Lena Dunham moves to Wales to shoot new high-finance drama for HBO

Her TV hit Girls made her one of the most powerful players in US TV – and now Lena Dunham has taken to social media to announce she’s back and helming a new show at HBO.

Industry, the new drama - penned by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay - is about the world of international finance and set in London. It is apparently based on the writers’ experience of the cut-throat environment.

When Dunham announced the news today she described the new drama as “Wolf of Wall Street meets Melrose Place!”

Famous names such as Gwendoline Christie, Juliette Lewis and Chelsea Handler were all quick to congratulate the writer/director/producer on her new project.

Holding up the script for episode one, dated 12 April, Dunham gave nothing away. Though she’s not always been so lucky in the past. The actress once accidentally revealed the phone number of friend and Girls’ castmate Jemima Kirke on Instagram, which led to Kirke being bombarded with calls.

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Earlier today Dunham also tweeted that she’d moved to Wales for the summer, which she described as “a dreamy place with fairytale gardens, super sweet humans, and dragon mythology.”.

Bad Wolf who is co-producing Industry has offices in Wales. Recent series by the company include A Discovery of Witches and the highly anticipated His Dark Materials for the BBC.

Industry yet another HBO production. The network continues to make hit telly, with their most recent drama Chernobyl rated as the best TV drama ever by IMDb users.

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There is as yet no news on who will be cast in the drama, only that there will be eight episodes and that it will follow a group of graduates jostling for the few available positions at a top investment bank.

Bad Wolf’s Jane Tranter said, “The scripts for Industry have an energy and direction that comes from their [Down and Kay’s] firsthand experience of the trading floor, and their ear for sharp dialogue immediately captured our attention,” Adding, “We’re excited to be making their first TV drama series with HBO, who are never afraid to make bold decisions and support new talent.”