The Playlist
TV Series2022 · 1 season · 6 episodes · Ended

The Playlist

Taste attributes: dramabusinessmusic/dancebiographyfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship

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"Changing the world means making some noise."

Boxlist takeA grounded, inventive drama series: stirring and weighty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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Quality rating

7.0 /10

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Season

Limited Series

· 2022 · 6 episodes
Episodes (6)
  1. 1The Vision13 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.

  2. 2The Industry13 Oct 2022

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

  3. 3The Law13 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.

  4. 4The Coder13 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.

  5. 5The Partner13 Oct 2022

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

  6. 6The Artist13 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.

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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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.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2022
Episode length
50 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Yellow Bird UK
Taste scores
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