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I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry

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.¹^•² 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."²^•³

Key fact	Detail
Format	Six-episode Netflix docuseries, classified as Reality TV and rated TV-MA¹
Release date	November 15, 2019¹^•⁴
Subject	Nasty Cherry, an alt-pop band handpicked by Charli XCX and signed to her label²
Band members	Vocalist Gabbriette Bechtel, guitarist Chloe Chaidez, bassist Georgia Somary, and drummer Debbie Knox-Hewson⁵
Executive producer	Charli XCX³
Musical milestones covered	Debut single "Win" (March 2019) and the debut EP Season 1, released alongside the series⁶^•⁷
Label	Vroom Vroom Recordings, Charli XCX's own label³^•⁸

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Premise and format

According 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.² 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.¹

The 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."¹ 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.¹ The FADER reported that the series combines to-camera interviews with the band and Charli alongside candid footage of rehearsing and writing.³

The band and its formation

How the four members were chosen. Charli XCX brought together women she already knew from southern California and London.⁶ 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.⁵ 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.⁵

After 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.⁶ 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.⁹

The public debut. Nasty Cherry announced themselves on New Year's 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."¹⁰ With no music released, the band gained nearly 10,000 Instagram followers overnight.⁶

Music covered in the series

The 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.⁶ 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.⁶ Three further singles followed in 2019: "What Do You Like In Me," "Live Forever," and "Music With Your Dad."⁶^•³

The debut EP, Season 1, was released alongside the Netflix series in November 2019 on Vroom Vroom Recordings.⁷^•³ 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.¹¹

Reception and aftermath

The 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.⁷ 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.⁷ A later Atlantic Records biography lists Nasty Cherry among the developing artists Charli manages alongside her own recording career.⁸

The 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.¹²^•¹³^•¹⁴

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Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026