Industry (TV series)

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.

Industry
Genre	Drama
Created by	Mickey Down Konrad Kay
Starring	see Main
Music by	Nathan Micay
Country of origin	United States United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producers	Jane Tranter Lachlan MacKinnon David P. Davis Ryan Rasmussen Mickey Down Konrad Kay Joel Collins Jami O'Brien Kate Crowther
Producers	Lee Thomas Edoardo Ferretti Dan Kay
Cinematography	Daniel Stafford-Clark Milos Moore Catherine Derry Erik Molberg Hansen Federico Cesca Martin V. Rush Fede Cesca Michael Paleodimos
Editors	Maya Maffioli Sam Williams Dan Robinson Christopher Watson Mary Finlay Peter Christelis Sarah Louise Bates Richard Ketteridge Carly Brown Kyle Ogden Kyle Traynor Chris Hunter Richard Smither
Running time	49–61 minutes
Production company	Bad Wolf
Original release
Network	HBO (US) BBC One (UK)
Release	9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) – present (present)

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Opening title card for Industry

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. On 19 September 2024, it was renewed for a fourth series.

Cast

Industry has a large ensemble cast. Only Harper (Myha'la), Yasmin (Marisa Abela), Robert (Harry Lawtey) and Eric (Ken Leung) have appeared in every episode. Gus (portrayed by David Jonsson) appears in every episode of the first and second series. Kenny (Conor MacNeill), Daria (Freya Mavor), and Rishi (Sagar Radia) appear in every episode of the first series, Danny (Alex Alomar Akpobome) appears in every episode of the second series, and Rishi and Sweetpea (Miriam Petche) appear in every episode of the third 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
• Mark Dexter as Hilary Wyndham, Managing Director (MD) of FX at Pierpoint
• 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
• 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
• 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 and 3), a Vice President (VP) at the CPS desk
• Conor MacNeill as Kenny Kilbane, a VP at the FX desk at Pierpoint, Yasmin's direct line manager
• Freya Mavor as Daria Greenock (series 1; guest series 2–3), a VP at the CPS desk at Pierpoint and Harper's manager
• Derek Riddell as Clement Cowan (series 1), CPS VP and Robert's manager, who struggles with heroin addiction
• 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
• Ken Leung as Eric Tao, the CPS MD who takes Harper under his wing
• 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
• Nicholas Bishop as Maxim Alonso (series 2–present; recurring series 1), Yasmin's family friend and one of Pierpoint's potential clients
• Katrine De Candole as Celeste Pacquet (series 2), one of Pierpoint's Private Wealth Managers who begins a lesbian affair with Yasmin
• Sagar Radia as Rishi Ramdani (series 2–present; recurring series 1), an associate and market maker on the CPS desk
• Indy Lewis as Venetia Berens (series 2–present; guest series 1), Yasmin's newest recruit on the FX desk
• Trevor White as Bill Adler (series 2–3; 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), Harper's primary client, a hedge fund manager who capitalized greatly off the pandemic
• Adam Levy as Charles Hanani (series 2–3), Yasmin's father
• Sonny Poon Tip as Leo Bloom (series 2), 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
• Kit Harington as Henry Muck (series 3), CEO of green tech energy company Lumi
• Miriam Petche as Sweetpea Golightly (series 3), new hire with TikTok and OnlyFans businesses on the side
• Sarah Goldberg as Petra Koenig (series 3), 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), 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), 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
• Fady Elsayed as Ali El Mansour (series 3)
• 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)
• Harry Hadden-Paton as Tom Wolsey (series 3), the new CEO of Pierpoint

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 2-3), 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	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	8		9 November 2020 (2020-11-09)	21 December 2020 (2020-12-21)
2	8		1 August 2022 (2022-08-01)	19 September 2022 (2022-09-19)
3	8		11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)	29 September 2024 (2024-09-29)

