The Playlist

50min

Drama

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.

Episodes

Cast

The Vision

1. The Vision

50min

13th Oct 2022

After achieving an audacious start-up goal, self-taught coder Daniel Ek takes on the challenge of solving the music industry's piracy issue.

The Industry

2. The Industry

48min

13th Oct 2022

During a copyright trial against Pirate Bay, music label head Per Sundin realizes his pushback against piracy might have the opposite effect.

The Law

3. The Law

56min

13th Oct 2022

A promising young lawyer leaves her job at a top law firm to tackle Spotify’s complex legal issues and confront the major labels.

The Coder

4. The Coder

52min

13th Oct 2022

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.

The Partner

5. The Partner

46min

13th Oct 2022

The eccentric entrepreneur and co-founder of Spotify, Martin Lorentzon, looks back on the first five years of "bankrolling Daniel's mistakes."

The Artist

6. The Artist

48min

13th Oct 2022

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

First air date

13th Oct 2022

Last air date

13th Oct 2022

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

sv

Networks