Riley Keough and Sam Claflin find Rock and Romance in the ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ Teaser
The new Prime Video limited series will follow the exploits of a fictional rock band in the 1970s––and the fallout of their break-up.
Rock groups are often solid fodder for both cinematic and TV drama, and new Prime Video limited series ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ is also throwing ill-fated romance into the mix.
Based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel and developed for screens by ‘500 Days of Summer’ writing team Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (Neustadter also runs the show alongside ‘A League of Their Own’ TV creator Will Graham), ‘Daisy Jones’ got a leg up thanks to interest from Reese Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine company.
Witherspoon has had a lot of luck finding popular books and bringing them to screens, including the likes of ‘Big Little Lies’, ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ on TV and ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ in cinemas.
‘Daisy Jones’ details 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.
(L to R) Suki Waterhouse (Karen Sirko), Will Harrison (Graham Dunne), Josh Whitehouse (Eddie Roundtree), Sebastian Chacon (Warren Rhodes), Riley Keough (Daisy Jones), and Sam Claflin (Billy Dunne) star in Prime Video's 'Daisy Jones and The Six.' Credit: Pamela Littky/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.
From the looks of the teaser, it’s a love connection between Jones and Dunne that helped the band rise but also contributed to its eventual collapse.
Alongside Keough (who has her own music connections thanks to late mother Lisa Marie Presley) and Claflin, the series also stars 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 Timothy Olyphant scoring Special Guest status as Rod Reyes.
Directing duties for the first five episodes of the 10 fell to James Ponsoldt, who has history blending romance with other genres. Nzingha Stewart took on four others, with Graham directing one.
24 original songs were written for the series and recorded by the cast, and Atlantic Records will be dropping songs through the run of the show. The teaser features one of them, “Regret Me”.
‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ will launch on Prime Video on March 10th with the first three episodes, and the rest will follow in three-episode batches on Fridays.
(L to R) Sam Claflin (Billy Dunne), and Riley Keough (Daisy Jones) star in Prime Video's 'Daisy Jones and The Six.' Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.
(L to R) Josh Whitehouse (Eddie Roundtree), Suki Waterhouse (Karen Sirko), Sebastian Chacon (Warren Rhodes), Sam Claflin (Billy Dunne), Riley Keough (Daisy Jones), and Will Harrison (Graham Dunne) star in Prime Video's 'Daisy Jones and The Six.' Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.
(L to R) Riley Keough (Daisy Jones), and Sam Claflin (Billy Dunne) star in Prime Video's 'Daisy Jones and The Six.' Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.
(L to R) Sebastian Chacon (Warren Rhodes), Will Harrison (Graham Dunne), Josh Whitehouse (Eddie Roundtree) Suki Waterhouse (Karen Sirko), and Sam Claflin (Billy Dunne) star in Prime Video's 'Daisy Jones and The Six.' Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.
(L to R) Camila Morrone (Camila Dunne), Sam Claflin (Billy Dunne), and Riley Keough (Daisy Jones) star in Prime Video's 'Daisy Jones and The Six.' Credit: Pamela Littky/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.
(L to R) Suki Waterhouse (Karen Sirko) stars in Prime Video's 'Daisy Jones and The Six.' Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios.
