Introducing ‘Everybody Loves Daisy Jones,’ the Prime Video series inspired by the story of Fleetwood Mac

“Their music made them famous…their split made them legends,” describes Prime Video for the music and drama series Everybody loves Daisy Jones (Daisy Jones and The Six), the premiere of which took place this Friday, March 3.

Directed by Niki Caro and James Ponsoldt, it is based on the New York Times bestseller and Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel of the same name, and features Riley Keough (Mad Max: Fury Road), Sam Clafin (The Book of Love) there Camila Morrone (desire to kill). With so few arrival times on the small screen, many are already watching it.

The drama centers on a rock band of the 1970s, from their rise in Los Angeles to becoming one of the most famous musical groups in the world, exploring why they broke up in their heyday. The story is presented in the form of a mockumentary and follows the members of it as they recount their journey in their own words.

Led by two energetic and bright souls, Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne, the band rose from obscurity to stardom. However, after a sold-out concert at Soldier Field in Chicago, they decided to call it quits. Now, many years later, the boys They agreed to reveal the truth. This is the story of how an iconic band fell apart at the peak of their career.

The real band that inspired this story was Fleetwood Mac, according to the author herself. In a post on Hello Sunshine in 2019, Reid revealed he saw the band perform the song “Landslide” on their 1997 reunion show, and there he noticed the spark between Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham (core members). .

“Imagine my surprise when my mom later explained to me that even though they had dated, they weren’t together anymore,” she said. “It completely defied logic for me.” So, that led her to write the respective story.

What Critics Say About Everybody Loves Daisy Jones

Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times called it thoroughly engrossing, adding that “the performances are solid, the songs are catchy, and it’s reminiscent of the good old days of rock”. AV Club’s Mary Kate Carr said: “The love story starring her is so captivating that viewers won’t want to miss a moment of it. Like the fictional group he is a part of, Everybody loves Daisy Jones is destined to be a blockbuster”.

Variety’s Daniel D’Addario called it “a failed but engrossing adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel of the same name”, and Jasper Rees of the Telegraph called it “a mild but sterilized take on 1990s rock excess.” 70″. Like them, many have to do with the recently launched Prime Video production.

Although the band Everybody loves Daisy Jones is not real, the cast of the miniseries has been prepared as if it is. All actors sing and play their instruments in the show. For example, Claflin had to learn to sing and play guitar, according to Vanity Fair.

The production companies behind Everybody loves Daisy Jones These are Amazon Studios, Big Indie Pictures, Circle of Confusion and Hello Sunshine. The series is now available on Prime Video.

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