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28.03.2022 / 06:01
Will Daisy Jones and The Six be the biggest series of the year?
Daisy Jones and The Six, the 2019 novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, is truly a rare gem. Told in the fictional yet autobiographical style common for Taylor, the book delves into the story of a famous rock band from the 1970s, presented as the transcript for an insightful documentary on their history.WATCH BELOW: Where The Crawdads Sing | Official TrailerThis kind of structure, that has the copy consisting entirely of dialogue, means it would make the perfect book-to-screen adaptation.And, as she so often is, actor and film producer extraordinaire, Reese Witherspoon, was miles ahead of us in realising that.Months before the book was released in 2019, Amazon ordered a 13-episode limited series based on Daisy Jones and The Six, to be championed by Reese and her production company, Hello Sunshine.The company has been behind a number of other successful adaptations, such as Little Fires Everywhere and Big Little Lies, as well as the upcoming film Where the Crawdads Sing.The cast of the show on set.And in great news for the fans who are dying to see their favourite characters come alive on TV, Daisy Jones and The Six is now deep into the production stages.Lead actress Riley Keough shared photos from the set on their first day of filming to her Instagram, where the band of talented actors sat around on bikes branded with the show name.“Day 1 of Daisy Jones and the Six today.