Lena Dunham’s new show is about ‘international finance’ — and the internet has thoughts
By Wed, Jul 10, 2019
Who runs the world of international finance? Well, now it’s “Girls!”
Lena Dunham recently revealed that she is directing and executive producing a new, eight-part HBO series called “Industry,” which will feature a group of twentysomethings competing for positions at an investment bank in London. The actress and director described it as “The Wolf of Wall Street” meets “Melrose Place.”
Dunham is best known for directing and starring in “Girls” on HBO T, +0.66% for six seasons, which followed a group of Brooklyn millennials sorting out what they wanted from work, life and love, who largely relied on their parents to fund their aimless lifestyle. Her character Hannah infamously described herself as “the voice of my generation. Or, a generation.” (A generation of white, educated and privileged New York women, anyway.)
Some people on Twitter TWTR, -0.48% are wondering what kind of insight Dunham has into the competitive world of Wall Street and finance — especially after Dunham tweeted a picture of herself seated at a Bloomberg terminal with five monitors on Wednesday, where she spelled investing legend Warren Buffett’s name wrong.
“Enormous fluctuations in the Dow Jones average this week. Anyone have Warren Buffet on speed dial?” she posted.
The comments featured a mix of finance types at their own Bloomberg terminals saying “I feel seen,” and those who accused Dunham of having no idea what she’s talking about, or telling her she has “too many monitors.”
Previously, a Barron’s reporter (which shares ownership with MarketWatch) joked that Dunham’s new show “is going to be your dad asking about annuities and a pension fund board member making a movie called Chooch.”
While “Girls” wasn’t the same ratings juggernaut for HBO that “Game of Thrones” was, drawing a 1 million viewer high for its first season finale in 2012, it sparked a lot of conversation, namely for its NSFW sex scenes.
“Industry” is drawn from the personal experiences of writers Konrad Kay and Mickey Down, who will executive direct with Dunham, according to The Hollywood Reporter. HBO has not responded to a MarketWatch request for comment.
The series is further described by Hollywood Reporter as “a group of young graduates competing for a limited set of permanent positions at a top investment bank in London — but the boundaries between colleague, friend, lover and enemy soon blur as they immerse themselves in a company culture defined as much by sex, drugs and ego as it is by deals and dividends.” It’s currently in production.
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