Spotify origin story announced by Netflix
The Spotify origin story will focus on co-founders Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.
On Tuesday, 11 December Netflix announced a new and exciting project; an untitled scripted series about the Swedish start-up that shook the music industry to its core and paved the way for a new music business model to thrive- Spotify.
The limited series is inspired by the book ‘Spotify Untold’ by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud and will be produced by Yellow Bird UK, the production company behind the upcoming Netflix series Young Wallander.
The series will be directed by Per-Olav Sørensen (Quicksand, Home for Christmas and Nobel) and Berna Levin (Young Wallander, Hidden and The Girl in the Spider’s Web) will serve as executive producer.
“The founding tale of Spotify is a great example of how a local story can have a global impact. We are really excited about bringing this success story to life,” says Tesha Crawford, Director of International Originals Northern Europe at Netflix.
Spotify on screen
“I am excited to bring the story of Sweden based Spotify to life on the screen. It is an ongoing fairytale in modern history about how Swedish wiz kids changed the music industry forever. The story is truly exciting and challenging. Challenging because the Spotify story has not ended yet – it is still running with high speed and will probably change while we work on the project, Per-Olav Sørensen said.
I am also happy to continue my cooperation with Netflix. The completely different projects we have done together so far really challenges me as a director, and I am looking forward to walk on yet an exciting path with Netflix,” Per-Olav Sørensen added.
Stay tuned for more news on Netflix’s Spotify origin story.
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