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 "markdown": "# I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry\n\n*I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry* is a six-episode Netflix docuseries, released on November 15, 2019, that follows the formation of the alt-pop band Nasty Cherry, a four-piece assembled by the pop singer and songwriter [Charli XCX](https://www.edgepedia.org/charli-xcx).<sup>[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80217594)</sup> The series documents the band from its inception, when the four members moved into a house together in Los Angeles, through their first practice, first performance, and the release of their debut single \"Win.\"<sup>[2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80217594)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | Six-episode Netflix docuseries, classified as Reality TV and rated TV-MA<sup>[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594)</sup> |\n| Release date | November 15, 2019<sup>[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://time.com/5708329/new-on-netflix-november-2019/)</sup> |\n| Subject | Nasty Cherry, an alt-pop band handpicked by Charli XCX and signed to her label<sup>[2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80217594)</sup> |\n| Band members | Vocalist Gabbriette Bechtel, guitarist Chloe Chaidez, bassist Georgia Somary, and drummer Debbie Knox-Hewson<sup>[5](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-formed-netflix-series-im-with-the-band-2559539)</sup> |\n| Executive producer | Charli XCX<sup>[3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019)</sup> |\n| Musical milestones covered | Debut single \"Win\" (March 2019) and the debut EP *Season 1*, released alongside the series<sup>[6](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-the-movie-album-interview)</sup> |\n| Label | Vroom Vroom Recordings, Charli XCX's own label<sup>[3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://press.atlanticrecords.com/sites/g/files/g2000014001/files/2022-03/Charli-XCX-Bio-2021.pdf)</sup> |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and format\n\nAccording to Netflix's synopsis, which situates the series in a music industry offering \"no roadmap to success\", Charli XCX personally chose four women to create the alt-pop group Nasty Cherry, a lineup blending experienced players with novices, and the series traces how the band began, covering their shared move-in, initial rehearsal, debut show, and the launch of their first single.<sup>[2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80217594)</sup> The Netflix listing describes it as an unfiltered documentary series in which mentor Charli XCX finds out what it takes to build, and break, a real all-girl punk band.<sup>[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594)</sup>\n\nThe six episodes run from roughly 25 to 40 minutes each and carry titles including \"Who the F**k Is Nasty Cherry?\", \"Nasty Cherry Loses a Cherry\", and \"Nasty Cherry Needs to WIN.\"<sup>[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594)</sup> The final episode centers on the run-up to the debut single's release and the band's first live show at a proper venue.<sup>[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594)</sup> [The FADER](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-fader) reported that the series combines to-camera interviews with the band and Charli alongside candid footage of rehearsing and writing.<sup>[3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019)</sup>\n\n## The band and its formation\n\n**How the four members were chosen.** Charli XCX brought together women she already knew from southern California and London.<sup>[6](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview)</sup> Drummer Debbie Knox-Hewson had played drums for Charli on tour; bassist Georgia Somary was a set decorator on films including *Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi* and quit her job to learn bass specifically for the band; guitarist Chloe Chaidez was the frontwoman of the alt-rock band Kitten, which had opened for Charli; and vocalist Gabbriette Bechtel, a model and photographer, was the last to join.<sup>[5](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-formed-netflix-series-im-with-the-band-2559539)</sup> Bechtel told NME that Charli direct-messaged her asking her to join, and she agreed without knowing any details; Charli then asked for a video of her singing.<sup>[5](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-formed-netflix-series-im-with-the-band-2559539)</sup>\n\nAfter taking three years to come together, the band began rehearsing in 2018 and then moved into a Los Angeles home together for five months as a chemistry test.<sup>[6](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview)</sup> Knox-Hewson said the band was conceptualized before Charli decided to document its formation on television, with the initial plans mapped out in a WhatsApp group.<sup>[9](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/charli-xcx-crafted-four-piece-nasty-cherry)</sup>\n\n**The public debut.** Nasty Cherry announced themselves on [New Year's Day](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-years-day) 2019 with an Instagram video in which drummer Debbie poured champagne into glasses balanced on bassist Georgia's backside, captioned \"Hi. We're Nasty Cherry and we're the best band of 2019.\"<sup>[10](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/46513/1/watch-charli-xcx-form-girl-band-nasty-cherry-in-a-new-netflix-series)</sup> With no music released, the band gained nearly 10,000 Instagram followers overnight.