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To be honest, I was sceptical when I started watching. 'How can they make a 6 part series about Spotify interesting?' I thought. Then I ended up binge-watching the whole thing!

The story takes us on a journey following Spotify from the idea to the most popular music streaming site in the world, and it does this with an exciting format. Each episode dedicates itself to one of the people who were essential to the companys success and the compromises they have on the course of the project. While part fiction it still feels like large parts of the story is based on real events.

The acting was quite good overall except for some cringy parts and I was really impressed by Christian Hillborgs performance of the co-founder Martin Lorentzon, giving me real "Wolf of Wallstreet" vibes!

Being a Swedish production and without a Hollywood budget they had to get clever with the set design. There is an often recurring hallway which transports the characters in between sets which I really like, kind of like a fast travel sequence in a video game. Some of the scenes were re-used 2 or even 3 times in different episodes, each time following a different character. It did feel a bit a bit cheap sometimes but didn't stop each episode from feeling unique.

Finally, a show well worth a watch and is very self-aware. I was impressed how they were bold enough to even outright criticize Spotify in the last episode.

As Episode 1 of "The Playlist" (2022 release from Sweden; 6 episodes of 45-55 min each) opens, we are in "Ragsved, 2004" (a suburb of Stockholm) and we get to know Daniel Ek, a 22 yo who had hoped to land a job at Google, but alas, he was rejected. He starts his own company, Advertigo, providing digital discount coupons. It's not long before that this new venture attracts the attention of others... At this point we are 10 minutes into Episode 1.

Couple of comments: this mini-series is (mostly) adapted from the book "Spotify Untold", written by 2 Swedish journalists. It brings the story of Spotify from a number of perspectives. Episode 1 "The Vision" focuses on how Spotify came about in the first place; Episode 2 "The Industry" looks at how the music industry dealt with this massive market disruption; etc. The best is saved for last, as Episode 6 "The Artist" (which episode is NOT based on book) looks forward on how all of this might unfold, with the last 15 minutes taking place in "Washington DC 2025"... I admit that none of the cast or the production crew were familiar to me, but all I can say is that I binge-watched this mini-series in less than 24 hrs.

"The Playlist" started streaming on Netflix last month, and I just now got around to it. Better late than never. If you are curious how Spotify came about, or how it has affected both the record labels and the artists, I'd readily suggest you check this out, whether you are for or against Spotify, and draw your own conclusion.

The theme of the series is the music industry's fight for survival and the rise of the streaming platform Spotify. To keep the series exciting, each episode is told from the perspective of a different participant. In this way, a really complex topic is not reduced to a simple scheme of good and evil. Otherwise, the transformation of an 'IT nerd' into a 'tech billionaire' might not have been a storyline for six episodes and 4,5 hours screentime. But now this mini series is really brilliant and a really outstanding implementation of a current topic, namely how the digital revolution is changing all of our lives. Excellent!

The playlist is an entertaining show but ultimately a fantasy based on truth.

First 5 episodes are great but 6th episode got an agenda and is biased.

That's the moment the record became scratched.

Take it for what it is, a fiction based on a true story.

That said, the soundtrack, casting, picture, the whole production is amazing.

Then again, let me think for myself, music is first and foremost supposed to be natural emotions expressed by art, not a must-succeed business for everyone.

Also, I thought I was watching a biography, not a spotify parody.

Could have been way better but sadly fell short.

I had no idea about it and went in blind. This surprised me. The acting, the cinematography and the flow of the story is authentic and genuine. I do not know if this is completely true to the reality story, but it is very hooking for sure. Episode 2 was epic, the acting and the conflict between cultures, portrayed genuinely. "Heisenberg" looking guy won me over!

2 episodes in and I am getting 2 perspectives of the story with it moving forward, I can only assume it is going to get better. The only thing I hate about series/shows these days is they are either too 'teenage-ish' or too unrealistic.

I would definitely rate this a solid 9/10 for the 2 episodes I have seen. Let's see how it goes!

A nice take on the origins of streaming site Spotify. Tight script, wonderful execution, well balanced approach and perfect star cast. It doesn't exactly say how much is truth and how much is fictionalized to spice it up or bland it down, but give n take, this is a well done limited series in recent past.

The Vision, The Industry, The Law, The Coder, The Partner and finally The Artist... Ooh it just gets better than the previous. There is a lot that goes behind an entrepreneurship is not unknown but what definitely is unknown is the how's n when's n what's to most and it's easy to get swayed away but The Playlist keeps it tight and just.

After having watched magnificent slow burn Dahmer, this was a welcome spot-on refreshing watch.

Pleasantly surprised by the show, binged the whole show in a day, though I wish I forgot the last episode. The last episode literally added to value to the this mini series in my opinion, it felt like a bit of and afterthought.

Interesting to see it shot from the different perspectives of different characters.

I was engaged right from the offset.

The acting was very good and believable. The sound track was obviously obviously inspired by The Social Network score, but not ad good.

Would definitely say it's worth a watch, but I'm a little biased as I generally enjoy Movies/show about tech start ups.

I like how this series takes multiple perspectives to show us the rise and controversy of Spotify, and what issues were plaguing the record industry at the time. It's certainly worth the watch, especially if you like stories about start-ups.

However, if you do watch it, you lose the quality of the acting if you watch the dubbed version.

I did find the overall story to be quite interesting as it evolved, from the founder's vision and relentless pursuit, to the major issues faced when trying to realise that vision, and the compromises and realities faced as time went by. And ultimately, the main losers in the whole story were the very ones Spotify claimed to be serving.

It starts slow with almost to much comedic touch, so you have to be a little patient, but than it turns serious and darkish!

This is when you start to have Social Network vibes!

After the first episode we start to care for each character and root for them even when their interests start to take separate ways!

Every episode is focusing on a different character and has him/her as the narrator!(pretty clever idea)

A big plus is the Swedish language which makes you leave you F phone down and close Instagram, Twitter or what ever you are doing on the side and actually pay attention to the screen (yeah it's stupid but people do it all the time) Last but not least, it makes you think about the music, film etc industry and how quickly our 'crazy' world changes.

Really enjoyed the majority of this show. Would have ended up with a much higher rating if it weren't for the last couple of episodes as these just didn't live up to the other episodes in my opinion.

Worth a watch though!

Apparently I need to write more in my review so here are some jokes.

What's the best thing about Switzerland?

.... I don't know, but the flag is a big plus.

Why did the one handed man cross the road?

.... To get the the 2nd hand shop.

Where are average things manufactured?

.... The satisfactory.

What did the left eye say to the right eye?

.... Between you and me, something smells!

The 6 episode mini series, based on the story of the rising of streaming platform Spotify, deals with contradictory and complex matters as value of music and musicians' labor, debates on the copyrigt, and people's right of free access to the streamed music.

The playlist, unlike the majority of other examples of the similar kind of screen productions, doesn't focus on aggrandising its main object; it is pretty far away from a praising story on Spotify.

Interestingly, one of the episodes contains a story set in 2024 and 2025. Swedish directors, via this episode, reveal their predictions on the near future of Spotify, music industry and related struggles for rights.

Any story about the origin of a tech start-up is always fascinating with all the struggles and challenges it faces to become what it is. This is one such film.

The viewer gets to have a front seat as Spotify's story unfolds from the points of view of the major actors that made it the biggest thing in music streaming service: Daniel Ek, Martin Lorentzon, Petra Hansson, Andreas Ehn and Bobbi T.

Undoubtedly, it's an engaging story that introduces the viewer to key moments that pushed the start-up forward and upward. All the episodes are enlightening. And one particular episode is fun to watch. The idea of Petra Hansson in episode 3 flitting to different locations by opening different doors is brilliantly playful. Episode 4 is the heart of the series as it reveals how Andreas Ehn's creative coders solve the technical problem of buffering to come up with a unique network protocol. Andreas enthuses that the result "is the best designed, most user-friendly, most complete music player ever."

Episode 6 brings to the fore the consequent, if unintended, problems that Spotify's business model is wreaking upon the musicians themselves. This brings the company to a critical juncture. The essential question is will Daniel Ek compromise and address the plight of the average musician?

The talented cast succeeds in telling the story of this business giant. Kudos to Gizem Erdogan, Ulf Stenberg, Edvin Endre, and Janice Kavander for their solid performance. Bobbi T is a fictional character.)

There's just one scene though that's puzzling; this is the last scene. Check it out.

As is true in life, the multibillion-dollar company has to grapple with the need to change with the times. Only time will tell whether it will sustain its progressive trajectory.

This film is spot on.

