Industry (TV series)

Industry is a British television drama series created by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay produced by the BBC. It premiered on 9 November 2020 on HBO in the United States, and on 10 November 2020 on BBC Two in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4] It was renewed for a second season in December 2020.[5]

Industry
GenreDrama
Created byMickey Down
Konrad Kay
Starring
Music byNathan Micay
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Jane Tranter
  • Lachlan MacKinnon
  • David P. Davis
  • Ryan Rasmussen
  • Mickey Down
  • Konrad Kay
  • Joel Collins
ProducerLee Thomas
Cinematography
  • Daniel Stafford-Clark
  • Milos Moore
  • Catherine Derry
Editors
  • Maya Maffioli
  • Sam Williams
  • Dan Robinson
  • Christopher Watson
  • Mary Finlay
  • Peter Christelis
  • Sarah Louise Bates
Running time49–52 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original network
Original release9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) –
present (present)
External links
Website
Production website

Plot

Industry "follows a group of young graduates competing for a limited set of permanent positions at Pierpoint & Co, a prestigious investment bank in London".[3]

The initial season explores the graduates from all walks of life compete over the limited amount of full-time employment opportunities and focuses on Harper Stern (Myha'la Herrold), a black upstate New York native who uproots her life to pursue success at the London branch of Pierpoint despite not having graduated from where she claims to have graduated.[6] It also features other graduates, Hari Dhar, a state-school graduate and child of Urdu-speaking immigrants; Augustus "Gus" Sackey, a gay black British graduate of Eton and Oxford; Robert Spearing, a white working-class Oxford graduate who is eager to please but taken by surprise by the change in social mores concomitant with high finance; and Yasmin, a privileged, well-connected child of Lebanese parents with an underachieving, drug-addled boyfriend.[6]

Cast

Main
  • Myha'la Herrold as Harper Stern, a woman from New York who has travelled to London with the hope of working for Pierpoint & Co.[7]
  • Marisa Abela as Yasmin Kara-Hanani, an Arabic and Spanish speaking graduate working in Foreign Exchange Sales at Pierpoint & Co.
  • Harry Lawtey as Robert Spearing, an Oxford geography graduate, of working-class Welsh origin.
  • David Jonsson as Gus Sackey, a graduate of Eton and Oxford, of literae humaniores; Robert's housemate;[8] originally in Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Nabhaan Rizwan as Hari Dhar, an Urdu-speaking graduate working in Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Freya Mavor as Daria Greenock, Vice President of Cross Product Sales at Pierpoint & Co.[9]
  • Will Tudor as Theo Tuck, a research analyst for Pierpoint[10]
  • Conor MacNeill as Kenny Kilbane, Vice President of Foreign Exchange Sales (FX) at Pierpoint & Co.[11]
  • Ken Leung as Eric Tao, Managing Director of Cross Products Sales (CPS) at Pierpoint & Co.[12]
  • Priyanga Burford as Sara Dhadwal, President of Pierpoint & Co. London[13]
  • Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Greg Grayson, a CPS senior[13]
  • Derek Riddell as Clement Cowan, a CPS senior[14]
  • Mark Dexter as Hilary Wyndham, Managing Director of Foreign Exchange Sales at Pierpoint & Co.[13]
  • Sarah Parish as Nicole Craig, an investor/client

Recurring
  • Sagar Radia as Rishi Ramdani, a market-maker on the Cross Product Sales desk[15]
  • Caoilfhionn Dunne as Jackie Walsh, a Foreign Exchange (FX) desk senior
  • Jonathan Barnwell as Seb Oldroyd, Yasmin's boyfriend
  • Amir El-Masry as Usman Abboud, a client's assistant
  • Nicholas Bishop as Maxim Alonso, a hedge-funder and Yasmin's personal friend

N.B. Reference:[3]

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [lower-alpha 1]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Induction"Lena DunhamMickey Down & Konrad Kay9 November 2020 (2020-11-09)0.089[17]
2"Quiet and Nice"Tinge KrishnanMickey Down & Konrad Kay16 November 2020 (2020-11-16)0.127[18]
3"Notting Hill"Tinge KrishnanSam H. Freeman23 November 2020 (2020-11-23)0.124[19]
4"Sesh"Ed LillyMickey Down & Konrad Kay30 November 2020 (2020-11-30)0.111[20]
5"Learned Behaviour"Ed LillyMickey Down & Konrad Kay7 December 2020 (2020-12-07)0.116[21]
6"Nutcracker"Tinge KrishnanKate Verghese & Mickey Down & Konrad Kay14 December 2020 (2020-12-14)0.086[22]
7"Pre-Crisis Activity"Mary NighyMickey Down & Konrad Kay21 December 2020 (2020-12-21)0.113[23]
8"Reduction in Force"Ed LillyMickey Down & Konrad Kay21 December 2020 (2020-12-21)0.103[23]

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 her Bad Wolf banner.[24] In June 2019, it was announced that HBO had greenlit the series, with Lena Dunham set to direct the pilot.[25] 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.[3] In December 2020, HBO renewed the series for a second season.[5]

Principal photography began in June 2019, in Cardiff, Wales.[26]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 79% with an average rating of 7.77/10, based on 33 reviews. The website's critical 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."[27] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[28] It was renewed for a second season by HBO.[29]

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

References
  1. "Industry, first-look review: A millennial Mad Men with plenty of swagger". Independent. 3 November 2020.
  2. "HBO Fall 2020 Programming Overview" (Press release). 27 July 2020.
  3. "Cast announced for new drama Industry coming soon to BBC and HBO". BBC. 20 December 2019.
  4. Caruso, Nick (17 September 2020). "HBO's Industry Teaser Previews the Pressure of Finance, Sets Premiere Date". TVLine. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. Petski, Denise (10 December 2020). "'Industry' Renewed For Season 2 By HBO". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. River, Joshua (11 November 2020). "In HBO's Industry, true equality comes from money". The Verge.
  7. "Industry - Harper". HBO.
  8. "Gus | Pressroom". pressroom.warnermedia.com.
  9. "Daria | Pressroom". pressroom.warnermedia.com.
  10. "Industry - Theo". HBO.
  11. "Industry - Kenny". HBO.
  12. "Industry - Eric". HBO.
  13. "Industry, Series 1, Quiet and Nice". BBC Two. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  14. "Industry, Series 1, Induction". BBC Two. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  15. "Industry, Series 1, Notting Hill". BBC Two. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  16. "HBO Max To Drop Remaining Episodes Of HBO's INDUSTRY Early On November 27 | Pressroom". WarnerMedia. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  17. Metcalf, Mitch (10 November 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.9.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  18. Metcalf, Mitch (17 November 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.16.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  19. Metcalf, Mitch (24 November 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.23.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  20. Metcalf, Mitch (2 December 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.30.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  21. Metcalf, Mitch (8 December 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.7.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  22. Metcalf, Mitch (15 December 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.14.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  23. Metcalf, Mitch (22 December 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.21.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  24. Clarke, Stewart (13 November 2017). "HBO Developing Banking Drama 'Industry' With U.K.'s Bad Wolf (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  25. Clarke, Stewart (14 June 2019). "Lena Dunham to Direct HBO High-Finance Drama 'Industry'". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  26. "» Bad Wolf Announces Industry For HBO".
  27. "Industry: Season 1 (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  28. "Industry: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  29. Otterson, Joe (10 December 2020). "'Industry' Renewed for Season 2 at HBO". Variety. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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