Industry
Reduction in Force
TV Flash files “Reduction in Force” as the last listed hour of season 1 — Industry (2020–) on HBO, season 1, episode 8, aired 2020-11-27, 49 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E08: listed hour 8 of 32 in the Industry guide, last listed hour of season 1. It aired 2020-11-27 (49 min). The listed hour before it is “Pre-Crisis Activity” (S01E07). Next is “Daddy” (S02E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After a tumultuous few months at Pierpoint, the graduates take vastly different approaches as they stand before senior management to prove they're worthy of permanent positions. Following an unexpected meeting with a familiar face, Harper contends with a decision that could transform the culture of Pierpoint.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Reduction in Force sit in the Industry guide?
S01E08 is listed hour 8 of 32 — last listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 8.
When did Industry S01E08 air?
Reduction in Force aired 2020-11-27 and is listed at 49 minutes.
Where should I start?
Season one, graduate intake at Pierpoint. The onboarding is the thesis: sex, coke, terminals, moral erosion. Later seasons darken rather than reboot.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Watch Mickey Down and Konrad Kay's London bank fever dream for toxic workplace craft and characters magnetic even when indefensible. Entry-level finance as sex, coke, Bloomberg terminals, and moral erosion as onboarding. Best if you like ambition dramas that smell like the trading floor.
2020, BBC Two and HBO. Young graduates claw for permanent jobs at fictional Pierpoint & Co in London — sex, coke, Bloomberg terminals, and moral erosion as onboarding. Mickey Down and Konrad Kay made entry-level finance a fever dream of class and ambition. Myha'la, Marisa Abela, Harry Lawtey, and Ken Leung power an ensemble that treats deals like combat, rotating focus on young bankers and management. Seasons darken as careers solidify through the mid-2020s. **Thirty-two episodes, four seasons, explicit on…
Filed against
- Myha'la as Harper Stern
Myha’la’s Harper Stern made Industry’s London bank feel like onboarding as moral erosion — Mickey Down and Konrad Kay’s 2020s fever dream, entry-level finance as sex, coke, Bloomberg terminals, characters magnetic even when indefensible.…
- Marisa Abela as Yasmin Kara-Hanani
Marisa Abela burned the graduate scheme as Yasmin Kara-Hanani on Industry — Mickey Down and Konrad Kay’s London bank fever dream, toxic workplace craft, characters magnetic even when indefensible. Entry-level finance as sex, coke,…
- Harry Lawtey as Robert Spearing
Harry Lawtey's Robert Spearing sweats Industry's London bank fever — Mickey Down and Konrad Kay's toxic workplace craft, entry-level finance as sex, coke, Bloomberg terminals, moral erosion as onboarding. Characters magnetic even when…
- Ken Leung as Eric Tao
Ken Leung's Eric Tao made Industry smell like the trading floor — Mickey Down and Konrad Kay's London bank fever, entry-level finance as sex, coke, Bloomberg terminals, moral erosion as onboarding. TV Flash files him as 2020s workplace…