TV

Industry

On HBO·Since 2020·Created by Mickey Down, Konrad Kay
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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·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 →
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 →
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 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 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 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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →