HBO's 'Industry' is nasty, stressful, and irresistible

By Hafsa Fathima,

Aisha Harris, Ryan Mitchell, Shamira Ibrahim, Jessica Reedy, Mike Katzif

Published September 30, 2024 at 9:08 AM EDT

Marisa Abela as Yasmin Kara-Hanani in Industry.

The latest season of HBO's Industry was over the top. The drama is about backstabbing, morally compromised investment bankers. But it managed to make its characters even more backstabb-y and ethically dubious than ever before. Frenemies fought hard. Buried vices and addictions came to light. And death hovered over the entire season in shocking fashion.

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Shamira Ibrahim

Shamira Ibrahim is a Brooklyn-based culture writer by way of Harlem, Canada, and East Africa, who explores identity and cultural production as a critic, reporter, feature/profile writer, and essayist.

Jessica Reedy

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