists mixing work with any serious romance.
4"Track 4: I Saw The Light"James PonsoldtStacy TraubMarch 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)
"Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)" becomes a huge hit. The band and Daisy are invited to perform at a music festival in Hawaii, much to Billy's chagrin. Despite him planning to introduce her after the fourth song to perform their duet, she storms the stage early and receives praise from the audience. Billy, feeling threatened, tells the press that Daisy was a one-time collaborator. Simone learns that the record producer who harassed her took her vocal track and had another performer lip sync to it. Daisy persuades her to move to New York to pursue her music career and be with Bernie. Unfortunately, Daisy feels lonely, breaks into her childhood home, is arrested, and is bailed out by Karen. Talks arise of Daisy officially joining The Six, though Billy protests the idea. Camila invites Daisy to a party and, during a blackout, Daisy joins The Six in a musical number with the guests. Shortly before the power returns, Graham kisses Karen, but she kindly rejects his advances.
5"Track 5: Fire"James PonsoldtScott NeustadterMarch 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)
Daisy officially becomes a member of The Six and the band goes into the studio to record their next album. Teddy instructs Billy and Daisy to write together. They initially clash, but bond when it's revealed they both had difficult childhoods. Daisy reveals her parents didn't tell her that they moved away, which was why she was arrested for breaking into her childhood home. Billy confesses his father was a deadbeat who abandoned the family. They also discover that they make each other better songwriters. As Graham pursues another woman, Karen feels jealousy, leading to her and Graham becoming a couple in secret. Billy and Daisy write the song "Let Me Down Easy," which impresses everyone. The other band members appreciate that Daisy has pushed Billy into letting everyone contribute something to the recordings.
6"Track 6: Whatever Gets You Thru The Night"Nzingha StewartCharmaine DeGraté & Will GrahamMarch 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)
The band continues working on their new album, Aurora. Daisy and Billy become increasingly flirtatious. Camila struggles with a growing rift in her and Billy's marriage. Rolling Stone reporter Jonah Berg asks about Billy and Daisy's relationship, which Billy claims is not real. When Jonah repeats this to Daisy, she is heartbroken and goes on a drug binge. When she returns to the studio, Daisy and Billy fight over their feelings, leading to a kiss. At a band photoshoot, Billy learns that Daisy informed Jonah about his time in rehab. Karen tells Graham their romance has to be a secret, otherwise she'll be seen as just a girlfriend, and not a true band member. Billy offers Jonah gossip about Daisy's bad behavior in exchange for omitting his rehab story. Camila runs into Eddie at a bar and she doesn't come home until midnight. Daisy, angered by the article, goes to Greece.
7"Track 7: She's Gone"Will GrahamSusan CoyneMarch 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)
In 1975, in New York City, Simone and club DJ Bernie begin a romance. They also work together, and Simone becomes a successful disco singer on the gay club circuit over the next two years. However, she is afraid to publicly show affection towards Bernie, due to them being a lesbian couple. Daisy summons Simone and Bernie to Hydra, Greece. There, they find her rushing into marriage with a wealthy Irish nobleman named Nicky Fitzpatrick. Despite making the cover of Rolling Stone, Daisy wants to give up her career. Bernie and Simone tell one another that they love each other, and dance together at the wedding reception. The day after the wedding, Simone chides Daisy for squandering her talent and being selfish. Nicky, realizing Daisy needs her career to emotionally thrive, travels with her back to the US.
8"Track 8: Looks Like We Made It"Nzingha StewartJihan Crowther & Liz KoeMarch 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)
Daisy and Nicky join The Six's tour for Aurora. She and Billy are still angry over past betrayals. The tour, managed by Rod Reyes, is so successful that it's expanded. Eddie talks to Camila about their night together, but she doesn't want to be unfaithful again. After Eddie and Warren bully Graham for not sleeping with groupies, Karen reveals her and Graham's relationship. As the tour continues, Daisy and Nicky increasingly abuse drugs. Billy and Nicky come to blows over the situation. An intoxicated Daisy injures herself on stage, but soldiers on and sings "Look At Us Now" a cappella. Billy, who has refused to play the song on tour, storms off. Later that night, Billy and Rod find Daisy having an overdose in her hotel suite. Nicky flees the scene, while the others wait for a doctor and Daisy regains consciousness.
9"Track 9: Feels Like the First Time"Nzingha StewartJudalina NeiraMarch 24, 2023 (2023-03-24)
Enraged at Nicky's abandonment, Daisy tells him to leave. The Six proceed with the tour and successfully perform at several stops; Daisy cuts back heavily on drug use and reconnects with Billy. Karen tells Graham she is pregnant, but does not want to keep the baby. After the band performs on Saturday Night Live, Warren begins dating the night's host and Teddy has a heart attack. Meanwhile, Simone is hesitant to accept a record deal as they want her to downplay her sexuality. On the band's hometown stop in Pittsburgh, Daisy and Billy confess mutual feelings, but Billy rebuffs the idea of a relationship out of loyalty to Camila. Camila accompanies Karen to an abortion clinic, but catches Billy and Daisy in an emotionally intimate moment. During the concert, Billy takes one of Eddie's solos. The next day, the group resentfully departs Pittsburgh for Chicago.
10"Track 10: Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"Nzingha StewartHarris DanowMarch 24, 2023 (2023-03-24)
Though the members are unaware that the Chicago stop will be their final performance, tensions between the members are clear when it begins. Earlier that day, Camila and Billy argue about his feelings for Daisy. Eddie tells Billy that he is leaving the band because of Billy's sidelining and admits his fling with Camila; Billy punches him and begs Camila to come to the show, after which he falls off the wagon. Karen admits the abortion to an upset Graham. After the show, Billy and Daisy passionately kiss, but she is concerned for his sobriety; Graham confesses his love for Karen, but she does not reciprocate. Daisy leads a performance of "Look at Us Now" as an encore as Billy rushes to Camila. The next day, the band goes their separate ways. It is revealed that the interviewer is a grown-up Julia, and that Camila had recently passed away from an illness. Julia shows Billy and Daisy footage of Camila bidding them to contact each other. Billy is seen knocking on a door that is opened by a smiling Daisy.

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 also produces the series. Production companies involved in the series are Hello Sunshine, Circle of Confusion and Amazon Studios.[14]

Casting

In mid November 2019, it was announced that Riley Keough and Camila Morrone had joined the cast of the series.[15][16][17] In February 2020, Sam Claflin, Suki Waterhouse, Nabiyah Be, Will Harrison, Josh Whitehouse, and Sebastian Chacon joined the cast of the series.[18][19][20] In October 2021, Tom Wright and Jacqueline Obradors were cast in starring and recurring capacity, respectively.[21] The following November, Timothy Olyphant joined the series in a recurring role.[22]

Filming

The series began filming in late September 2021 and wrapped in early May 2022 in New Orleans.[23][24]

Music

The single "Regret Me" from the fictional band in the series, Daisy Jones & the Six,[25] 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.[26] 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,[27][28] Jackson Browne, Marcus Mumford, and Phoebe Bridgers.[9][29][30]

Release

The limited series was released on Amazon Prime Video on March 3, 2023, with the first three episodes available immediately.[31][32] The first episode was shown in US theaters for one night only to Amazon Prime members on March 1, 2023.[33]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 71% approval rating with an average rating of 6.7/10, based on 92 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."[34] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 62 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[35]

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