Series 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Induction"	Lena Dunham	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	9 November 2020 (2020-11-09)	0.089
University graduates Harper Stern, Yasmin Kara-Hanani, Gus Sackey, Hari Dhar and Robert Spearing interview for entry-level jobs on the trading floor of Pierpoint & Co, a prestigious investment bank. The grads are told that on Reduction in Force (RIF) day in six months, they will be given full-time jobs or let go. Harper is driven, which appeals to fiery managing director Eric Tao, but she is revealed to have never graduated college, and sends a forged transcript to HR. Harper's line manager Daria Greenock invites her to a dinner with a client, Nicole Craig. While Daria is accommodating, Harper pushes Nicole as Eric might and makes an impression. After dinner, Nicole makes an advance on Harper, which Harper rejects. Gus and Hari are on the same team. Hari repeatedly works overnight at the office while abusing energy drinks and stimulant pills, until he suffers a fatal heart attack in the bathroom. Pierpoint does brief damage control and everyone soon resumes business as usual.
2	2	"Quiet and Nice"	Tinge Krishnan	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	16 November 2020 (2020-11-16)	0.127
Harper struggles with life in London, continuing to live in a hotel. She unsuccessfully looks for an apartment to share but her personality is never a good fit. She later makes a sale to Nicole. Yasmin quickly falls prey to the sexist culture of the FX desk, facing repeated bullying from her line manager Kenny Kilbane. At a Pierpoint-sponsored dinner for the grads, Kenny begins to verbally abuse Yasmin but Harper steps in, picking a fight and angering a drunken Kenny. Yasmin begins to manipulatively flirt with Robert. Robert's manager Clement Cowan has a single client and is indifferent to Robert's need to impress management for a permanent job. After Hari's death, Pierpoint disbands Gus' team, leaving his future uncertain. When he tries to discuss this with senior management he alienates them. Yasmin invites Harper to stay at her house and a friendship forms.
3	3	"Notting Hill"	Tinge Krishnan	Sam H. Freeman	23 November 2020 (2020-11-23)	0.124
Eric loses a major client, Felim Bichan, after offending his wife, forcing grads to drum up new business. Gus is assigned to Clement, working with Robert. Harper has now moved into Yasmin's house, but they both struggle to keep their friendship and professional lives separate. Harper finds herself increasingly pulled between Eric, her boss, and Daria, her line manager. Work stress manifests outside of work when Harper purposely hooks up with a man who looks like Sebastian, Yasmin's boyfriend. Yasmin and Harper agree to a formal rental agreement.
4	4	"Sesh"	Ed Lilly	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	30 November 2020 (2020-11-30)	0.111
Harper has a wild birthday celebration with Robert, Yasmin, and Greg. Her lack of focus the next day causes problems as she trades on the wrong currency, putting her team at risk for major losses. Given a chance to break even, Harper instead pushes her luck and makes her losses worse. Harper appeals to Nicole to make a purchase and save her, which she does. Eric later talks to her and reveals that he knows she never graduated from college. The two bond over being upstarts hungry for success among colleagues of privilege. Yasmin and Robert represent Pierpoint at a college recruitment event, but are attacked with dye by a protester, bringing them closer. At home, Yasmin is becoming distant from Sebastian, and continues flirting with Robert. Frustrated by his position, Gus further alienates his coworkers and insults Clement.
5	5	"Learned Behaviour"	Ed Lilly	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	7 December 2020 (2020-12-07)	0.116
A former Pierpoint VP writes an exposé on the bank's toxic culture and management goes into damage control. Eric goes offsite, leaving his grads unsupervised. Although unauthorized, Gus covers trades at his desk, while Harper unsuccessfully tries to convince Felim to return to Pierpoint. Both go too far and get in hot water. A furious Eric locks Harper in a conference room and berates her for failing to court Felim back to Pierpoint, noting that he gave her a bonus that doubles that of the other grads. Clement brings Robert to Amsterdam to meet their only client. The meeting goes well and Clement buys Robert a fitted suit as a gift. Clement reveals that he is actually Scottish, and like Robert, was born of lower class and strives to fit in with those born of privilege. Robert also discovers Clement is a heroin addict. Yasmin attempts to get a family friend, Maxim Alonso, who runs a large fund, to bring his business to Pierpoint. She brings Kenny, who humiliates Yasmin after getting drunk and ordering a stripper to their table.
6	6	"Nutcracker"	Tinge Krishnan	Kate Verghese Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	14 December 2020 (2020-12-14)	0.086
Pierpoint holds its annual holiday party. Sara, the president of the London office, makes clear to Gus that she has plans to change the culture at Pierpoint to be less toxic and more inclusive. Maxim's unexpected arrival aggravates tensions between Yasmin and Kenny; Yasmin snaps at Maxim after he criticizes her for not speaking up against Kenny's behavior at the strip club, and later confronts an indignant Kenny about his behavior. Greg parties a little too hard with Robert and Usman, hurting himself by running into a glass door and having to go to hospital. Yasmin pleasures Robert in the bathroom. Theo's girlfriend catches him being intimate with Gus. Harper confides in Daria about what happened with Eric and being locked in the conference room; Daria tells Sara. They push Harper to file a complaint against Eric. Harper is clearly a pawn in a battle of cultures but signs the documents. Eric is fired from Pierpoint.
7	7	"Pre-Crisis Activity"	Mary Nighy	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	21 December 2020 (2020-12-21)	0.113
RIF day looms. Sara and Daria let Harper keep the unauthorized, outsize bonus that Eric gave her, as long as she stays quiet about it. Yasmin considers leaving the FX desk. Sebastian decides to throw a fancy catered meal for the grads at Yasmin's house, but charges the guests, much to Yasmin's embarrassment. The dinner proves a failure when food arrives late and the grads become too intoxicated; Harper lets slip that she was paid double the bonus as everyone else. Yasmin breaks up with Sebastian, and later walks in on a cocaine-addled Robert and Harper having sex; she initiates a threesome between them, but a jealous Harper becomes uncomfortable and backs out. Daria tells Harper she is required to pay back her surplus bonus after breaking her vow of confidentiality. Harper antagonizes Nicole into cutting ties with Pierpoint. Yasmin's boss Hilary Wyndham learns about how Kenny had harassed her because of monitored communication with Maxim, but encourages her to be a "team player" and not say anything.
8	8	"Reduction in Force"	Ed Lilly	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	21 December 2020 (2020-12-21)	0.103
On RIF day, grads present to the managers but their presentations are also broadcast on the trading floor. Bill Adler, the CEO of Pierpoint, drops in for the presentations. In his, Robert talks about client relationships, getting Adler's positive attention and a job offer. Yasmin gives an uninspiring presentation, but her boss vouches for her being a "team player" and she is hired. Gus reads a note to begin his presentation, a line of which was part of a bet, and then leaves the room. He is not hired. Harper has an anxiety attack and leaves the presentation room without saying a word. Among the managers, Daria supports Harper. Adler invites Harper to a private meeting with Eric and encourages her to recant, as Eric is too valuable to the firm. Sara pulls Harper aside and tells her that they can create a new culture at Pierpoint. Seeing how Daria expects her to know her place while Eric encouraged her hunger to succeed, Harper recants and is hired, Eric returns, and Daria is let go. Yasmin, who was going to leave FX to work for Daria, is angry at Harper for reinforcing the worst parts of Pierpoint's culture.

