Industry (TV series)

British television drama series

Opening title card for Industry

Industry is a television drama series that premiered in 2020. Created by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the show follows a group of young graduates competing for permanent positions at Pierpoint & Co, a prestigious investment bank in London.

It premiered on 9 November 2020 on HBO in the United States, and on 10 November 2020 on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. In December 2020, it was renewed for a second series which premiered on 1 August 2022. In October 2022, the series was renewed for a third series which premiered on 11 August 2024. In September 2024, it was renewed for a fourth series.

Cast

Industry features a large cast, although only Harper (Myha'la), Yasmin (Marisa Abela), Robert (Harry Lawtey) and Eric (Ken Leung) have appeared in every episode. Gus (David Jonsson), Kenny (Conor MacNeill) and Daria (Freya Mavor) appear in every episode of the first series, while Danny (Alex Alomar Akpobome) appears in every episode of the second series. All other cast members appear infrequently but are credited with the main cast when they appear.

Main

• Marisa Abela as Yasmin Kara-Hanani, an ambitious graduate from a wealthy background, fluent in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Arabic, assigned to the Foreign Exchange Sales (FX) desk at Pierpoint
• Priyanga Burford as Sara Dhadwal (series 1), the President of Pierpoint London^[1]
• Mark Dexter as Hilary Wyndham, managing director of FX at Pierpoint^[1]
• Myha'la Herrold as Harper Stern, an underestimated, intelligent, and talented young woman from Binghamton, New York, assigned to the Cross Product Sales (CPS) desk at Pierpoint^[2]
• David Jonsson as Gus Sackey (series 1–2), a black, gay graduate of literae humaniores at Eton and Oxford, initially assigned to the Investment Banking Division (IBD) desk at Pierpoint, then the CPS desk^[3]
• Harry Lawtey as Robert Spearing, a graduate of Oxford from a working-class Welsh background, assigned to the CPS desk at Pierpoint
• Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Greg Grayson (series 1), a VP at the CPS desk^[1]
• Conor MacNeill as Kenny Kilbane, a VP at the FX desk at Pierpoint, Yasmin's direct line manager^[4]
• Freya Mavor as Daria Greenock (series 1; guest series 2–3), a VP at the CPS desk at Pierpoint and Harper's manager^[5]
• Derek Riddell as Clement Cowan (series 1), CPS VP and Robert's manager, who struggles with heroin addiction^[6]
• Nabhaan Rizwan as Hari Dhar (pilot), a graduate of a state school from a Urdu-speaking immigrant family, assigned to the IBD desk at Pierpoint
• Will Tudor as Theo Tuck (series 1), a closeted Eton graduate and second year research analyst for Pierpoint^[7]
• Ken Leung as Eric Tao, the CPS managing director who takes Harper under his wing^[8]
• Sarah Parish as Nicole Craig, a Pierpoint client who is sexually inappropriate with Harper (series 1) and Robert (series 2)
• Andrew Buchan as Felim Bichan, a fund manager and Pierpoint's biggest client
• Amir El-Masry as Usman Abboud (series 1), assistant to Kaspar Zenden, Clement's main client
• Alex Alomar Akpobome as Danny Van Deventer (series 2), the Executive Director from Pierpoint New York who becomes involved with Harper^[9]
• Nicholas Bishop as Maxim Alonso (series 2; recurring series 1), Yasmin's family friend and one of Pierpoint's potential clients
• Katrine De Candole as Celeste Pacquet (series 2),^[10] one of Pierpoint's Private Wealth Managers who becomes involved with Yasmin
• Sagar Radia as Rishi Ramdani (series 2–present; recurring series 1), an associate and market maker on the CPS desk^[11]
• Indy Lewis as Venetia Berens (series 2–present; guest series 1), Yasmin's newest recruit on the FX desk^[9]
• Trevor White as Bill Adler (series 2–present; guest series 1), the global head of FICC at Pierpoint
• Caoilfhionn Dunne as Jackie Walsh (series 2; recurring series 1; guest series 3), a VP on the FX desk
• Jay Duplass as Jesse Bloom (series 2),^[10] Harper's primary client, a hedge fund manager who capitalized greatly off the pandemic
• Adam Levy as Charles Hanani (series 2–present), Yasmin's father^[9]
• Sonny Poon Tip as Leo Bloom (series 2),^[10] Jesse's son who becomes involved with Gus
• Faith Alabi as Aurore Adekunle (series 2–present), a Tory MP and member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee
• Elena Saurel as Anna Gearing (series 2; recurring series 3), the head of FutureDawn Partners and Harper's new boss
• Miriam Petche as Sweetpea Golightly (series 3),^[12] new hire with TikTok and OnlyFans businesses on the side
• Sarah Goldberg as Petra Koenig (series 3),^[13] a portfolio manager of FutureDawn
• Andrew Havill as Viscount Norton (series 3), Henry's uncle and newspaper proprietor
• Fiona Button as Denise Oldroyd (series 3),^[12] Yasmin's lawyer and Seb's sister
• Eliot Salt as Caedi McFarlane (series 3), employee at green tech energy company Lumi
• Georgina Rich as Wilhelmina Fassbinder (series 3), the CFO of Pierpoint
• Roger Barclay as Otto Mostyn (series 3),^[12] Henry's godfather
• Tom Stourton as James Ashford (series 3), CEO of Ashford Asset Management
• Irfan Shamji as Anraj Chabra (series 3; recurring series 2), graduate trader on the CPS desk
• Kit Harington as Henry Muck (series 3),^[14] CEO of green tech energy company Lumi
• Fady Elsayed as Ali El Mansour (series 3)^[12]
• Gustav Lindh as Xander Lindt (series 3)
• Joel Kim Booster as Frank Wade (series 3), an energy analyst at Pierpoint
• Asim Chaudhry as Vinay Sarkar (series 3)

