This Is Pop

Netflix

This Is Pop

1

Season

2021

Canada

6.9

TV-MA

Uncover the real stories behind your favorite pop songs as this docuseries charts the impact of the festival scene, Auto-Tune, boy bands and more.

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This Is Pop

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Episode List

The Boyz II Men Effect

S1 • E1

The Boyz II Men Effect

The Philly Sound meet classic Motown in the impeccable crossover harmonies of Boyz II Men, whose string of smashes inspired a new wave of boy bands.

Auto-Tune

S1 • E2

Auto-Tune

Love it or hate it, Auto-Tune has changed pop music. From Cher's "Believe" to Kanye West's "Love Lockdown," the sound has penetrated the globe and revolutionized music since its invention in 1997.

Stockholm Syndrome

S1 • E3

Stockholm Syndrome

How did Sweden become music's stealth superpower? Map its pop trajectory with the arrival of Abba, Ace of Base and producer-songwriter Max Martin.

When Country Goes Pop

S1 • E4

When Country Goes Pop

From Starry outlaws to a "9 to 5" cup of ambition. The lines between country and pop blur with the ascent of Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Lil Nas X.

Hail Britpop!

S1 • E5

Hail Britpop!

With grunge on the rise, UK band re imagine pop in their own playful images, sweeping up a scene in its wake as Oasis and Blur feud with laddish fury.

Festival Rising

S1 • E6

Festival Rising

From the Human Be-In to Glastonbury, music festivals became a pop rite of passage as onstage electricity connects with an enormous crowd's energy.

What Can a Song Do?

S1 • E7

What Can a Song Do?

Can music change the world? Take the pulse of protest music while Hozier, MILCK, Chuck D, the Halluci Nation, Billy Bragg and other weigh in.

The Brill Building in 4 Songs

S1 • E8

The Brill Building in 4 Songs

A hit dedicated to another Brill Building songwriter, a strong earworm penned for a cartoon combo - these numbers powered a midcentury music factory.

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Cast

Ludwig Göransson

Ludwig Göransson

Self - Composer, Conductor, Arranger

Hozier

Hozier

Self - Singer

T-Pain

T-Pain

Self - Rapper

Orville Peck

Orville Peck

Self - Host

Alex James

Alex James

Self - Bassist, Blur

Andy Kim

Andy Kim

Self - Singer

Jack Casady

Jack Casady

Self - Bassist, Jefferson Airplane

Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka

Self - Legendary Singer

Jay McCarrol

Jay McCarrol

Self - Host

Chuck D

Chuck D

Self - Rapper

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