'Industry' Stars Myha'la and Marisa Abela on Harper and Yasmin as the Show's Central Axis
By
Marcus Jones
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
An interview with 'Industry' stars Myha'la and Marisa Abela, along with creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, discussing how the characters Harper and Yasmin became the central axis of the HBO finance drama. The conversation explores the feminist framing of the show, the evolution of the characters' complex friendship across four seasons, and how the series places two women at the center of a high-stakes banking world without making their gender the explicit focus.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledIt's actually incredibly feminist the way you have created this show about finance and—
Power and corruption.
And no one blinks.
And you didn't make them like one of the women is the president, and the other one is the CEO of JPMorgan. They're just women in this world.
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