Episodes 01

“Track 1: Come and Get It”

Twenty years after the dissolution of famous rock band Daisy Jones & the Six in 1977, its members agree to participate in a documentary about the band’s history. Beginning in 1968, the wealthy yet neglected Daisy Jones spends her teenage years at Sunset Strip music clubs and parties. She eventually begins writing her own songs. Meanwhile, in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, brothers Billy and Graham Dunne form a band called the Dunne Brothers with their friends Eddie Roundtree, Warren Rojas, and Chuck Loving. They find local success, but Chuck eventually leaves for college. Tour manager Rod Reyes advises Billy to move the band to Los Angeles. They do so, along with Billy’s girlfriend, Camila Alvarez. Daisy breaks up with a screenwriter who intends to make her his muse. She sings her own song at a nightclub and decides to aim for a music career.

Episodes 02

“Track 2: I’ll Take You There”

In Los Angeles, the Dunne Brothers rent a house in Laurel Canyon and keyboardist Karen Sirko joins the band. They spend nine months building an audience, but struggle to secure a record deal. The band changes its name to the Six. Daisy moves in with aspiring disco singer Simone Jackson, and takes a job waitressing. While performing at a club, Daisy attracts the attention of music producer Teddy Price, but she refuses his offer to “shape” her career. After a chance meeting, the Six audition for Teddy and he signs them. The band records a debut album, and shortly before they embark on a tour, Camila tells Billy that she is pregnant; the pair get married that night. While on tour, Billy cheats on Camila with groupies. Although heartbroken, she insists that he be around to support their child. When Camila gives birth, Billy cannot bring himself to see his newborn daughter at the hospital; Teddy takes him to rehab instead. Daisy records her first song and leaves it on Teddy’s doorstep as a present.

Episodes 03

“Track 3: Someone Saved My Life Tonight”

Billy, now sober, decides to quit the band in order to be a dedicated father to his infant daughter, Julia. However, he is soon convinced to rejoin the Six. Teddy begins mentoring Daisy, but she struggles to write on demand. Billy writes a new song titled “Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)” and, despite the record label rejecting it, Teddy sees its potential. He brings Daisy into the studio to re-write the song and make it into a duet. Billy is reluctant at first, but eventually relents and the recording session proves successful. Meanwhile, Simone is sexually harassed by a male record producer, but her spirits are lifted when she makes a connection with a woman named Bernie from New York City. Graham pines for Karen, but she resists mixing work with any serious romance.

Episodes 04

“Track 4: I Saw The Light”

“Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)” becomes a huge hit. The band and Daisy are invited to perform at a music festival in Hawaii, much to Billy’s chagrin. Despite him planning to introduce her after the third song to perform their duet, she storms the stage early and receives praise from the audience. Billy, feeling threatened, tells the press that Daisy was a one-time collaborator. Simone learns that the record producer who harassed her took her vocal track and had another performer lip sync to it. Daisy persuades her to move to New York to pursue her music career and be with Bernie. Feeling lonely, Daisy breaks into her childhood home, is arrested, and is bailed out by Karen. Talks arise of Daisy officially joining the Six, though Billy protests the idea. Camila invites Daisy to a party, and during a blackout, Daisy joins the Six in a musical number with the guests. Shortly before the power returns, Graham kisses Karen, but she kindly rejects his advances.

Episodes 05

“Track 5: Fire”

Daisy officially becomes a member of the Six and the band goes into the studio to record their next album. Teddy instructs Billy and Daisy to write together. They initially clash, but bond when it is revealed they both had difficult childhoods. Daisy reveals her parents did not tell her that they moved away, which was why she was arrested for breaking into her childhood home. Billy confesses his father was a deadbeat who abandoned the family. They also realize that they make each other better songwriters. As Graham pursues another woman, Karen grows jealous, leading to her and Graham becoming a couple in secret. Billy and Daisy write the song “Let Me Down Easy”, which impresses everyone. The other band members appreciate that Daisy has pushed Billy into letting everyone contribute something to the recordings.

