Common Sense Media Review
By Stephanie Snyder
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Dark, mature drama fictionalizes the origins of Spotify.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 15+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Watch
Videos and Photos
The Playlist
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's the Story?
In THE PLAYLIST, 22-year-old coder Daniel Ek (Edvin Endre) spends his early career making waves in the IT world. He creates a program called Advertigo that tailors ads to different users, and he sells the company to tech giant Martin Lorentzon, with whom he later partners to make his vision for Spotify a reality. After assembling a solid team, Daniel runs into challenge after challenge. How will he manage to revolutionize the music industry with his dream of a music streaming service?
Is It Any Good?
The darkness of the drama conveys the struggle it took to revolutionize the music industry. The Playlist is creative in showing how Spotify came to be from multiple perspectives. It motivates with its portrayal of perseverance and hooks viewers with a high-interest topic, since Spotify has over 400 million users. The pace may be a bit slow for some, but each episode sets up for the next one in a way that will keep people watching.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about perseverance in The Playlist. How does Daniel model it? What roadblocks does he face on his journey? Is it worth it?
Why do you think the show is visually so dark? What mood does the darkness create for viewers?
What is a goal that you have worked hard to reach? How did you feel when you accomplished the goal?
TV Details
- Premiere date : October 13, 2022
- Cast : Edvin Endre , Ulf Stenberg , Gizem Erdogan , Joel Lutzow
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Drama
- Character Strengths : Perseverance , Teamwork
- TV rating :
- Last updated : October 17, 2022
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