The Playlist (TV series)

For the British TV series of the same name, see The Playlist.

The Playlist
Genre
Inspired bySpotify Untold
by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud
Developed by
  • Christian Spurrier
  • Luke Franklin
Written by
  • Christian Spurrier
  • Sofie Forsman
  • Tove Forsman
Screenplay by
  • Christian Spurrier
Directed by
  • Per-Olav Sørensen
  • Hallgrim Haug
Starring
  • Edvin Endre
  • Ulf Stenberg
  • Gizem Erdogan
  • Joel Lützow
  • Christian Hillborg
Composer
  • Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Country of origin
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
Original language
  • Swedish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Per-Olav Sørensen
  • Christian Spurrier
  • Berna Levin
  • Luke Franklin
  • Stefan Baron
Producers
  • Peter Onsmark
  • Eiffel Mattsson
Production locationsStockholm, Sweden
Cinematography
  • Jonas Alarik
  • Ulf Brantås
Editors
  • Katie Hetland
  • Simen Gengenbach
  • Håkan Wärn
Running time45 minutes
Production company
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release13 October 2022 (2022-10-13)
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The Playlist[1] is a docu-drama miniseries created for Netflix. It was inspired by the book Spotify Untold written by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud. Directed by Per-Olav Sørensen, the series tells a "fictionalized" story of the birth of the Swedish music streaming company Spotify, along with its early challenges.[2][3][4]

The Playlist premiered on Netflix on 13 October 2022.[5]

  1. ^ Netflix Nordic [@netflixnordic] (22 November 2021). "hands up if you are just as excited as i am to watch the drama series about Spotify and how Daniel Ek changed the music industry - The Playlist is coming to Netflix in 2022" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ Keck, Catie (14 June 2021). "Netflix is producing a 'fictionalized' series about Spotify". The Verge. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Netflix to create a series on the rise of Spotify". Ad Age. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  4. ^ Newboles, Alec (20 August 2019). "Limited Series Will Tell the Story of Spotify -". mxdwn Television. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  5. ^ Asatryan, Tigran (24 August 2022). "'The Playlist' Netflix's Spotify Series: Everything We Know So Far". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 12 September 2022.