
S01E01 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...
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.
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.