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Industry (TV series)

Industry is a financial thriller drama television series created by former investment bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, and co-produced by HBO in the United States and BBC Two in the United Kingdom. The show follows the personal and professional lives of a group of young graduates who join Pierpoint & Co, a prestigious investment bank in London; later series expand the scope of the narrative to encompass the wider UK financial sector and its governing bodies. It features an ensemble cast led by Myha'la, Marisa Abela and Ken Leung. Additional leading roles are played by Harry Lawtey and David Jonsson in earlier series and Sagar Radia and Kit Harington in later installments.

Industry premiered on 9 November 2020 on HBO in the United States, and on the next day on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. Three further eight-episode series have been released in 2022, 2024, and 2026. It has been renewed for a fifth and final series. Industry has received critical acclaim throughout its run for its writing, performances, direction, and its accurate portrayal of the banking sector, with high praise for the third and fourth series in particular.

Cast and characters

  • Marisa Abela as Yasmin Kara-Hanani, an ambitious graduate from a wealthy background, initially 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 (series 1–2, 4), managing director (MD) of FX at Pierpoint
  • Myha'la as Harper Stern, an underestimated, intelligent, and talented young woman from Binghamton, New York, initially assigned to the Cross Product Sales (CPS) desk at Pierpoint
  • David Jonsson as Augustus "Gus" Sackey (series 1–2), an openly gay graduate of at Eton and Oxford, initially assigned to the Investment Banking Division (IBD) desk at Pierpoint, then the CPS desk
  • Harry Lawtey as Robert Spearing (series 1–3), 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 and Yasmin's line manager
  • Freya Mavor as Daria Greenock (series 1; guest series 2–3), a VP at the CPS desk at Pierpoint and Harper's line manager
  • Derek Riddell as Clement Cowan (series 1), CPS VP and Robert's manager, who struggles with heroin addiction
  • Nabhaan Rizwan as Hari Dhar (series 1), a graduate of a state school from an 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 fiery CPS MD at Pierpoint who takes Harper under his wing
  • Sarah Parish as Nicole Craig (series 1–3), a Pierpoint client who is sexually inappropriate with Harper and Robert
  • Andrew Buchan as Felim Bichan (series 1–2), a fund manager and Pierpoint's biggest client
  • Amir El-Masry as Usman Abboud (series 1), assistant to Kaspar Zenden, Clement's main client
  • Sagar Radia as Rishi Ramdani (series 2–present; recurring series 1), an associate and market maker on the CPS desk, known for his colorful commentary on the trading floor
  • Caoilfhionn Dunne as Jackie Walsh (series 2; recurring series 1; guest series 3), a VP on the FX desk
  • Nicholas Bishop as Maxim Alonso (series 2–3; recurring series 1), Yasmin's family friend and one of Pierpoint's potential clients
  • Alex Alomar Akpobome as Daniel Van Deventer, aka "DVD" (series 2), the executive director from Pierpoint New York who becomes involved with Harper
  • Katrine De Candole as Celeste Pacquet (series 2), one of Pierpoint's Private Wealth Managers who begins an affair with Yasmin
  • Indy Lewis as Venetia Berens (series 2–3; 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 fixed income instruments, currencies, and commodities (FICC) at Pierpoint, based out of their New York headquarters
  • 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 2–4), 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 2–3), 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
  • Irfan Shamji as Anraj Chabra (series 3; recurring series 2, guest series 4), graduate trader on the CPS desk
  • Kit Harington as Sir Henry Muck (series 3–present), CEO of green-energy startup Lumi, and a spoiled aristocrat who struggles with depression and addiction
  • Sarah Goldberg as Petra Koenig (series 3), a portfolio manager at FutureDawn who begins working with Harper
  • Miriam Petche as Sweetpea Golightly (series 3–present), a new hire at Pierpoint with TikTok and OnlyFans businesses on the side
  • Andrew Havill as Viscount Alexander Norton (series 3–present), Henry's uncle and a powerful newspaper proprietor
  • Roger Barclay as Otto Mostyn (series 3–present), Henry's godfather and a ruthless asset manager
  • Fiona Button as Denise Oldroyd (series 3), Yasmin's lawyer and Seb's sister
  • Eliot Salt as Caedi McFarlane (series 3), Henry's executive assistant at Lumi
  • Georgina Rich as Wilhelmina Fassbinder (series 3–present), the CFO of Pierpoint who champions their pivot to ESG
  • Tom Stourton as James Ashford (series 3–present), CEO of Ashford Asset Management and prominent investor in Lumi
  • Fady Elsayed as Ali El Mansour (series 3), a new Pierpoint hire who hails from a wealthy Egyptian family
  • Gustav Lindh as Xander Lindt (series 3), the cocky heir to the Lindt empire and a member of Henry's entourage
  • Joel Kim Booster as Frank Wade (series 3), an energy analyst at Pierpoint
  • Asim Chaudhry as Vinay Sarkar (series 3), Rishi's loan shark
  • Harry Hadden-Paton as Tom Wolsey (series 3), the new CEO of Pierpoint
  • Charlie Heaton as James Dycker (series 4), a financial journalist investigating Tender, a payment processing startup
  • Toheeb Jimoh as Kwabena Bannerman (series 4), a trader at Mostyn Asset Management who is casually involved with Harper
  • Kal Penn as Jonah Atterbury (series 4), the irresponsible CEO and co-founder of Tender
  • Kiernan Shipka as Hayley Clay (series 4), executive assistant at Tender
  • Max Minghella as Whitney Halberstram (series 4), the enigmatic CFO and co-founder of Tender
  • Edward Holcroft as Sebastian Stefanowicz (series 4), a Reform MP for South Thanet, aligned with the Dark Enlightenment movement
  • Amy James-Kelly as Jennifer Bevan (series 4), a newly promoted Labour Party Minister of State for Industry
  • Claire Forlani as Cordelia Hanani-Spyrka (series 4), Yasmin's aunt and Charles' sister
  • Jack Farthing as "The Commander" (series 4), Henry's deceased father
  • Susanne Wuest as Princess Johanna Bauer (series 4), an Austrian noblewoman whose family owns IBN Bauer Bank and has historical links to Nazi Germany
  • Stephen Campbell Moore as Tony Day (series 4), Tender's CFO in the EMEA region, based in Accra
  • Pip Torrens as Kevin Rawle (season 4), the editor of The Patriot, a right-leaning tabloid owned by Norton