Recurring

• Jonathan Barnwell as Sebastian "Seb" Oldroyd (series 1), Yasmin's underachieving, drug-addled boyfriend
• Joshua James as Justin Klineman, Head of Human Resources at Pierpoint
• Helene Maksoud as Azar Kara (series 1), Yasmin's mother
• Alexandra Moen as Candice Allbright, Eric's wife
• Brittany Ashworth as Diana (series 2), Rishi's fiancée
• Adain Bradley as John-Daniel Stern (series 2), Harper's brother
• Rick Warden as Bob Spearing Senior (series 2), Robert's father
• Ruby Bentall as Lucinda Young, one of the IBD team leads as Pierpoint
• Kare Conradi as Kaspar Zenden (series 1), Clement's only client
• Branden Cook as Todd Barber (series 1), Harper's ex-boyfriend
• James Nelson-Joyce as Jamie Henson (series 2), one of Aurore's constituents
• Naana Agyei-Ampadu as Sadie Sackey (series 2), Gus's sister

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 (2020)

Series 2 (2022)

Series 3 (2024)

Production

In November 2017, it was announced that HBO had put the series into development, with Mickey Down and Konrad Kay set to write the series with Jane Tranter set to serve as an executive producer, under the banner of her Bad Wolf British production company.^[34] In June 2019, it was announced that HBO had greenlit the series, with Lena Dunham set to direct the pilot.^[35] Principal photography began in June 2019, in Cardiff, Wales.^[36] In December 2019, it was announced that Myha'la Herrold, Marisa Abela, Harry Lawtey, David Johnson, Nabhaan Rizwan, Freya Mavor, Will Tudor, Conor MacNeill and Ken Leung had joined the cast of the series, with Tinge Krishnan, Ed Lilly and Mary Nighy set to serve as directors, and Sam H. Freeman and Kate Verghese to serve as writers.^[37]

In December 2020, HBO renewed the series for a second series.^[38] In July 2021, Alex Alomar Akpobome and Adam Levy were cast as new series regular while Indy Lewis who guest starred in the first series was promoted to as a series regular for the second series.^[9] The second series filming wrapped on December 8, 2021.^[39] In March 2022, Jay Duplass, Sonny Poon Tip, and Katrine De Candole were cast as new series regulars for the second series.^[10] In October 2022, HBO renewed the series for a third series.^[40] Production is not expected to be suspended amidst the WGA and SAG strikes due to the series' talent working under the UK-based union Equity.^[41] In April 2023, Kit Harington and Sarah Goldberg were cast in a recurring capacities for the third series.^[14][13] In May 2024, Miriam Petche, Andrew Cavill, Roger Barclay, Fady Elsayed, and Fiona Button were added to the third series.^[12] In September 2024, HBO renewed the series for a fourth series.^[42]

Release

The series premiered on 9 November 2020 on HBO and HBO Max in the United States. In the United Kingdom, it premiered 10 November 2020 on BBC.^{[43][44][37][45]}

The second series premiered on 1 August 2022 on HBO^[46] and premiered on BBC One on 27 September 2022.^[47]

The third series premiered on 11 August 2024 on HBO.^[12]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first series holds an approval rating of 76% with an average rating of 7.7/10, based on 38 reviews. The website's critics consensus states, "Though Industry's social critiques tend toward the superficial, sharp writing and an excellent ensemble make it easy to enjoy its soapy workplace drama anyway."^[48] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[49]

The second series has a 96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Finessing complicated financial jargon into scathing repartee, Industry's stock is way up in this superlative sophomore series full of frustrated ambitions and tested loyalties."^[50] Vanity Fair described the series as the "missing link" between Succession and Euphoria.^[51]

The third series has a 96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 8.9/10. The website's critics consensus states, "Finding cunning and surprising new angles to play in the Faustian rat race, Industry's ruthless third season is its best yet."^[52] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[53]

Awards and nominations

Notes

1. Episodes 4–8 of Industry were released on HBO Max on November 27, 2020, ahead of its weekly HBO premieres.^[16]

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External links

• Industry at Metacritic
• Industry at Rotten Tomatoes
• Industry at IMDb