TV

Industry

On HBO·Since 2020·Created by Mickey Down, Konrad Kay
25 think pieces
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GQ·interview
An ‘Industry’ Season Four Exit Interview With Creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay | GQ

Industry's creators explain how Season 4 reinvented the show—and tease a fifth, final season designed to go bigger, not smaller.

Score: 78Read at gq.com
GQ·feature
Industry Season 3: How Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Created the Most Adrenalized Show on TV | GQ

Former bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay turned their miserable finance careers into HBO's *Industry*. Season 3 is here—and their origin story is wild.

Score: 76Read at gq.com
GQ·interview
‘Industry’ Finale: A (Spoiler-Packed) Season 3 Exit Interview With Creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay | GQ

*Industry* creators reveal why they killed Rishi's wife—and how Season 3's explosive finale deliberately dismantles everything, setting up a bold Season 4 reset.

Score: 76Read at gq.com
The Guardian·interview·Rachel Cooke
‘It’s a world that’s sometimes nasty and ugly’:​ Industry’s creators on the new series of the banking drama | Drama | The Guardian

Industry's creators on their cult banking drama's nastier, richer Season 2 — and why they quit finance to spill its ugliest secrets.

Score: 75Read at theguardian.com
The Guardian·feature
‘There’s nothing better on TV’: behind the scenes of Industry, the high-stakes finance drama that has everyone hooked | Television | The Guardian

BBC-HBO's *Industry* returns for season 4. The niche finance drama that launched major careers remains, by its own stars' admission, the best show on TV.

Score: 75Read at theguardian.com
The Observer·interview
An hour with… Industry’s Mickey Down and Konrad Kay

Industry creators Mickey Down and Kay reveal how their HBO banking drama evolved from trashy graduate chaos into a sharp, million-dollar skewering of wealth and power.

Score: 74Read at observer.co.uk
The A.V. Club·interview
Industry's Mickey Down, Konrad Kay, and Sagar Radia on this week's banger of an episode

*Industry* finally cracks open Rishi Ramdani in a Safdie-brothers-style breakdown episode. Creators and Sagar Radia explain why it's a landmark for British-Asian characters on TV.

Score: 74Read at avclub.com
The A.V. Club·interview
Industry season 4 preview: Konrad Kay, Mickey Down interview

Industry returns Jan. 11 with a sharper capitalist thriller edge. Creators explain why constant crisis — and a chaos-agent newcomer — fuel the show's addictive tension.

Score: 72Read at avclub.com
The Face·interview·John Sunyer
Inside the delicious darkness of Industry - The Face

HBO's *Industry* went from near-cancelled to cultural phenomenon. Creators Kay and Down explain why keeping it deliberately unstable, polarising, and unpredictable is the whole point.

Score: 72Read at theface.com
Royal Television Society·interview
“We were building the plane as we flew it”: Mickey Down and Konrad Kay on the success of Industry | Royal Television Society

*Industry* creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay reveal how they built a cult BBC/HBO finance drama with no TV experience — learning everything on the job.

Score: 72Read at rts.org.uk
IndieWire·interview·Chris O'Falt
'Industry' Creator on Why Season 3 Is Better

*Industry* creators admit Seasons 1–2 were their film school. Season 3's sharper writing reflects two hard-won years learning TV storytelling from scratch.

Score: 72Read at indiewire.com
CNBC·interview
How the writers of ‘Industry’ turned failure in finance into a TV show

Two failed Oxford-grad bankers — one fired, one deadweight — turned their finance disasters into acclaimed HBO/BBC drama *Industry*.

Score: 72Read at cnbc.com
Deadline·interview·Natalie Oganesyan
'Industry' Co-Creators On Finance Bros Who Misunderstand The Show

*Industry*'s creators say finance bros DM them praising the show — completely missing that it's about self-destruction, not glamorization.

Score: 72Read at deadline.com
November Magazine·interview·Emmanuel Olunkwa
Konrad Kay and Mickey Down

Creators of *Industry* reveal how their Oxford and finance backgrounds shaped a sharp London workplace drama built on real ambition, not millennial drift.

Score: 72Read at novembermag.com
Vanity Fair·interview
Industry’s Toughest Critics? That Would Be Creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay | Vanity Fair

Former bankers turned showrunners, Down and Kay discuss *Industry* Season 2—how COVID shaped their characters and why their revenge fantasy became prestige TV.

Score: 72Read at vanityfair.com
Washington Post·interview·Thomas Floyd
Mickey Down and Konrad Kay mine their experiences in investment banking to create the HBO series, “Industry” - Washington Post

Two Oxford grads turned bankers turned HBO showrunners, Down and Kay pour real finance-world trauma into *Industry* — burning ideas, breaking conventions, season after season.

Score: 72Read at washingtonpost.com
Dazed Digital·interview
The creators of Industry unpack the show’s explosive second season | Dazed

Industry's creators reveal Season 2's chaotic origins and bolder storytelling — coke-fuelled bankers, COVID market villains, and a gutsy *Succession* namecheck HBO somehow approved.

Score: 72Read at dazeddigital.com
triple j (ABC)·interview
How Industry's 'euphoric sadness' has made it the best show on TV - triple j

HBO's *Industry* is finally having its moment in season 3. Creators Down and Kay explain how "euphoric sadness" powers TV's sharpest banking drama.

Score: 72Read at abc.net.au
The Ringer·interview·Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald
‘Industry’ Season 4 Finale With Creators Konrad Kay and Mickey Down - The Ringer

*Industry* creators Konrad Kay and Mickey Down break down Season 4's finale — Yas's villain arc, Harper's growth, and what's coming in the final season.

Score: 72Read at theringer.com
WIRED·interview·Jason Parham
The Creators of 'Industry' Know Banking Is a Rigged Game | WIRED

HBO's *Industry* Season 3 goes darker and wilder — its creators explain why banking's corruption, yacht scandals, and psychosexual chaos are the whole point.

Score: 72Read at wired.com
British GQ·profile
Industry season 3: How Mickey Down and Konrad Kay created the most adrenalised show on TV | British GQ

Two failed bankers turned TV writers. How Mickey Down and Konrad Kay channelled their miserable finance careers into HBO's electrifying *Industry*.

Score: 72Read at gq-magazine.co.uk
Ruby Warrington (Sober Curious Podcast)·interview·Ruby Warrington
A Culture of Excess with Mickey Down + Konrad Kay - Ruby Warrington

HBO's *Industry* creators unpack why ambition, drug use, and "never enough" culture are inseparable. Essential for fans of the show or anyone questioning success addiction.

Score: 68Read at rubywarrington.com
The Gentleman's Journal·interview·Joseph Bullmore
Out to lunch with Konrad Kay and Mickey Down, the creators of Industry | The Gentleman's Journal

Industry creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay confess they were seduced by banking's aesthetics, not finance itself — a delusion that birthed their hit HBO show.

Score: 68Read at thegentlemansjournal.com
LOOSEY·interview·Brendon Holder
An Interview with HBO Industry Creators, Konrad Kay and Mickey Down

HBO's *Industry* creators reveal how Season 3 deliberately made money the show's true protagonist. Spoiler-heavy but essential reading for fans.

Score: 68Read at readloosey.com
Business Insider·profile·Samantha Rollins
'Industry': 2 Former Bankers Created HBO's Most Underrated Show - Business Insider

Two ex-bankers turned their miserable finance careers into HBO's sharp, sexy drama *Industry*. Season 3 is finally earning the mainstream recognition it deserves.

Score: 68Read at businessinsider.com