10 Shows Like 'Industry' You Should Watch Next

Hooked on Industry's cutthroat world? That intense, high-stakes blend of ambition, power plays, and blurred morality at Pierpoint & Co. is addictive. While we await the final season, dive into these 10 shows for similar stressful, exhilarating, and unsettling workplace drama. Your next binge awaits!

Sweetbitter (2018 – 2019)

Trade finance for intense restaurant culture. Sweetbitter mirrors Industry's stress and cutthroat competition. Tess, 21, navigates big city dreams, finding drama, drugs, booze, and sex pervading the demanding front-of-house.

Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014)

This acclaimed South Korean drama offers raw realism of white-collar work. Jang Geu-rae, a former Baduk player, enters a high-stress corporate world with no work-life balance. Expect Industry-level intensity and hopeful determination.

Billions (2016 – 2023)

Craving dark satire and shady finance? Billions pits ruthless U.S. attorney Chuck Rhoades against hedge fund king Bobby Axelrod. This high-stakes cat-and-mouse showcases power, wealth, and twisted justice in a darkly comedic corporate opera.

How to Make It in America (2010 – 2011)

A counter-punch to Industry's elite, this dramedy follows two scrappy NYC outsiders hustling a startup clothing business. Their relentless drive and amiable scheming prove getting ahead requires grit, even without finance-bro swagger.

The Dropout (2022)

Dive into the shocking true story of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. This series exposes the precipitous fall of a charismatic entrepreneur who built a billion-dollar startup on big promises and even bigger lies. A masterclass in toxic ambition.

WeCrashed (2022)

Another real-life tale of big business and epic crash. Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway embody WeWork co-founders Adam and Rebekah Neumann. Witness their cult-like charm and ruthless tactics as their billion-dollar dream collapses from delusion and precarious finances.

Mad Men (2007 – 2015)

Consider Mad Men the stylish blueprint for Industry's intense environments and character depth. Set in a 1960s NYC ad agency, it's a pressure-cooker of ambition, secrets, and professional excesses familiar to the finance world.

Boiling Point (2023)

Back in the kitchen's pressure-cooker, this series is a sequel to the 2021 film. Carly launches her own restaurant, Point North, with a poached staff. It captures startup stakes, personal lives, and ambition's potential burnout.

Skins (2007 – 2013)

Think of Skins as Industry's chaotic prequel, set in British adolescence. This series portrays high school as an ultimate pressure-cooker for intense, competitive, hard-partying characters. Catch Freya Mavor (Industry's Daria) in a finance-themed arc.

Halt and Catch Fire (2014 – 2017)

This underrated gem chronicles the rise of personal computing. Lee Pace shines as Joe MacMillan, a charismatic yet manipulative antihero, driven by dreams of the next big tech innovation. A gripping tale of ambition and competition.

Ready to replace those finance bros with restaurant drama, tech visionaries, or corporate schemers? Your next intense binge-watch awaits!