The Best Episodes of The Playlist Season 1

#1 Fan Favorite
8.2/10(638 votes)
#1 - The Law
S1:E310/13/2022
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
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Director:Per-Olav Sørensen
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7.8/10(600 votes)
#2 - The Industry
S1:E210/13/2022
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
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Director:Per-Olav Sørensen
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(564 votes)
#3 - The Partner
S1:E510/13/2022
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
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Director:Per-Olav Sørensen
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7.7/10(647 votes)
#4 - The Vision
S1:E110/13/2022
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
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Director:Per-Olav Sørensen
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7.6/10(569 votes)
#5 - The Coder
S1:E410/13/2022
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
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Director:Per-Olav Sørensen
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5.3/10(790 votes)
#6 - The Artist
S1:E610/13/2022
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
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Director:Per-Olav Sørensen
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