Netflix shares trailer for Spotify sequence ‘The Playlist’ • TechCrunch

Netflix launched the official trailer for “The Playlist” immediately, an upcoming restricted sequence that loosely tells the story of how Spotify was created. The six-episode present will premiere on October 13.

“The Playlist” will focus on Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek, performed by “Vikings” star Edvin Endre and the way the corporate grew to become one of many high music streaming providers.

The present may even characteristic different Spotify workers, akin to Petra Hansson (performed by Gizem Erdogan), Andreas Ehn (performed by Joel Lützow), and Christian Hillborg will play the co-founder of Spotify, Martin Lorentzon.

Nevertheless, it’s vital to notice that the present is “fictionalized,” Netflix writes within the caption, and relies on 6 “untold tales.”

There are numerous fictionalized films and reveals about massive tech firms. As an illustration, Apple TV+ has a drama sequence “WeCrashed” primarily based on WeWork; Showtime launched “Tremendous Pumped: The Battle for Uber” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hulu’s “The Dropout” relies on the well being tech firm Theranos, and nobody can neglect the 2010 Fb film “The Social Community.”

Spotify launched in 2006 as a small Swedish start-up and was a response to the rising piracy downside within the music business. Now, the music streaming service has 433 million month-to-month lively customers.