
The Playlist
Taste attributes: dramabusinessmusic/dancebiographyfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship
"Changing the world means making some noise."
Boxlist takeA grounded, inventive drama series: stirring and weighty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.0 /10
TMDB · 89 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Limited Series
· 2022 · 6 episodesEpisodes (6)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2022
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Yellow Bird UK
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- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











