HBO is closing the books on Industry — but not before one final trade.
The premium cabler has renewed the critically acclaimed financial drama for a fifth and final season, with the Season 4 finale set to air Sunday, March 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, an hour earlier than usual, on HBO and HBO Max.
The renewal arrives as the series continues to build momentum. Global viewership for Season 4 is pacing roughly 30% ahead of Season 3, with U.S. cross-platform audiences averaging 1.7 million viewers per episode — and climbing. The fourth season premiere alone saw a 20% jump over its predecessor within three days.
A Final Power Play
Created by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, Industry has carved out a distinct lane in HBO’s prestige lineup, blending financial warfare with intimate character studies about ambition, class, and survival.
Season 4 finds Harper (Myha’la) and Yasmin (Marisa Abela) at the height of their professional lives — at least on paper. As former Pierpoint grads navigating the elite world they once aspired to enter, the duo becomes entangled in a high-stakes, globe-trotting chess match sparked by the arrival of a flashy fintech disruptor in London.
Yasmin’s relationship with tech founder Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington) collides with Harper’s involvement with enigmatic executive Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella), sending their already combustible friendship into even more volatile territory. Money, power, and proximity to influence continue to test loyalties — and identities.
The ensemble also includes Ken Leung, Miriam Petche, Sagar Radia, Toheeb Jimoh, Charlie Heaton, Amy James-Kelly, Roger Barclay, Andrew Havill, Kiernan Shipka, Kal Penn, Jack Farthing, Stephen Campbell Moore, Claire Forlani, and Edward Holcroft.
“We Know When to Leave a Party”
In a joint statement, Down and Kay reflected on the milestone:
“We’re privileged to have joined the small, esteemed club of dramas that have run for five seasons on HBO. This March marks a decade since we first began to conceive of the world of Industry… Without Jane Tranter’s imagination and belief, the show would simply be a dead idea in a drawer somewhere.”
They continued:
“For some time now we have been thinking about how best to end the show on an unparalleled high. Unlike some of our characters, we know when to leave a party… We owe everything to our crew and the best cast on TV for making our writing live.”
Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President of HBO Programming and Head of HBO Drama Series and Films, praised the series for pushing boundaries across four seasons:
“For four seasons, Industry has thrilled us while examining power, money, politics, and class… It has solidified itself as an important contemporary, genre-bending drama in HBO’s lineup.”
Executive producer and Bad Wolf CEO Jane Tranter added:
“When we first pitched the idea for Industry to HBO, we believed this might be ‘the little engine that could.’ Over 10 years later, Industry has more than proven this to be true.”
Critical Momentum
Season 4 has drawn some of the strongest reviews of the show’s run. Variety described it as “a wildly ambitious reinvention,” while Vulture hailed it as “Industry’s best season yet.” IndieWire called it “remarkable,” and GQ praised its “self-assured” evolution.
Produced by Bad Wolf for HBO and the BBC, the series is executive produced by Jane Tranter, Kate Crowther, and Ryan Rasmussen for Bad Wolf; Kathleen McCaffrey for Little Gems; and Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC.
As Industry prepares for its final chapter, the show joins a rarefied group of HBO dramas that have reached the five-season mark — a testament to its staying power in an increasingly volatile television landscape.
The only question now: in a world where everyone is chasing the next big deal, who walks away on top?