Season 2 of HBO’s “ Industry ” ended with a harsh vibe shift . Harper Stern, played by Myha’la Herrold (now going by her first name), was fired from her coveted position at the prestigious London-based bank Pierpont & Co., for forging her college transcript.
To make matters worse, it was her mentor Eric Tao (Ken Leung), who had the responsibility of giving her the boot. Speaking to Variety for a recent interview , Myha’la shared her excitement over what this means for her character and for the world of “Industry” at-large. “We kind of blew this whole place wide open,” Myha’la said.
“Now we’ve got Harper outside the bank. Anything is possible!” Rather than accept failure, Season 3 of “Industry,” which premieres on August 11 in the prime Sunday 9p.m.
slot on HBO, sees Harper dig in harder, refusing to let others bring her down. Despite this intensity within the character, co-creator Konrad Kay says Myha’la brings a humanity to her that rounds out Harper’s unique appeal. “There’s a softness to her, which is actually really good for how at odds it is with Harper’s flintiness,” said Kay.
“There’s this hybrid of total self-possession and total vulnerability.” In relation to how Harper carries her race and gender in a stereotypically white, male world, Myha’la said, “She thinks about anything in terms of its benefit to her. The way she’s perceived in the industry — she uses that to her benefit, because she believes that people .