The production company behind Netflix drama “The Playlist,” about the creation of music streaming business Spotify, is shutting down after six years. The London-headquartered YellowBird U.K. was se…
,” about the creation of music streaming business Spotify, is shutting down after six years.
In a challenged economic climate for the industry, where many businesses are streamlining assets, it’s possible that having a sister company in the U.K. securing global-facing commissions such as “Young Wallander” — which could have come from the Stockholm-based YellowBird — was seen as redundant. From a content perspective, Netflix also failed to renew “Young Wallander” beyond its two seasons , while “The Playlist,” which debuted in October to so-so reviews, was not renewed for Season 2.
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