The Playlist (TV series)

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)

The Playlist 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.

The Playlist premiered on Netflix on 13 October 2022.