Not even twenty minutes into Season 4 of “Industry,” Harper Stern offers a thesis that feels more like doctrine than dialogue: “Without an economic function, society buries you before you’re dead.”...

The television series “Industry” quietly premiered in 2020 and focused on a small group of postgraduates jostling for favor in an investment bank in London called Pierpoint & Co. Through these young associates, they display the world of finance cynically and smugly, showcasing their early morning trading stock options on the floor to cocaine-fueled raves with clients.

The historic dual strikes that have stopped Hollywood in its tracks for almost half of this year are, seemingly, heading toward their end. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has made a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is seemingly close to one as well. However, the dual strikes, along with many controversies and contradictory information, have caused confusion as to what the strikes are for, who benefits from them and why there is so much tension between all parties involved. This article seeks to dispel myths, quell confusion and explain the myriad of issues that have arisen.