<sup>[6](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview)</sup>\n\n## Music covered in the series\n\nThe band's debut single, \"Win,\" a pop-punk track about love co-written with Charli, was released in March 2019; it was one of the first songs the band wrote, penned in less than an afternoon in their jam room, which they called the [Pussy Palace](https://www.edgepedia.org/pussy-palace).<sup>[6](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview)</sup> Shortly after releasing \"Win,\" the band played their first gig at the Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles, which sold out despite being their debut show.<sup>[6](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview)</sup> Three further singles followed in 2019: \"What Do You Like In Me,\" \"Live Forever,\" and \"Music With Your Dad.\"<sup>[6](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019)</sup>\n\nThe debut EP, *Season 1*, was released alongside the Netflix series in November 2019 on Vroom Vroom Recordings.<sup>[7](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-the-movie-album-interview)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019)</sup> Charli XCX described her role as hands-off in style: \"I definitely introduced them, but I don't think it's like a svengali-type situation,\" she told NME, adding that she set up writing sessions and live shows but largely left the band to find their own voice.<sup>[11](https://www.nme.com/big-reads/big-read-charli-xcx-interview-2019-nme-cover-nasty-cherry-netflix-2575260)</sup>\n\n## Reception and aftermath\n\nThe series and Charli's co-sign helped Nasty Cherry build a sizable fanbase, and the band embarked on a club tour spanning North America and Europe.<sup>[7](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-the-movie-album-interview)</sup> The COVID-19 pandemic cut the tour short, and the band released a second EP, *Season 2*, in July 2020; its title nodded to the television series, which had not been renewed by Netflix.<sup>[7](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-the-movie-album-interview)</sup> A later [Atlantic Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/atlantic-records) biography lists Nasty Cherry among the developing artists Charli manages alongside her own recording career.<sup>[8](https://press.atlanticrecords.com/sites/g/files/g2000014001/files/2022-03/Charli-XCX-Bio-2021.pdf)</sup>\n\nThe show sits within a broader run of music documentaries centered on women in rock, a category that includes films about Fanny, The Slits, and L7, though *I'm with the Band* differs from most of them in documenting a band's creation in real time rather than looking back on an existing career.<sup>[12](https://www.frameline.org/films/frameline45/fanny-the-right-to-rock)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[13](https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/here-to-be-heard-the-story-of-the-slits/umc.cmc.6to6z0wafcfvxs543vtsk4tsx)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[14](https://www.l7theband.com/documentary)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry, Netflix title page](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594)\n2. [I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry, Netflix Media Center synopsis](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80217594)\n3. [Watch the trailer for Charli XCX and Nasty Cherry's Netflix show, The FADER (October 22, 2019)](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019)\n4. [Here's Everything New on Netflix in November 2019, TIME](https://time.com/5708329/new-on-netflix-november-2019/)\n5. [Nasty Cherry: the Charli XCX-formed band reveal all about their new Netflix reality show, NME (2019)](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-formed-netflix-series-im-with-the-band-2559539)\n6. [Meet Nasty Cherry, The Charli XCX-Backed Girl Band With A Netflix Docuseries, Nylon (November 21, 2019)](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview)\n7. [Nasty Cherry on Netflix, Charli XCX's Mentorship & Their New Music, Bustle (2021, updated 2024)](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-the-movie-album-interview)\n8. [Charli XCX Bio 2021, Atlantic Records press biography](https://press.atlanticrecords.com/sites/g/files/g2000014001/files/2022-03/Charli-XCX-Bio-2021.pdf)\n9. [Meet the Charli XCX-crafted four piece Nasty Cherry as their Netflix doc debuts, The Line of Best Fit (2019)](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/charli-xcx-crafted-four-piece-nasty-cherry)\n10. [Watch Charli XCX form girl band Nasty Cherry in a new Netflix series, Dazed (October 22, 2019)](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/46513/1/watch-charli-xcx-form-girl-band-nasty-cherry-in-a-new-netflix-series)\n11. [The Big Read – Charli XCX: \"I'm a business woman\", NME (2019)](https://www.nme.com/big-reads/big-read-charli-xcx-interview-2019-nme-cover-nasty-cherry-netflix-2575260)\n12. [FANNY: The Right to Rock, Frameline45 (2021)](https://www.frameline.org/films/frameline45/fanny-the-right-to-rock)\n13. [Here To Be Heard: The Story Of The Slits, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/here-to-be-heard-the-story-of-the-slits/umc.cmc.6to6z0wafcfvxs543vtsk4tsx)\n14. [L7: Pretend We're Dead documentary, L7 official site](https://www.l7theband.com/documentary)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Documentary, docudrama, and lifestyle series › Music, arts, and biographical docuseries*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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