The Playlist

Limited Series

2022 · 6 episodes · 5h 0m in all · 7.7/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Vision

   13 Oct 2022 · 50 min · 7.4/10

   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. 

   2. The Industry

   13 Oct 2022 · 48 min · 8.1/10

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

3. 

   3. The Law

   13 Oct 2022 · 56 min · 8.0/10

   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. 

   4. The Coder

   13 Oct 2022 · 52 min · 8.3/10

   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. 

   5. The Partner

   13 Oct 2022 · 46 min · 8.1/10

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

6. 

   6. The Artist

   13 Oct 2022 · 48 min · 6.3/10

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