TV series

The Playlist

Name: The Playlist
Released: 2022
Cast: Edvin Endre, Gizem Erdogan, Christian Hillborg, Ulf Stenberg, Severija Janušauskaitė

2022· 1 seasonTV-MA★ 7.2Ended

On Netflix — From Yellow Bird UK

Changing the world means making some noise.

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Synopsis

How Swedish tech entrepreneur Daniel Ek and business partner Martin Lorentzon revolutionized the music industry through free and legal music streaming when they launched Spotify.

Themes

miniseries entrepreneur music

Episodes

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E1 The VisionNext upOct 13, 2022 · 50 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
After achieving an audacious start-up goal, self-taught coder Daniel Ek takes on the challenge of solving the music industry's piracy issue.
Guest stars: Rufus Glaser (Ludvig Strigeus)
E2 The IndustryOct 13, 2022 · 48 min · ★ 8.1
Synopsis
During a copyright trial against Pirate Bay, music label head Per Sundin realizes his pushback against piracy might have the opposite effect.
E3 The LawOct 13, 2022 · 56 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
A promising young lawyer leaves her job at a top law firm to tackle Spotify’s complex legal issues and confront the major labels.
E4 The CoderOct 13, 2022 · 52 min · ★ 8.3
Synopsis
Sick of his dead-end job, a gifted programmer sharing Daniel's vision of access and independence joins the team to solve their technical challenges.
E5 The PartnerOct 13, 2022 · 46 min · ★ 8.1
Synopsis
The eccentric entrepreneur and co-founder of Spotify, Martin Lorentzon, looks back on the first five years of "bankrolling Daniel's mistakes."
E6 The ArtistOct 13, 2022 · 48 min · ★ 6.3
Synopsis
Arguing that Spotify's business model exploits artists, musician Bobbi T faces Daniel Ek in a congressional hearing that could destroy his company.