'Industry' Teaser: Young People Enter The Cutthroat World Of Finance In HBO's Newest Series

When it was first announced, HBO‘s “Industry” was announced as: Lena Dunham To Direct and Exec Produce HBO Banking Drama ‘Industry’ From ‘His Dark Materials’ Producer Bad Wolf. But when you watch the first teaser for the series, you’d be hard-pressed to find Dunham’s fingerprints anywhere. That isn’t because the filmmaker wasn’t involved (she directed the pilot and is still an EP), but mainly because the show is so unlike anything she’s worked on previously, you can’t help but forget about her name altogether and get sucked into the cutthroat world that is being introduced and the poor souls that are trying to navigate it.

The show is from first-time creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, and follows a group of young graduates competing for a limited number of permanent positions at a leading international investment bank in London.

Starring Myha’la Herrold, Marisa Abela, Harry Lawtey, David Jonsson, and Nabhaan Rizwan as “The Graduates” and Conor MacNeill, Freya Mavor, Will Tudor, and Ken Leung as “Management,” “Industry” gives an insider’s view of the black box of “high finance” through the eyes of an outsider, Harper Stern, a talented young woman from upstate New York.

Here’s the official synopsis:

Following a group of young grads fueled by ambition, youth, romance and drugs, INDUSTRY examines issues of gender, race, class, and privilege in the workplace as these impressionable young minds begin to forge their identities within the pressure-cooker environment and sensory blitz of Pierpoint & Co’s trading floor, where meritocracy is promised but hierarchy is king.

Directors on the series include Ed Lilly, Tinge Krishnan, Mary Nighy, and yes, Lena Dunham. HBO’s new eight-episode drama series “Industry” debuts Monday, November 9 at 10:00 pm ET and the show will be available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max. Watch the first trailer below.