The ‘Industry’ Season 3 Finale, Explained

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( backstories [Industry Scatters the Pieces]( As the show advances and destroys its major characters, the creators and cast explain how they got to this moment. [IND3_B4D93]( [IND3_B4D93]( Photo: Simon Ridgway/Simon Ridgway Industry’s supercharged season-three finale throws all its characters into extremity, whether by confronting them with a proposal that’s too good to refuse, a dodgy job offer, or sudden deadly violence. After a season of trying to define herself against the controlling privilege of her father, Marisa Abela’s Yasmin Kara-Hanani chooses to marry Kit Harington’s Henry Muck, who offers hefty financial security, instead of Harry Lawtey’s Robert Spearing, who seems to really love her. It’s a decision that plays out at Muck’s family’s lavish estate ([which I visited as they were filming]() and puts a pin in many of the season’s obsessions with power and class. Myha’la’s Harper Stern leads the charge against her former employers at Pierpoint, especially Ken Leung’s Eric Tao, which forces the company to sell out to Egyptian firm Al-Mi’raj, while a burned Rob turns all his pain into a psilocybin sales pitch. And when the debt collectors come calling for Sagar Radia’s Rishi, who’d [been falling deeper into a gambling hole all season](, the man he’d been pretending was his friend shoots his wife point-blank. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Tulsa King: [The Verdict Is In]( • The Penguin: [No One’s Untouchable]( • The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: [Nouvel Ami]( • Industry: [The End of the Story Is Money]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [It’s Official: Megalopolis Is a Box-Office Mega Flop(olis) Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed $136 million drama sunk under the weight of its negative buzz.]( By Chris Lee [Comic Francesca D’Uva on How Her Dad’s Death Inspired Her New Show “That was kind of the first very bad thing that had ever happened to me in my life.”]( As told to Rebecca Alter [Ethan Slater Is Not Wicked Ariana Grande is going to bat for her boo.]( By Jason P. Frank [Doing Less With More: The Hills of California Jez Butterworth’s latest play, directed by Sam Mendes, is an array of overfamiliar archetypes and underthought choices.]( By Sara Holdren [The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far) Romantic comedies that deliver the charm and a Gotham-set drama that doesn’t need the Batman.]( By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi and Kathryn VanArendonk [The Best Podcasts of 2024 (So Far) Including a look into the checkered history of the New York Police Department and a tech podcast with an alt-weekly bent.]( By Nicholas Quah [The Emilia Pérez Trailer Has Guns, Dancing, and a Dramatic Selena Gomez Everything you could want from a buzzy fall film.]( By Justin Curto [What’s the Story? Oasis Is Reuniting. And as promised, they’re coming to North America.]( By Justin Curto [A Guide to the Many Lawsuits Against Diddy Including a 12th lawsuit from a Jane Doe.]( By Claudia Rosenbaum [Sabrina Carpenter Owns Her Connection to Eric Adams’s Indictment It all goes back to the “Feather” music video.]( By Bethy Squires [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a movie with Demi Moore or Glenn Close released from 1985–1994? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty [Today’s Crossword]( 3-Down, Four Letters: Movie set in Radiator Springs Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty, Everett Pretty Major at Union Hall Photo: Vulture Tomorrow, October 1, at Union Hall at 7 p.m., Vulture’s comedy show, Pretty Major, will be hosted by Jay Jurden and Zach Zimmerman, featuring comedy from Kylie Brakeman, Sabrina Brier, Kenice Mobley, and Zach Schiffman. [Buy tickets here.]( [read more]( A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved