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Reese Witherspoon to produce 1970s rock drama based on Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel 'Daisy Jones & The Six' for Amazon

The drama series will be a co-production between Amazon Studios and Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine

Amazon has given the green light for a 13-episode order to a limited series based on author Taylor Jenkins Reid's upcoming novel 'Daisy Jones & The Six.' Only set for a release in March 2019, the novel chronicles the rise of a fictional rock band in the 1970s through the ranks of the Los Angeles music scene and into eventually becoming one of the most legendary bands in the world. 

According to Deadline, the project hails from Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine and Circle of Confusion and will be a co-production between Amazon Studios and Hello Sunshine, Jennifer Salke, the Head of Amazon Studios, spoke glowingly of the upcoming project.

"When I heard Hello Sunshine was developing Daisy Jones & The Six, I tracked down a copy right away and devoured it in one sitting. I loved it so much I had to take it off the market and bring it to Amazon Studios," Salke said. "I was immediately struck by how perfectly it fit into our overall approach of bringing passionate creators and entertaining, compelling content to our Prime Video audience. Reese, Lauren [head of film and TV for Hello Sunshine and the wife of Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Scott Neustadter] and I are kindred spirits!"