“I am really hoping that both projects turn out great, and hopefully they’ll spark some debate again about the important issue: who owns and controls our internet and our cultural heritage”, he concluded. I get that we were great at strategically making the media fall for our pranks and that’s still fun, but the story was so much more”. He also revealed that he is currently developing his own film about The Pirate Bay, saying that, to tell the story properly, “I feel there needs to be a more personal touch into making it: TPB for me is techno, love, drugs, and Foucault. He added: “I think it’s an important story and, if they get into production, I hope they’ll do it justice – and not make me look like too much of a fool”. Speaking to TorrentFreak, Sunde said that finding out about the planned show was “flattering, and a bit nerve-racking”. Sjögren adds: “As a director, it’s like a dream to be able to stage a story, based on real events, that involves both a passionate youth movement like the climate movement today, big movie producers in Hollywood, the White House, and secret agents”. ‘The Pirate Bay’ is an exciting and completely unique story about the shift when the ‘old’ analogue world collided head-on with the ‘new’ digital. This happened in Sweden, and the whole world watched”.

SVT’s Programme Manager For Drama, Anna Croneman, says in a statement: “SVT Drama’s mission is to, together with our most talented writers, shape the story of Sweden. Filming is currently scheduled to begin in autumn 2022. The torrent site’s founders are not involved in the production, but one of them – Peter Sunde – has said that he hopes “they’ll do it justice – and not make me look like too much of a fool”.Ĭurrently in the early stages, the show – a co-production between SVT and B-Reel Films – is written by Piotr Marciniak and is set to be directed by Jens Sjögren.

The story of The Pirate Bay is to be turned into a six part TV drama by Swedish broadcaster SVT. Business News Digital Media The Pirate Bay story to become TV drama By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 12 November 2021

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