Industry’s first season was a rare and seismic television event that united culture journalists and finance bros alike. United, that is, in their jaw-clenching displeasure, induced by the antics of the show’s characters. The banking drama’s sophomore season was a worthy follow-up; new characters brought new rivalries, further dividing this rag-tag group of graduates at the London HQ of investment bank Pierpoint & Co.
Industry’s third season has been airing on HBO in the States every week since 11 August, while us Brits have been waiting patiently and trying to dodge spoilers online. Fear not, though, for we finally have a release date. Industry season three will air weekly from 1 October at 10:40pm on BBC One, and all eight episodes will be available on iPlayer that same day.
Watch the trailer – and find out everything else you need to know about season three – below.
Who’s in the cast?
Series regulars will be returning – namely, Harper (Myha’la Herrold), Robert (Harry Lawtey), Yasmin (Marisa Abela) and Eric (Ken Leung) – with the addition of Kit Harington, who’s currently in the middle of a run in Jeremy O Harris’s Slave Play in the West End. Harington will be joining as the comically named Sir Henry Muck, the head of a green tech energy firm, Lumi Co. Another newcomer of note? Miriam Petche as Sweetpea Golightly, Andrew Havill as Lord Norton, Roger Barclay as Otto Mostyn, Fady Elsayed as Ali El Mansour, and Fiona Button as Denise Oldroyd.
What’s the plot?
At the end of season two, we saw plans derailed (Harper, Eric, Rishi and DVD’s effort to ditch Pierpoint), old wounds reopened (Yasmin confronted her philandering father), and professional lives shattered (Eric ratted out Harper for having faked her academic credentials, while Yas and Robert want to leave Pierpoint, but can’t).
As for season three? “As Pierpoint looks to the future and takes a big bet on ethical investing, Yasmin, Robert, and Eric find themselves front and centre in the splashy IPO of Lumi, a green tech energy company led by the British aristocrat Sir Henry Muck, the embodiment of ‘old money’ privilege,” read the press notes. “Since leaving Pierpoint, Harper is eager to get back into the addictive thrill of finance and finds an unlikely partner in FutureDawn portfolio manager Petra Koenig.”
