HBO has confirmed that its high-stakes finance drama Industry will return for one last chapter, officially renewing the series for a fifth – and final – season.
The announcement arrives as season four prepares to wrap, with its finale airing Sunday night an hour earlier than usual.
Created by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the series has steadily built momentum since its debut. Season four is currently averaging 1.7 million viewers per episode — a 30 percent jump over season three — marking its strongest performance yet.
Down and Kay reflected on reaching the five-season milestone, noting, “We’re privileged to have joined the small, esteemed club of dramas that have run for five seasons on HBO.” Looking back on nearly a decade since they first envisioned the show, they credited longtime collaborators and partners for helping bring it to life. On choosing to conclude the series now, they added, “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,” while thanking loyal viewers and the cast and crew who shaped the series.
This latest season follows Harper (Myha’la) and Yasmin (Marisa Abela) as they find themselves closer than ever to the power and prestige they once chased as Pierpoint graduates. But success brings new complications. A flashy fintech newcomer disrupts London’s financial scene, pulling the two frenemies into an intense international rivalry. Yasmin navigates her connection with tech entrepreneur Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington), while Harper becomes entangled with executive Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella). As ambition and rivalry collide, their already fragile bond strains under mounting pressure.
The ensemble also features 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.
HBO’s executive vice president of programming and head of drama, Francesca Orsi, confirmed that the decision to end the show after five seasons came from its creators. In a statement, she praised the series for exploring themes of influence and ambition across four gripping seasons, adding, “For four seasons, Industry has thrilled us while examining power, money, politics, and class. Under Mickey and Konrad’s ambitious and singular vision, it has solidified itself as an important contemporary, genre-bending drama in HBO’s lineup that keeps viewers on the edge of their seat week after week. It is gratifying that viewers and critics have recognized season four as bigger and more thrilling than ever, buoyed by career defining performances from our magnificent cast. Alongside the amazing team under executive producer Jane Tranter at Bad Wolf and executive producer Kathleen McCaffrey at Little Gems, we are so proud we can announce the fifth season of this terrific show, which Mickey and Konrad have decided will take us to the end of Industry’s story.”
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