The pandemic is a jumping-off point for the season.

For Harper, the isolation has taken a toll, but Yasmin’s experience is a different story.

When we meet her again, she’s more confident in her skin.

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Marisa Abela as Yasmin Kara-Hanani and Myha’la Herrold as Harper Stern in ‘Industry’.Nick Strasburg/hbo

Harper’s anxiety about returning to the office concerns more than the pandemic.

Those bolder moves take Harper and Yasmin, andIndustryoverall, into uncharted territory.

Yasmin will chase this new opportunity while also reuniting with her estranged father, played by Adam Levy.

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Jay Duplass as Jesse Bloom in ‘Industry’.Simon Ridgway/hbo

Taking things even further afield, Gus Sackey (David Jonsson) enters the political arena in season 2.

After leaving life at Pierpoint behind, he begins working with a former Pierpoint employee-turned-Conservative MP.

Ultimately,Industryseason 2 is about whether Harper and Yasmine can find a new normal.

Like a will-they-won’t-they romance, the pair often won’t be on the same page.