One of the BBC’s most gripping shows to date, which follows a group of London bankers as they navigate the intense financial sector, returns to UK screens tonight.
The wait is finally over for British fans of the much-loved financial drama Industry, made by BBC and HBO, with the third series airing on BBC One at 10.40pm tonight.
Set in the heart of Canary Wharf, the show focuses on a group of ambitious young graduates and their attempts to forge a career in the fast-paced and cutthroat world of investment banking.
Despite the third season not yet airing on BBC One, HBO has already renewed Industry for a fourth season following a series of impressive reviews for the “bigger and better” third edition, according to Variety.
In season three, Pierpoint looks to the future and makes a big bet on ethical investing, as the company becomes involved with Lumi, a green technology energy company.
The BBC drama Industry returns to BBC One at 10.40pm on Tuesday. Pictured: Myha’la as Harper Stern
Game of Thrones star Kit Harrington takes the reins of the company, playing British aristocrat Lord Henry Muck, described as the embodiment of “old money” privilege.
British fans have had to wait longer than those across the pond, as the third season of Industry has already aired in the US.
The third season debuted in the United States on August 11 and the remaining episodes will be released every Sunday night until September 29.
As a result, UK fans have expressed their disappointment at having to wait until the third season of X.
One fan recently: ‘More than a little annoyed that, living in the UK, I still can’t watch this joint BBC/HBO show, written by two Brits, with a 75 per cent British cast and have to wait until sometime not specified for the BBC. to show it.’
Another fumed: ‘Imagine my surprise when I find out that season three is already airing in the US, but not here in the UK. “It’s literally a BBC show.”
A third added: ‘I can’t believe Industry, a series set in London with so many British actors, has premiered in the US two months before its UK premiere. We were episode after episode with America for Succession, but not this? If I watch HBO spoilers, you’ll pay.”
Following furious fan backlash, the BBC confirmed to FEMAIL last month that season three will hit UK screens in October, once all episodes have finished airing in the US.
The London financial drama made headlines from the beginning with its gripping scenes.
Pictured: A three-way kiss between Harper (Myha’la Herrold), Robert (Harry Lawtey) and Yasmin (Marisa Abela)
The first episode of the third season premiered in the United States on August 11 (pictured: Marisa Abela as Yasmin Hanani)
In September, a BBC spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘The third season of The Industry will arrive on BBC iPlayer and BBC One early next month (October). UK viewers can now catch up on the first two seasons on BBC iPlayer.
The first season of Industry aired in the UK and US simultaneously, with episode one airing a day later in the UK in November 2020.
Yasmin (Marisa Abela), Robert (Harry Lawtey) and Eric (Ken Leung) will find themselves front and center at Lumi’s IPO.
Meanwhile, since leaving Pierpoint, Harper (Myha’la) is eager to return to the addictive thrill of finance and finds an unlikely partner in FutureDawn portfolio manager Petra Koenig (Sarah Goldberg).
The show, created, written and executive produced by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, is a Bad Wolf production for HBO and the BBC.
British fans were put on the back burner for the second season, waiting almost two more months for the release, according to Virgin Radio.
Kit Harington is seen as Lord Henry Muck (pictured) in the third series of high finance drama Industry
While the series continues to show steamy scenes, the BBC decided not to broadcast a scene showing an erect penis amid sex scandals involving its presenters.
In the first episode of the third season, viewers could have seen the organ of Charles Hanani, the father of the main character Yasmin, played by Marisa Abela.
Charles is her billionaire conman father, played by RADA-educated actor Adam Levy, 53.
He will be seen having sex on his yacht with a blonde woman in the first two minutes of the first episode. However, the BBC has confirmed that they decided not to use that explicit version.
In October 2022, HBO announced that they had renewed Industry for a third season, and star Myha’la Herrold, who plays Harper, gushed: “You all did this… Thank you so much for watching our show and sending us so much information “. much love
‘Can’t wait to bring you more @industryhbo. Season 3 is coming!’
Pierpoint will once again be the center of the gripping show, as viewers are once again immersed in the unforgiving world of investment banking (pictured Harry Lawtey as Robert and Kit).
Pierpoint is looking to the future and making a big bet on ethical investing, as the company engages with Lumi, a green technology energy company (pictured, Marisa and Harry).
Creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay previously teased in a Discord chat that they had “a really good idea for season three.”
“We had a rule that we had to burn through our best plot ideas as quickly as possible,” Kay said of the second season.
‘Don’t keep anything. Every episode should feel like an ending. We hate how slow most modern television is.’
“The Industry reached new heights in season two, cementing its status as a hit with addictive storytelling, layered characters, breakneck pacing and sharp observations about the dynamics of the contemporary workplace,” said HBO’s senior vice president of programming. , Kathleen McCaffrey. Deadline.
“We are incredibly proud of what Mickey and Konrad, Jami O’Brien, Jane Tranter and the Bad Wolf team, along with our entire cast and crew, accomplished.
“We couldn’t be more excited to continue our journey with them in season three.”