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 (2020)

Series 2 (2022)

Series 3 (2024)

Series 4 (2026)

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. Tranter, having taken interest in exploring why young graduates continued "flocking in their hordes" towards finance professions in the City of London after the 2008 financial crisis, secured funding from HBO for a "young and sexy" series set in the world of investment banking. A colleague introduced her to Down and Kay, themselves former investment bankers whom Tranter eventually hired to write the pilot. 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 Jonsson, 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 alongside Down and Kay.

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 regulars, while Indy Lewis, who guest starred in the first series, was promoted to 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 was not 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 for the third series. In May 2024, Miriam Petche, Andrew Havill, Roger Barclay, Fady Elsayed, and Fiona Button were added to the third series.

In September 2024, HBO renewed the series for a fourth series. In February 2025, it was announced that Lawtey exited after the third series due to scheduling conflicts. In the same month, Max Minghella joined the fourth series. In March 2025, Kiernan Shipka, Jack Farthing, Toheeb Jimoh, Amy James-Kelly, Claire Forlani, Kal Penn and Charlie Heaton were cast for the fourth series. The fourth season began filming on March 24, 2025, and wrapped on August 1, 2025.

In February 2026, HBO renewed the series for a fifth and final season.

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. The fourth series premiered on 11 January 2026 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 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, Industrys 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 holds a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 44 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, Industrys ruthless third season is its best yet." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 19 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

The fourth series has a 96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 51 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Betting on its own adaptability after resetting the board and analyzing new market forces, Industry yields a handsome payout with this sterling fourth season." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 88 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". The Guardian described the fourth season as "truly twisted, top-tier television", highlighting it as a strong example of the series further expanding its narrative ambition and thematic scope.

Accolades

Notes

References

External links

  • – official site at HBO