The ‘Industry’ Cast Tease What to Expect From Season 4 as They Celebrate in Manhattan
This season also sees a new chapter in the volatile relationship between Harper and Ken Leung’s Eric Tao, who happen to be real-life neighbors in Brooklyn too. “Myha’la is so easy to play with—she really frees you up as an actor,” Leung commended. “This season, Eric sees Harper as a way to reach his daughter. He asks her to get to know her differently so they can learn about each other in a way that they haven’t before.”
As actor Sagar Radia arrived, his cast mates gushed over his cream bouclé jacket. “Rishi is in survival mode for sure,” he said of his “chaos merchant” character. “He’s a widower and a single dad; a fraction of the person he once was—but he’s still hustling.” Yet fear not, there’s still new levels for him to stoop to: “In episode 4, he’s at rock bottom. Just when you think he couldn’t get any lower, he digs further. It’s a fascinating moment.”
Bubbly Sweetpea Golightly—aka actress Miriam Petche—is also grappling with rock bottom moments of her own. “She ended on the front foot last season, but she’s very much on the back foot this season as something from her past resurfaces and she has to deal with it.” (Unfazed in real life, the breakthrough star was cool, calm, and collected in a very Sweetpea-esque suited-up 16Arlington outfit cinched with a Tom Ford belt.)
Post-ep, a crowd of hundreds of people made their way to The Twenty Two’s Café Zaffri for Moët, martinis, and passed bites—but more importantly, to try to catch creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay for a blow-by-blow recap. “Micky and Konrad are incredible. They’re such a great resource,” said Kal Penn, who also joins this season, of the former bankers. “I asked them a thousand questions about the finance business and the subtext to everything. I think the world of them.” Penn is introduced as the messy but somewhat endearing CEO of Tender, a company that’s integral to the storyline. “I wouldn’t say he’s ‘kind’ exactly,” he laughed. “But I’ve had bosses like him—I know exactly how a guy like that thinks and operates.”
Rounding out the new bold face names is Charlie Heaton, a dogged financial journalist who’s introduced in the very first frame. “He’s got a massive chip on his shoulder,” Heaton said. “When I was reading for the part, my own accent slipped out and Mickey and Konrad were like, ‘That’s it. That’s the one we want.’”
“We’re quite humbled….for once,” Down joked. “We started developing this show in 2016 and this is the most cinematic and operatic season yet. There’s 150 speaking parts and we reckon we’ve got the best cast on television. Well, apart from The Pitt,” Konrad added with a laugh. “But really—they all came with huge profiles and fit so seamlessly into the show.”
As it enjoyed its first official party stateside, Industry proved that it’s certainly captured the market share. As executive producer Jane Tranter put it, it’s gone from “the little engine that could” to “the little engine that parked itself on the f*cking tarmac.”
Season 4, episode one airs on HBO on Sunday at 9 p.m. EST.
