Netflix has dropped the teaser of the upcoming Swedish series ‘The Playlist’ and its all about Spotify and the revolution it brought. Helmed by Per-Olav Sørensen (Quicksand, Nobel), ‘The Playlist’ will premiere globally on Netflix on October 13.
‘The Playlist’ teaser gives a little glimpse into the life of Swedish tech entrepreneur who along with his partners set out to revolutionise the music industry with al legal streaming platform, that we popularly know as Spotify.
The official logline for ‘The Playlist’ reads, “The series centers around the young Swedish tech entrepreneur, Daniel Ek and his key partners who revolutionized a whole industry by offering free and legal streamed music around the world. It is a story about how hard convictions, unrelenting will, access and big dreams can help small players challenge the status quo by evolving the way we can all listen to music.”
Directed by Per-Olav Sørensen, ‘The Playlist’ will consist of six forty-five minute episodes. The series stars Edvin Endre (Vikings) as Daniel Ek, Ulf Stenberg (Beartown) as Per Sundin, Gizem Erdogan (Love & Anarchy, Caliphate) as Petra Hansson, Joel Lützow (Gåsmamman) as Andreas Ehn, Christian Hillborg (The Last Kingdom) as Martin Lorentzon and Janice Kamya Kavander as Bobbie T. Valter Skarsgård, Amy Deasismont, Hanna Ardéhn, Ella Rappich, Agnes Kittelsen, Sofia Karemyr, Sam Hazeldine and Patrick Baladi are starring in supporting roles.
Produced by Yellow Bird UK, a Banijay Group company, ‘The Playlist’ will premiere globally only on Netflix on 13th October, 2022.
Watch the official teaser for ‘The Playlist’ here
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