# 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](https://www.edgepedia.org/charli-xcx).[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594) • [2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80217594) 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](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80217594) • [3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Six-episode Netflix docuseries, classified as Reality TV and rated TV-MA[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594) |
| Release date | November 15, 2019[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594) • [4](https://time.com/5708329/new-on-netflix-november-2019/) |
| Subject | Nasty Cherry, an alt-pop band handpicked by Charli XCX and signed to her label[2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80217594) |
| Band members | Vocalist Gabbriette Bechtel, guitarist Chloe Chaidez, bassist Georgia Somary, and drummer Debbie Knox-Hewson[5](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-formed-netflix-series-im-with-the-band-2559539) |
| Executive producer | Charli XCX[3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019) |
| Musical milestones covered | Debut single "Win" (March 2019) and the debut EP *Season 1*, released alongside the series[6](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview) • [7](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-the-movie-album-interview) |
| Label | Vroom Vroom Recordings, Charli XCX's own label[3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019) • [8](https://press.atlanticrecords.com/sites/g/files/g2000014001/files/2022-03/Charli-XCX-Bio-2021.pdf) |
## Spoilers
### 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](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80217594) 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](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594)
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](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594) 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](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594) [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.[3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019)
## 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](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview) 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](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-formed-netflix-series-im-with-the-band-2559539) 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](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-formed-netflix-series-im-with-the-band-2559539)
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](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview) 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](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/charli-xcx-crafted-four-piece-nasty-cherry)
**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."[10](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/46513/1/watch-charli-xcx-form-girl-band-nasty-cherry-in-a-new-netflix-series) With no music released, the band gained nearly 10,000 Instagram followers overnight.[6](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview)
## 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](https://www.edgepedia.org/pussy-palace).[6](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview) 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](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview) Three further singles followed in 2019: "What Do You Like In Me," "Live Forever," and "Music With Your Dad."[6](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-netflix-docuseries-interview) • [3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019)
The debut EP, *Season 1*, was released alongside the Netflix series in November 2019 on Vroom Vroom Recordings.[7](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-the-movie-album-interview) • [3](https://www.thefader.com/2019/10/22/watch-trailer-charli-xcx-nasty-cherry-netflix-show-2019) 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](https://www.nme.com/big-reads/big-read-charli-xcx-interview-2019-nme-cover-nasty-cherry-netflix-2575260)
## 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](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-the-movie-album-interview) 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](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/nasty-cherry-charli-xcx-the-movie-album-interview) 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.[8](https://press.atlanticrecords.com/sites/g/files/g2000014001/files/2022-03/Charli-XCX-Bio-2021.pdf)
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](https://www.frameline.org/films/frameline45/fanny-the-right-to-rock) • [13](https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/here-to-be-heard-the-story-of-the-slits/umc.cmc.6to6z0wafcfvxs543vtsk4tsx) • [14](https://www.l7theband.com/documentary)
## References
1. [I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry, Netflix title page](https://www.netflix.com/title/80217594)
2. [I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry, Netflix Media Center synopsis](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80217594)
3. [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)
4. [Here's Everything New on Netflix in November 2019, TIME](https://time.com/5708329/new-on-netflix-november-2019/)
5. [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)
6. [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)
7. [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)
8. [Charli XCX Bio 2021, Atlantic Records press biography](https://press.atlanticrecords.com/sites/g/files/g2000014001/files/2022-03/Charli-XCX-Bio-2021.pdf)
9. [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)
10. [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)
11. [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)
12. [FANNY: The Right to Rock, Frameline45 (2021)](https://www.frameline.org/films/frameline45/fanny-the-right-to-rock)
13. [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)
14. [L7: Pretend We're Dead documentary, L7 official site](https://www.l7theband.com/documentary)
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