The Pirate Bay

2024 - 2024

Episode 1

8th November 2024

Episode 1

Early 00s Stockholm. Peter, Fredrik and Gottfrid unite in the dream of a free internet. Gottfrid is working on developing a service that connects file sharers from all corners of the world. The anti-piracy agency's chief legal officer, Henrik Pontén, realizes early on what consequences The Pirate Bay will have, but finds it difficult to make his voice heard.

Episode 2

8th November 2024

Episode 2

The powerful lobby group, the Motion Picture Association of America, is threatening to sue The Pirate Bay. An impulsive action by Gottfrid ignites the conflict and the Americans hire Sweden's foremost copyright lawyer, Monique Wadsted. Henrik Pontén tries to find reliable sources within the shady Swedish pirate scene in search of sensitive information.

Episode 3

15th November 2024

Episode 3

The plans to start selling ads on The Pirate Bay further divides the group. Behind Peter's back, Gottfrid and Fredrik make a decision that will cost them dearly. Attorney Monique Wadsted is working to identify the men behind the site. The anti-piracy agency's Henrik Pontén calls a press conference to present the findings he obtained through his source. But nothing goes as he intended and his fight against the pirate movement has consequences for both him and his family.

Episode 4

22nd November 2024

Episode 4

The private detectives are getting closer and closer to the men behind The Pirate Bay. Peter, Gottfrid and Fredrik try to cover up their tracks while the noose tightens. In Sweden, Monique Wadsted is fighting to get a prosecutor to get involved in the case, and in the US the issue of The Pirate Bay is being raised to the highest political level.

Episode 5

29th November 2024

Episode 5

The police seize computers and servers in the crackdown on The Pirate Bay, but fail to crack the encryption. The pirate movement is closing in behind them and mobilizing an entire generation of youth. The trio are treated like rock stars and flown to conferences around the world. Discord within the group grows and breaks into open conflict. At the same time, the police make a surprising discovery in Gottfrid's private computer.

Episode 6

6th December 2024

Episode 6

The trio reunite and bury the hatchet and find themselves in Stockholm filled with activists and media from all over the world. Both sides stand ready for the impending trial and a whole world holds its breath.

Top Cast

Simon Gregor Carlsson•Arvid Swedrup•Willjam Lempling

The series tells the remarkable story of how three young men, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij, united in the fight for a free internet and founded the download site The Pirate Bay. Their idea of free access to information, music, books and movies would fundamentally change the internet.

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Full Cast

Simon Gregor Carlsson Image

Simon Gregor Carlsson

Peter Sunde

Arvid Swedrup Image

Arvid Swedrup

Gottfrid Svartholm Warg

Willjam Lempling Image

Willjam Lempling

Fredrik Neij

Robin Stegmar Image

Robin Stegmar

Henrik Pontén

Helena Bergström Image

Helena Bergström

Monique Wadsted

Full Crew

Markus Jägerstedt Image

Markus Jägerstedt

Original Music Composer

Catrin Wideryd

Casting

Jovanna Remaeus Jönson

Production Design

Linn Eklund

Costume Design

Ulf Synnerholm

Executive Producer

Anna Croneman

Executive Producer

Sonja Hermele

Executive Producer

Anne-Marie Söhrman Fermelin

Executive Producer

Jonas Hallén

Music Supervisor

Markus Bergkvist

Music Supervisor

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