The Playlist

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.

First Air Date: 2022-10-13

Last Air Date: 2022-10-13

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: Netflix

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Top Cast

Edvin Endre as Daniel Ek
Gizem Erdogan as Petra Hansson
Christian Hillborg as Martin Lorentzon
Ulf Stenberg as Per Sundin
Severija Janušauskaitė as Maxine
Hanna Ardéhn as Lisa
Agnes Kittelsen as Ann
Ella Rappich as Sophia Bendz
Joel Lützow as Andreas Ehn
Jonatan Bökman as Gunnar Kreitz

Seasons

Limited Series (2022)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Vision (2022-10-13)

After achieving an audacious start-up goal, self-taught coder Daniel Ek takes on the challenge of solving the music industry's piracy issue.
Ep. 2: The Industry (2022-10-13)

During a copyright trial against Pirate Bay, music label head Per Sundin realizes his pushback against piracy might have the opposite effect.
Ep. 3: The Law (2022-10-13)

A promising young lawyer leaves her job at a top law firm to tackle Spotify’s complex legal issues and confront the major labels.
Ep. 4: The Coder (2022-10-13)

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.
Ep. 5: The Partner (2022-10-13)

The eccentric entrepreneur and co-founder of Spotify, Martin Lorentzon, looks back on the first five years of "bankrolling Daniel's mistakes."
Ep. 6: The Artist (2022-10-13)

Arguing that Spotify's business model exploits artists, musician Bobbi T faces Daniel Ek in a congressional hearing that could destroy his company.