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·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