Series 2 (2022)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
9	1	"Daddy"	Birgitte Stærmose	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	1 August 2022 (2022-08-01)	0.082
As Pierpoint traders return to work after COVID, Harper continues to work remotely from the hotel where she is living. There, she meets notorious hedge fund manager, Jesse Bloom. Eric tells Harper she needs to return to the office, frustrated that she's lost her edge. Rishi underscores this sentiment by calling her out in front of the entire floor on her first day back. Yasmin and Harper continue their feud in and outside the office. Amid talks of closing either the New York or London office, Daniel Van Deventer arrives from the New York office. Eric is frustrated as Robert is on his desk but makes few calls. Robert is sober but is struggling with confidence. While Kenny is away in rehab, Yasmin essentially leads the desk, castigating a female grad and using personal contacts to bring in business. At a party, Maxim tells Yasmin that his fund is closing, and Yasmin meets Celeste Pacquet, a Pierpont Private Wealth Manager. Harper stands up Eric at a client meeting, instead going to see Bloom speak.
10	2	"The Giant Squid"	Birgitte Stærmose	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)	0.076
Rishi has pre-buy stock options that Eric guarantees he can sell to Felim. Worried about his position, Eric pushes Robert to call inactive clients. Robert cold calls Nicole Craig, winning her over by admitting he is out of his depth. At dinner, the two connect on both being of modest beginnings trying to find their identity among the elite. She makes a successful advance on the drive home. Yasmin begins a relationship with Maxim, which is complicated when her father Charles shows up unexpectedly. Celeste invites Yasmin to a client dinner, but Yasmin misinterprets her role as being sexual. Feeling lost at the FX desk, she tries to get her father to move his assets to Pierpoint and away from Maxim. Harper begins to court Bloom as a client. Van Deventer was mentored by Eric in New York, but now that he is in a position of authority Eric feels threatened. Harper is stuck in the middle. When Van Deventer insists Harper answer a call from Felim against Eric's orders, she blows the deal. To cover, she gets Bloom to buy the stock at the last moment, leaving Eric feeling even less in control.
11	3	"The Fool"	Isabella Eklöf	Matthew Barry	15 August 2022 (2022-08-15)	0.075
Pierpoint hosts a shooting holiday to celebrate the stock purchases, but had assumed Felim not Bloom would be the major buyer. Felim and Bloom are antagonistic, as Felim rejects his modest beginnings while Bloom embraces his. Gus is hired by Bloom to tutor his wayward son, Leo, on a university essay. After trying to help, Gus tells Leo that success is true rebellion. At a meeting with Celeste, Yasmin's father treats her like a child and not a professional, embarrassing her. When Yasmin reluctantly brings Kenny to a client meeting, he winds up connecting more than she does. Eric pushes Harper to get in line and have Bloom to sell his shares to Felim. Harper bristles at this and senses Bloom and another investor is being lied to and has to decide who she supports: Pierpoint or her client. She confronts Eric who reminds her that he is the boss. Yasmin drops by Harper's apartment looking for advice. Harper is still away, but she and Robert chat. Robert acknowledges the control she had over him and advises using her manipulative power on her father. Against Eric's orders, Harper advises Bloom to keep his shares and buy those of a social conscious investment fund for a controlling interest.
12	4	"There Are Some Women..."	Isabella Eklöf	Zara Meerza	22 August 2022 (2022-08-22)	0.094
Eric has taken two weeks off and Dan takes over his duties. This includes handing out bonus checks, which causes Eric to feel displaced and pushes him to visit the New York office. Harper receives the maximum compensation after a great year. In trying to get her family's money to Pierpoint, Yasmin discovers their finances are in disarray. At a party, Celeste flirts with Yasmin but later mentions she has a wife. Now having an affair with Nicole, Robert learns she made advances on Harper their first year at Pierpoint. He feels conflicted. Gus is now working for an MP. His interest in good works interferes with his relationship with Leo Bloom, who just wants to have fun. Yasmin visits Harper at her home, late, worried about a life without family money. Harper has no sympathy. The next day, Harper and Dan share their family backgrounds and later sleep together. That same night she advises Bloom to go against advice Dan gave him. Gus helps a difficult constituent. Yasmin's father's money is going to pay for NDAs to women he had affairs with, but he claims the family is still rich. In New York, Eric tries to have Dan fired but Dan has already maneuvered to take Eric's place. Defeated, Eric is assigned a meaningless position and given a corner office.
13	5	"Kitchen Series"	Caleb Femi	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	29 August 2022 (2022-08-29)	0.067
Dan and Harper continue their sexual relationship. Yasmin travels to Berlin to transition a client to Jackie. Harper talks her way on to the trip, hoping to find her estranged brother, John. She does. The two bring Yasmin to a disco and take drugs, breaking John's six months of sobriety. Later, John shares the pressure he was under from their mother and why he disappeared. As Harper tries to take care of John, he rejects her and calls her selfish. Robert finds out Clement has died. He is sent to Oxford with Venetia, a grad on the FX desk, to recruit a much sought after recruit. There, he struggles to reconnect with his father, a local publican, and breaks his sobriety. At dinner with the recruit, drunk, he successfully sells Pierpoint as the goal of all of her work. The next day, sober, he makes peace with his father. Gus is invited to do more important work for the minister he is working for. Yasmin connects with her former nanny, but is turned away when she asks if she had an affair with her father. Back in London, Harper is cold towards Dan. When he asks her if she had an affair while in Berlin, Harper rebuffs and insults him.
14	6	"Short to the Point of Pain"	Caleb Femi	Joseph Charlton	5 September 2022 (2022-09-05)	0.145
Yasmin flirts with Celeste, who declines. Harper, having convinced Bloom to go short on a brick-and-mortar drug store chain, finds the market working against them. Bloom visits Pierpoint, angry at Harper. Seeing the tension and hoping to help her, Dan confides in Harper that Adler is shutting down the London office, but she alone is being invited to come to the New York office. Yasmin tries to reconnect with a distracted Harper on her last day at the desk. She meets Celeste and the two sleep together. Later, Kenny tearfully apologizes to Yasmin. Gus decides to turn down his promotion, much to the dismay of his family. On a smoke break, Eric gives Harper advice, warning her to not trust Dan. Bloom tries to reconnect with his son Leo, who is dating Gus. Harper convinces Bloom on a plan to get rid of their holdings, against Pierpoint's interest. Rishi realizes he was played and Dan admits he was listening to Harper's conversation with Bloom. Dan kicks Harper off of the trading desk. Looking to save her career, she goes to Bloom, telling him its not about money but the "game" and to push their position at his speaking engagement. Gus' sister tells him he needs to "stop dancing" and think of his future. Inspired, he tells Leo to make amends with his father, which Leo does. But his call comes right before Bloom takes the stage, causing him to cancel and scuttling Harper's play. Feeling her career is in ruins, Harper goes to Eric with a plan.
15	7	"Lone Wolf and Cub"	Isabella Eklöf	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	12 September 2022 (2022-09-12)	0.053
Harper, Eric and Rishi make an uneasy alliance to sell themselves as a team and leave Pierpoint for another bank. Harper sells herself as Bloom's manager, but he is not returning her calls. What Eric thought was a done deal for them to go to another firm is actually a ploy by that bank to force another team's hand. Gus connects with a tutor at Oxford and makes a deal for Leo to get in, leveraging his ministry work. During a party at Yasmin's house, Maxim attempts to sexually assault her. Yasmin gets angry and throws everyone out. Venetia invites herself to a tense dinner between Robert and Nicole, attempting to get client experience. Feeling scorned, Nicole fights with Robert, who leaves. Knowing Nicole's history of assaulting grads, he returns to the restaurant but finds they have already left. Nicole assaults Venetia, who goes to Yasmin afterwards, only for Yasmin to brush it off. Venetia then accuses Robert of knowing it was going to happen. After denying it, Robert tells Dan the truth. Dan goes to Adler, who tells him to bury it since they are closing down the entire London office. Kenny confronts Yasmin about brushing Venetia off and she responds with anger, reminding him about his sexual harassment of her before he was sober. Dan, disgusted at Adler's attitude and made aware of Harper, Eric and Rishi's move, decides to join them in leaving.
16	8	"Jerusalem"	Isabella Eklöf	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	19 September 2022 (2022-09-19)	0.127
A frustrated Gus gives Harper insider information, who then passes it on to Bloom. Bloom goes on television, causing his holdings to profit. Gus' minister Aurore is promoted, and Gus is let go for the leak, but later hired by Bloom as an assistant. Harper, Eric, Rishi and Dan get an offer from another bank, but will have to relocate to New York. Not wanting to leave London, Harper and Eric go to Adler and pitch a lean London office, offer up Rishi and Dan as disloyal, and threaten to expose Nicole's multiple assaults and Pierpoint's indifference to them. Adler accepts. On the eve of Rishi's wedding, Harper learns Rishi will be fired but says nothing. After an exasperated Yasmin confronts her father about his affairs, he cuts her off financially, changing the locks on her apartment. At Rishi's wedding to Diana, Harper and an anxious Rishi have sex in a bathroom before the ceremony. Robert leaves the wedding to get coke for Yasmin but is arrested. Bailed out by Nicole the next morning, she reestablishes her control over Robert. At work the next week, Dan is fired along with most of the London office. Harper is surprised to find Rishi at his desk. Eric brings Harper to HR. Harper realizes that fearing worse consequences if her insider trading is discovered, Eric reported her for lying about graduating from college. Eric tells her he has no choice but to fire her.

