Daisy Jones is that someone. Daisy Jones and the Six is one of the most anticipated shows of 2023, and Prime Video has released a brief first look. The teaser, which also reveals the premiere date, gives a foretaste Riley Keough as the only Daisy Jones, along with Sam Claflins Billy Dunne. Billy winks at Daisy on stage as the band prepares for an epic concert. fainting.
The series is based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The cast also includes Camila Morrone as Camila Dunne, Suki Waterhouse as Karen Sirko, Nabiya as Simone Jackson, Will Harrison as Graham Dunne, Josh Weisshaus as Eddie Roundtree, Sebastian Chaçon as Warren Rhodes and Tom Wright as teddy.
The musical drama follows the rise and fall of a renowned rock band in the late 1970s. In 1977 Daisy Jones & The Six were on top of the world. Led by two charismatic lead singers – Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne – the band had risen from obscurity to fame. And then, after a sold-out show at Chicago’s Soldier Field, they gave up. Now, decades later, the band members finally agree to reveal the truth. This is the story of how a legendary band imploded at the height of their power.
Riley is no stranger to the music world. Her grandfather is a rock and roll legend Elvis Presley. executive producer Scott Neustadter revealed they knew Riley was Daisy when they started watching her selfie video. “She just identified not only with the character but with the whole thing aura of character,” Scott said vanity fair. With Executive Producer Lauren Neustadter Adding, “She walked in and was really excited about everything and read the book and loved the book and said, ‘I want to be Daisy, me am Daisy.'”
As for Sam, the actor underwent a major transformation to play Billy, including learning to play the guitar. “I get queasy thinking about the transformation and the dedication,” Lauren said of Sam. “During COVID he was in England with his children and he homeschooled them during the day and he looked after them and then he put them to sleep and he got on a zoom [learn how to] Play guitar. And he has really changed. He transformed his body to really be like a 70’s rock star. He would get on the zoom and the guitar and work with his vocal coach. It was non-stop. He really turned into Billy, and Riley did the same.”
Daisy Jones and the Six will premiere on March 3, 2023 on Prime Video. New episodes will be released weekly every Friday through March 24th.