To be honest, we’ve never read DAISY JONES & THE SIX, so we came into this with a clean slate. This limited series adaptation of Taylor Jenkins-Reid’s New York Times bestseller, already has many of its fans emphatically excited.
Centering on Daisy Jones (Riley Keough), a young woman with a troubled past, hanging initially on the fringes of L.A.’s music scene in the ‘70s. With a talent for writing lyrics and poetry, she stumbles into the thick of things, forming relationships that lead her into almost accidental stardom. She’s paired together with a struggling band led by Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin), who is opposed to having her join the group and relinquishing his control.
Despite Daisy and Billy’s frequent clashes, it is that electric chemistry generated by their immense friction that leads them to create musical magic and finding fame. Success doesn’t come easy as Billy loves his wife Camila (Camila Morrone), but cannot deny his feelings for Daisy. Their relationship is intense and complicated. We also explore some of the Band’s own internal struggles whether it be love, power or vices, which could very quickly destroy everything in an instant.
Without even knowing its premise, it is very apparent right away that all this very loosely is based on the rise of Fleetwood Mac. Their Music is legendary but the stories behind the making of it is even more intriguing. DAISY JONES & THE SIX lends its focus exactly to this with James Ponsoldt (Smashed, The End of the Tour) and Nzingha Stewart (For Colored Girls, Tall Girl) splitting directing duties over ten episodes.
Though things take a few episodes to set the stage, things begin to get really interesting when Daisy and Billy work closely together, butting heads and bickering about everything down to a single lyric. Keough and Claflin’s chemistry is palpable. The amount of commitment and detail they put into their performances is rather astounding. They are unquestionably convincing as musicians and would-be lovers tangled in an impossible situation. Moments on-stage and in-studio make for the most compelling moments of this Series and the Music is unmistakably Fleetwood Mac-inspired.
Where the Series falters is its pacing. It is in no rush bringing us to the point where the band is formed. A story line with Daisy and her best friend Simone (Nabiyah Be) is a running subplot but we aren’t quite sure where it goes as she disappears and resurfaces. Daisy and Billy’s vices serve as plot mechanisms, which aren’t quite treated with the care and sensitivity they deserved. Pacing then almost seems a bit too quick when Daisy goes off to Greece finding love and has to confront trouble in her friendship with Simone. But then everything comes together so beautifully late as the Band deliver what would be their final performance and they come to terms with where they are today as the Series cuts between the past and its current Mockumentary.
The Series is definitely made for faithful fans of the source material and despite some flaws, Keough and Claflin make it all worthwhile, supported by solid performances from its Supporting Cast including Suki Waterhouse as keyboardist Karen Sirko, the captivating Camila Morrone as Billy’s wife Camila Dunne and Tom Wright as powerful producer Teddy Price.
Prime Video Canada release DAISY JONES & THE SIX March 3, 2023.
Today we get a new Teaser Trailer for highly-anticipated musical-drama series Daisy Jones & The Six, and announced that the series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video March 3, 2023 with new episodes rolling out weekly every Friday through March 24, 2023. The series will be available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six is a limited musical-drama series detailing the rise and precipitous fall of a renowned rock band. In 1977, Daisy Jones & The Six were on top of the world. Fronted by two charismatic lead singers—Daisy Jones (Riley Keough) and Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin)—the band had risen from obscurity to fame. And then, after a sold-out show at Chicago’s Soldier Field, they called it quits. Now, decades later, the band members finally agree to reveal the truth. This is the story of how an iconic band imploded at the height of its powers.
The series stars Riley Keough as Daisy Jones, Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne, Camila Morrone as Camila Dunne, Will Harrison as Graham Dunne, Suki Waterhouse as Karen Sirko, Josh Whitehouse as Eddie Roundtree, Sebastian Chacon as Warren Rhodes, Nabiyah Be as Simone Jackson, and Tom Wright as Teddy Price, with a special guest appearance by Timothy Olyphant as Rod Reyes.
From Amazon Studios and Hello Sunshine, Daisy Jones & The Six is executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine and Brad Mendelsohn for Circle of Confusion. Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber created the series based on the novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, who also produces. Scott Neustadter is executive producing and co-showrunning with Will Graham, who also serves as an executive producer. James Ponsoldt directed the first five episodes and serves as an executive producer, Nzingha Stewart directed four of the remaining episodes, and Graham directed one.
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Atlantic Records also is proud to announce Aurora, the timeless debut album from Daisy Jones & The Six. The forthcoming 11-song LP from the titular band of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s beloved, New York Times bestselling 2019 novel arrives Friday, March 3, 2023 on vinyl and across all DSPs (pre-order on vinyl here + pre-save here). Show-stopping lead single “Regret Me” is out everywhere today (buy/stream here). Named on the Credits are the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Marcus Mumford and renowned Producer Tony Berg.
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