: The series chronicles how Iovine, a Brooklyn-born producer for artists like Bruce Springsteen and U2, and Dre, a pioneer of N.W.A and West Coast rap, joined forces to create Beats Electronics.

: Much like the fugitives in the 1958 film, Dre and Iovine are portrayed as "rebels" who bucked corporate expectations and survived personal and professional failures to transform contemporary culture.

: The men are literally chained together at the wrist. To survive their flight through swamps and backwoods, they are forced to cooperate despite their deep-seated mutual hatred.