Industry (TV series)

Industry is a financial thriller drama television series created by former investment bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay. The show follows the personal and professional lives of a group of young graduates who join Pierpoint & Co, a prestigious investment bank in London. It features an ensemble cast led by Myha'la, Marisa Abela, Ken Leung and Sagar Radia in all four series; Harry Lawtey and David Jonsson play leading roles in earlier series.
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, which premiered on 11 January 2026. The series has received critical acclaim throughout its run, with particular praise for the third and fourth series.

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Cast and characters

Myha'la as Harper Stern, an underestimated, intelligent, and talented young woman from Binghamton, New York, initially assigned to the Cross Product Sales desk at Pierpoint
Marisa Abela as Yasmin Kara-Hanani, an ambitious graduate from a wealthy background, fluent in seven languages, initially assigned to the Foreign Exchange Sales desk at Pierpoint
Priyanga Burford as Sara Dhadwal, the President of Pierpoint London
Mark Dexter as Hilary Wyndham, managing director of FX at Pierpoint
David Jonsson as Augustus "Gus" Sackey, an openly gay graduate of literae humaniores at Eton and Oxford, initially assigned to the Investment Banking Division 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, a Vice President 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, a VP at the CPS desk at Pierpoint and Harper's line manager
Derek Riddell as Clement Cowan, CPS VP and Robert's manager, who struggles with heroin addiction
Nabhaan Rizwan as Hari Dhar, a graduate of a state school from an Urdu-speaking immigrant family, assigned to the IBD desk at Pierpoint
Will Tudor as Theo Tuck, a closeted Eton graduate and second-year research analyst for Pierpoint
Ken Leung as Eric Tao, the fiery CPS MD who takes Harper under his wing
Sarah Parish as Nicole Craig, a Pierpoint client who is sexually inappropriate with Harper and Robert
Andrew Buchan as Felim Bichan, a fund manager and Pierpoint's biggest client
Amir El-Masry as Usman Abboud, assistant to Kaspar Zenden, Clement's main client
Sagar Radia as Rishi Ramdani, an associate and market maker on the CPS desk, known for his colorful commentary on the trading floor
Caoilfhionn Dunne as Jackie Walsh, a VP on the FX desk
Nicholas Bishop as Maxim Alonso, Yasmin's family friend and one of Pierpoint's potential clients
Alex Alomar Akpobome as Daniel Van Deventer, aka "DVD", the executive director from Pierpoint New York who becomes involved with Harper
Katrine De Candole as Celeste Pacquet, one of Pierpoint's Private Wealth Managers who begins an affair with Yasmin
Indy Lewis as Venetia Berens, Yasmin's newest recruit on the FX desk
Trevor White as Bill Adler, the global head of fixed income instruments, currencies, and commodities at Pierpoint, based out of their New York headquarters
Jay Duplass as Jesse Bloom, Harper's primary client, a hedge fund manager who capitalized greatly off the pandemic
Adam Levy as Charles Hanani, Yasmin's father
Sonny Poon Tip as Leo Bloom, Jesse's son who becomes involved with Gus
Faith Alabi as Aurore Adekunle, a Tory MP and member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee
Elena Saurel as Anna Gearing, the head of FutureDawn Partners and Harper's new boss
Irfan Shamji as Anraj Chabra, graduate trader on the CPS desk
Kit Harington as Sir Henry Muck, the wealthy, mercurial chief executive officer of green energy startup Lumi
Sarah Goldberg as Petra Koenig, a portfolio manager at FutureDawn
Miriam Petche as Sweetpea Golightly, new hire with TikTok and OnlyFans businesses on the side
Andrew Havill as Viscount Alexander Norton, Henry's uncle and a powerful newspaper proprietor
Roger Barclay as Otto Mostyn, Henry's godfather and a ruthless asset manager
Fiona Button as Denise Oldroyd, Yasmin's lawyer and Seb's sister
Eliot Salt as Caedi McFarlane, Henry's executive assistant
Georgina Rich as Wilhelmina Fassbinder, the chief financial officer of Pierpoint who champions their pivot to ESG
Tom Stourton as James Ashford, CEO of Ashford Asset Management and prominent investor in Lumi
Fady Elsayed as Ali El Mansour, a new Pierpoint hire who hails from a wealthy Egyptian family
Gustav Lindh as Xander Lindt, the cocky heir to the Lindt empire and a member of Henry's entourage
Joel Kim Booster as Frank Wade, an energy analyst at Pierpoint
Asim Chaudhry as Vinay Sarkar, Rishi's loan shark
Harry Hadden-Paton as Tom Wolsey, the new CEO of Pierpoint
Max Minghella as Whitney Halberstram, CFO and co-founder of payment processing startup Tender, who takes over as interim CEO
Charlie Heaton as James Dycker, a financial journalist investigating Tender
Toheeb Jimoh as Kwabena Bannerman, a trader at Mostyn Asset Management in a sexual relationship with Harper
Kal Penn as Jay Jonah Atterbury, the irresponsible CEO and co-founder of Tender
Kiernan Shipka as Hayley Clay, executive assistant at Tender
Edward Holcroft as Sebastian Stefanowicz, a Reform MP for South Thanet
Amy James-Kelly as Jennifer Bevan, a newly promoted Labour Party Minister
Claire Forlani as Cordelia Hanani-Spyrka, Yasmin's aunt and a high-powered public relations executive
Jack Farthing as "The Commander", Henry's deceased father
Susanne Wuest as Princess Johanna Bauer, an Austrian noblewoman whose family owns IBN Bauer Bank and has historical links to Nazi Germany
Stephen Campbell Moore as Tony Day, Tender's financial manager in Accra

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 in a recurring capacities 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.

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 43 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".