The series is pretty good overall, especially if you're interested in how a startup works or the music industry. The last episode simply shows that it's not all paradise and underlines the problems of the platform. I think that everyone who said in their reviews that the last episode is terrible just got too attached to Daniel Ek and his Spotify dream - maybe some people would've preferred for the series to end with a big happy party, but I personally appreciated that the creators chose to also explore the nastier sides of the business rather than sugarcoat Spotify's influence and effects. Dismissing the last episode just because it's not some satisfying fantasy kind of proves the whole point that the ep. Is trying to make and reinforces Ek's own disillusionment.

The story of Spotify's breaking through the toughest obstacles, the music streaming that changed the world from 2008 to today. But this is not a glamorous story. But full of emotional pressure, serious, along with the problem of Gen, people working in the music business who refuse to change themselves. Despite being hit by pirate Bay Web bits, raging until the music industry is almost unable to survive. All the characters have their own good-looking Rashomon-style narrative. But when the other person told him, he became a villain in the eyes of others. It's a story that overlaps one another in gray. Let the audience decide for themselves what is true or not. All 6 episodes have completely different moods and themes. But still able to tell the story continuously from the beginning to the future of Spotify in a harmonious way. And even if you're not a music listener or use Spotify, you can still enjoy this story.

New take on a show about a startup with different viewpoints from each department. The show is great as a fictional documentary film, so why try to dress it up as a real event documentary on purpose to confuse the audience?

Especially the last episode feels rushed with a purely madeup ideological agenda but using real names and places. If it was supposed to be a parody based on reality, the intent is not clear at all and there seems to have been some sort of malice in making some kind of (fictional) accusations against Spotify hoping that some part of the public actually thinks it happened or will happen.

I stumbled into 'The Playlist' with skepticism. How can there be another show on the tech industry after 'Silicon Valley' pretty much said everything there is to say.

But the pilot had me hooked. Because its more than just a tale of an(other) tech entrepreneur/engineer fighting the odds to succeed. It's a visceral look at what happens when an unstoppable force meets an unmoving object. The force being digitalization and the object being incumbent business models - in this case the music industry.

The show pulls back the covers from the very real conflicts that happen behind the scenes as empires are toppled and new ones created in the tech industry. It shines a light on the human story behind when entrenched attitudes, business processes and industries must accept the digital imperative and change to embrace tech and become tech industries.

The digitalization of economy is underway and many more Spotifies are yet to come. Don't make the mistake of treating this show as a story of something thats done and dusted. It's a mirror of what's to come.

There might be 1000s of startups with different path-breaking ideas and invincible revenue models but SPOTIFY during its initial days was more about its splendid team and failed attempts to get music rights. This limited web-series wonderfully displays SPOTIFY's journey with all its aspects through its core team members' journeys on screen. I really liked the categorization of episodes. As I belong to the software industry, I liked the Coder episode the most. Even the lawyer's journey was stunningly beautiful. The swagger Daniel Ek carried throughout the series was worth noticing and honestly, he outperformed all other characters by miles. It's not just Spotify's journey but it also called forth the struggle of music artists and singers behind this giant music instant streaming company. So it's not about all the positive impacts Spotify has left on its users but also about its impingement of the artists values and their remuneration. The court drama was bang on in the last episode. It's not all technical, so it is for all. A good web-series for professionals like MBA graduates, lawyers, techies, etc. A special mention for the background music which had to be top-notch for obvious reasons.

I wish there was more! Great acting and production. Sweden really knows how to make a great mini-series. They somehow made a background story of Spotify interesting. They focus on a different person in the story each episode and they lead perfectly into each other. I loved going back and reliving history with inside details and fun twists. It is in Swedish but it has subtitles and there are large portions of it in English due to meetings in New York, LA, etc. All in all, it is a cant miss mini series and I highly recommend. 10/10 & I'm starting to think it's my favorite show of the year so far. Det är jättebra!

I had never heard of Daniel Ek before this story, but I am glad I know who he is today.

Talk about changing a business.

"The Playlist" very much feels like 6 movies based in one story, and that works for this story.

It works because each episode is focused on a different character, and none of them are Borring.

In fact each character brings something new and different to the story.

Daniel brings the vision, Per tells the story of the business and how much everyone had forgotten how much they were hurting in the 2000s.

Petra tells the legal story of how Spotify manges the legal side and so on.

That is why each episode feels like a different movie.

You pretty much only need to see the very first episode to get hooked.

Had the show chosen to stay in the past, and not gone to the future, I would most likely have given it a 10/10.

But when you sit back and watch the last episode,.you might ask yourself: who is the actual villain in this story? Or are there even any villains to blame?

Even if the show is in Swedish, I suggest you start watching asap.