Episodes 06

“Track 6: Whatever Gets You Thru The Night”

The band continues working on their new album, Aurora. Daisy and Billy become increasingly flirtatious, while Camila begins to feel neglected by Billy. Enlisted by Teddy to write an article about the band, Rolling Stone reporter Jonah Berg asks Billy about his and Daisy’s relationship, which Billy asserts is not real. When Jonah relays this to Daisy, she is heartbroken and goes on a drug binge. When Daisy returns to the studio, she and Billy fight over their feelings, leading to a kiss. At the Aurora photoshoot, Billy learns that Daisy informed Jonah about his rehab stint. Karen urges Graham to keep their romance a secret, fearing she will be known merely as his girlfriend. When Daisy writes “Regret Me” about him and convinces the band to record it for the album, Billy divulges Daisy’s struggle with addiction to Jonah in exchange for omitting his rehab story. Camila runs into Eddie at a bar; they leave together and she does not return home until midnight. Daisy, angered by the article, impulsively flies to Greece.

Episodes 07

“Track 7: She’s Gone”

In 1975, in New York City, Simone and club DJ Bernie begin a romance. They also work together, and Simone becomes a successful disco singer on the gay club circuit over the next two years. However, she is afraid to publicly show affection towards Bernie, due to them being a lesbian couple. Daisy summons Simone and Bernie to the Greek island of Hydra. There, they find her rushing into marriage with a wealthy Irish nobleman named Nicky Fitzpatrick, who is initially unaware of Daisy’s fame as the lead singer of a rock band. Despite making the cover of Rolling Stone, Daisy confesses to Simone that she wants to abandon her career in favor of a new life with Nicky. Simone and Bernie profess their love for each other, and dance together at the wedding reception. The day after the wedding, Simone chides Daisy for squandering her talent and being selfish. Nicky, realizing Daisy needs her career to emotionally thrive, accompanies her back to Los Angeles.

Episodes 08

“Track 8: Looks Like We Made It”

Daisy, with Nicky in tow, reunites with the Six in time for the Aurora tour. She and Billy are still angry at each other over the Rolling Stone article. The tour, managed by Rod Reyes, is so successful that it is expanded. Eddie talks to Camila about their night together, but she does not want to be unfaithful again. After Eddie and Warren tease Graham for not sleeping with groupies, Karen reveals her and Graham’s relationship. As the tour continues, Daisy and Nicky increasingly abuse drugs. Billy and Nicky come to blows over the situation. An intoxicated Daisy injures herself on stage, but soldiers on and sings “Look at Us Now” a cappella. Billy, who has refused to play the song on tour, storms off. Later that night, Billy and Rod find Daisy overdosed in her hotel suite. While Rod calls a private doctor, Nicky flees the scene before Daisy slowly regains consciousness in Billy’s arms.

Episodes 09

“Track 9: Feels Like the First Time”

Enraged at Nicky’s abandonment, Daisy orders him to leave. The Six proceed with the tour and successfully perform at several stops; Daisy cuts back heavily on drug use and reconnects with Billy. Karen tells Graham she is pregnant, but does not want to keep the baby. After the band performs on Saturday Night Live, Warren begins dating the night’s celebrity guest host and Teddy suffers a heart attack. Meanwhile, Simone is hesitant to sign a record deal as the label expects her to hide her sexuality. On the band’s hometown stop in Pittsburgh, Daisy and Billy confess mutual feelings, but Billy rebuffs the prospect of a relationship out of loyalty to Camila. Camila accompanies Karen to an abortion clinic, but catches Billy and Daisy in an emotionally intimate moment. During the concert, Billy takes one of Eddie’s solos. The next day, the group resentfully departs Pittsburgh for Chicago.

Episodes 10

“Track 10: Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide”

Tensions arise between the members as the band prepares to play a sold-out show in Chicago, unaware that this would be their final performance. Earlier that day, Camila confronts Billy about his feelings for Daisy. Tired of being constantly sidelined, Eddie tells Billy that he is leaving the band and admits his fling with Camila; Billy punches him and begs Camila to come to the show, after which he relapses. Karen admits the abortion to an upset Graham. After the show, Billy and Daisy passionately kiss, but she is concerned for his sobriety; Graham confesses his love for Karen, but she does not reciprocate. Daisy leads a performance of “Look at Us Now” as an encore as Billy rushes to Camila. The next day, the band goes their separate ways. It is revealed that the interviewer is a grown-up Julia, and that Camila had recently died. Julia shows Billy and Daisy footage of Camila encouraging them to contact each other. Billy knocks on Daisy’s door, and she opens it with a smile.