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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.
Season 1
8.2/10610 votesThe Law
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2022
A promising young lawyer leaves her job at a top law firm to tackle Spotify’s complex legal issues and confront the major labels.
Director: Per-Olav Sørensen
Writer: Unknown
7.8/10573 votesThe Industry
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2022
During a copyright trial against Pirate Bay, music label head Per Sundin realizes his pushback against piracy might have the opposite effect.
Director: Per-Olav Sørensen
Writer: Unknown
7.8/10537 votesThe Partner
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2022
The eccentric entrepreneur and co-founder of Spotify, Martin Lorentzon, looks back on the first five years of "bankrolling Daniel's mistakes."
Director: Per-Olav Sørensen
Writer: Unknown
7.7/10617 votesThe Vision
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2022
After achieving an audacious start-up goal, self-taught coder Daniel Ek takes on the challenge of solving the music industry's piracy issue.
Director: Per-Olav Sørensen
Writer: Unknown
7.7/10543 votesThe Coder
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2022
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.
Director: Per-Olav Sørensen
Writer: Unknown
5.2/10763 votesThe Artist
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2022
Arguing that Spotify's business model exploits artists, musician Bobbi T faces Daniel Ek in a congressional hearing that could destroy his company.
Director: Per-Olav Sørensen
Writer: Unknown