When it was first announced, HBO‘s “Industry” was announced as: Lena Dunham To Direct and Exec Produce HBO Banking Drama ‘Industry’ From ‘His Dark Materials’ Producer Bad Wolf.
That’s slightly interesting because today’s first “Industry” trailer and HBO Max’s new press release barely mentions Dunham outside of being one of the directors on the show. (The trailer doesn’t even mention her name at all.) It’s possible that a) things changed, b) Dunham wasn’t that involved to begin with, but the trades needed a splashy name to sell the show, c) her role was reduced because Dunham is still sort of persona non grata online.
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