Series 3 (2024)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
17	1	"Il Mattino ha L'Oro Bocca"	Isabella Eklöf	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)	N/A
Yasmin spends the summer in Italy on her father's yacht before catching him performing oral sex on a pregnant boat employee. Six weeks later, he is missing and has been exposed for historic embezzling at Hanani Publishing. Yasmin tries to avoid paparazzi as her anxieties build over a leaked photo of her on the boat and the threat of potential lawsuits. At Pierpoint, ESG and impact investing have become core tenets of Pierpoint's investment strategy. Eric, separated from his wife, is promoted to partner. Adler, not fully convinced Eric has what it takes, demands he fire a member of the trading desk. As the firm gears up to take Lumi, a green energy tech company, public, investor James Ashford voices concerns about Lumi's quarterly earnings report. Sir Henry Muck, Lumi's CEO, returns Ashford's shares, while Yasmin scrambles to find last-minute investors. Meanwhile, Harper has found a job as an executive assistant at Future Dawn Partners. When she overhears her boss Anna arguing with portfolio manager Petra over ESG and green investment strategies, Harper later corners Petra at the end of the workday and states her belief that ESG is a fad. At Muck's behest, Yasmin visits his residence, where she finds his uncle Lord Norton and godfather Otto Mostyn in the basement; the men make it clear she must pay for her father's debts. After staying the night at Nicole's, Robert wakes up to her dead next to him, later entering work the morning of the IPO shaken and upset. Eric, who shows up to Pierpoint disheveled after an all-nighter with Yasmin and her friend, takes Robert off the desk and tells him to man up. Instead of firing Yasmin or Robert as he initially contemplated, he fires Kenny. The power goes out across London the exact moment Lumi goes public.
18	2	"Smoke and Mirrors"	Isabella Eklöf	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	18 August 2024 (2024-08-18)	N/A
19	3	"It"	Zoé Wittock	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	25 August 2024 (2024-08-25)	0.133
20	4	"White Mischief"	Zoé Wittock	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	1 September 2024 (2024-09-01)	N/A
21	5	"Company Man"	Isabella Eklöf	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	8 September 2024 (2024-09-08)	N/A
22	6	"Nikki Beach, or: So Many Ways to Lose"	Isabella Eklöf	Joseph Charlton	15 September 2024 (2024-09-15)	N/A
23	7	"Useful Idiot"	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	22 September 2024 (2024-09-22)	N/A
24	8	"Infinite Largesse"	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	Mickey Down and Konrad Kay	29 September 2024 (2024-09-29)	N/A

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. In June 2019, it was announced that HBO had greenlit the series, with Lena Dunham set to direct the pilot. Principal photography began in June 2019, in Cardiff, Wales. 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.

In December 2020, HBO renewed the series for a second series. 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. The second series filming wrapped on December 8, 2021. In March 2022, Jay Duplass, Sonny Poon Tip, and Katrine De Candole were cast as new series regulars for the second series. In October 2022, HBO renewed the series for a third series. 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. In April 2023, Kit Harington and Sarah Goldberg were cast in a recurring capacities for the third series. In May 2024, Miriam Petche, Andrew Cavill, Roger Barclay, Fady Elsayed, and Fiona Button were added to the third series. In September 2024, HBO renewed the series for a fourth series.

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.

The second series premiered on 1 August 2022 on HBO and premiered on BBC One on 27 September 2022.

The third series premiered on 11 August 2024 on HBO.

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." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 based on nine reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Vanity Fair described the series as the "missing link" between Succession and Euphoria.

The third series has a 97% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 8.8/10. 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." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
BAFTA Cymru	2023	Best Director – Fiction	Isabella Eklöf	Nominated
		Best Sound	Industry Sound Team	Nominated
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards	2023	Best Music Supervision for Television Drama	Ollie White	Nominated
RTS Craft and Design Awards	2021	Casting Award	Julie Harkin, Rae Hendrie	Won
		Photography – Drama & Comedy	Milos Moore	Won

External links

• at IMDb