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★ 7.2/10•2022•TV-MA•Drama
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Changing the world means making some noise.

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.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 13, 2022

Episodes

Episode 1 - The VisionE150m

The Vision

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

Oct 13, 2022

Episode 2 - The IndustryE248m

The Industry

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

Oct 13, 2022

Episode 3 - The LawE356m

The Law

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

Oct 13, 2022

Episode 4 - The CoderE452m

The Coder

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.

Oct 13, 2022

Episode 5 - The PartnerE546m

The Partner

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

Oct 13, 2022

Episode 6 - The ArtistE648m

The Artist

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

Oct 13, 2022

Actors

Edvin Endre

Edvin Endre

Daniel Ek

Gizem Erdogan

Gizem Erdogan

Petra Hansson

Christian Hillborg

Christian Hillborg

Martin Lorentzon

Ulf Stenberg

Ulf Stenberg

Per Sundin

Severija Janušauskaitė

Severija Janušauskaitė

Maxine

Hanna Ardéhn

Hanna Ardéhn

Lisa

Agnes Kittelsen

Agnes Kittelsen

Ann

Ella Rappich

Ella Rappich

Sophia Bendz

Joel Lützow

Joel Lützow

Andreas Ehn

Jonatan Bökman

Gunnar Kreitz

Janice

Bobbie

Lucas Serby

Mattias Arrelid

Eric Noren

Niklas Ivarsson

Sofia Karemyr

Sofia Karemyr

Steffi

Valter Skarsgård

Valter Skarsgård

Peter Sunde

Fredrik Wagner

Fredrik Wagner

Mats Lundhom

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