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Industry

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42%

WISE Score

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Succession meets Euphoria on a London trading floor. High-stress, high-hedonism, and strictly for the grown-ups.

91%

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Industry

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2020

42%

WISE Score

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Succession meets Euphoria on a London trading floor. High-stress, high-hedonism, and strictly for the grown-ups.

91%

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Screenwise Verdict

Industry is a 'wolf in sheep's clothing' for parents who think it's just a dry show about banking. It's actually a gritty, hyper-sexualized, and deeply cynical look at what happens when you throw ambitious twenty-somethings into a corporate meat grinder.

If you're looking for a new obsession after finishing Succession, this is it. But if you're looking for something to watch with your business-minded teenager, keep moving. This show doesn't just push boundaries; it trades them for a higher dividend. It's brilliant, but it's definitely not family-friendly.

Age Fit

This is strictly 18+. It’s a phenomenal drama for adults who liked Succession or Mad Men, but the level of explicit content—sex, drugs, and psychological cruelty—makes it a non-starter for anyone younger.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

The show is built on a foundation of toxic ambition, backstabbing, and self-destruction. It's a masterclass in how to be a terrible person to get ahead.

Imaginative

While it's a grounded corporate drama, the world-building of the 'Pierpoint' trading floor is incredibly vivid and the writing is sharp as a razor.

Safe

Hard pass for kids or teens. Frequent graphic sex, full-frontal nudity, and casual, heavy drug use are constant. It's HBO at its most explicit.

Enriching

For adults, it's a brilliant, cynical look at modern capitalism, class dynamics, and the psychological toll of high-stakes environments.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

Electric high-stakes drama that makes international finance feel like a blood sport.
Brutal character studies of young people losing their souls (and sometimes their minds) to corporate ambition.
Top-tier writing from creators who actually worked in the industry and know the specific, ugly jargon.
Prestige production values that capture the cold, glass-and-steel intensity of the London banking world.

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What to Watch For

Graphic sexual content is frequent and rarely 'romantic'; it’s often used as a tool for power or a desperate stress release.
Casual hard drug use including cocaine and ketamine is a standard part of the characters' social and professional lives.
A culture of extreme bullying and verbal abuse that is portrayed as the 'cost of doing business' at a top-tier bank.

Conversation Starters

"Is the promise of a massive salary worth the kind of personal compromise these characters make?"
"How does the show handle the intersection of class and race in a 'meritocratic' environment like Pierpoint?"
"Why do you think Harper feels she has to be more ruthless than everyone else to survive?"
"Can you actually have a real friendship in an environment where you're competing for the same single job?"

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