The team behind one of HBO’s most intense dramas has made a big decision about where the story stops. Industry will return for a fifth season, but the showrunners have confirmed this will be the last chapter for the high-pressure finance series. The announcement arrived just days before the season four finale, giving fans a mix of excitement for more episodes and time to prepare for the end.
The current season has been pulling in strong numbers, with around 1.7 million viewers per episode across platforms. That is a 30 percent jump from what season three brought in, showing the show keeps finding new fans . The series follows young bankers climbing the ranks at a top London financial firm, but the story has grown far beyond the trading floor over the years.
Creators Decided It Was Time to Walk Away
Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the pair who created the show, are the ones choosing to end it. They made it clear this was not HBO’s call but their own plan to wrap things up the right way. The two released a joint statement explaining their thinking behind the decision.
“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,” Down and Kay said .
The creators also took a moment to thank the people who stuck with the show from the beginning. They pointed out that March 2026 marks ten years since they first started developing the world of Industry . The journey from an idea in a room to a five-season HBO drama is something they clearly do not take lightly.
“We’re privileged to have joined the small, esteemed club of dramas that have run for five seasons on HBO,” they added .
Francesca Orsi, who runs HBO’s drama programming, backed up the creators’ choice. She praised what Down and Kay built over the years.
“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,” Orsi stated .
Season Four Finale Airs Soon With a Time Change
Before anyone gets to season five, the current season still has one episode left. The season four finale will air on March 1, 2026. HBO is moving it up an hour, so it starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Time instead of the usual 9 p.m. slot . Viewers in the UK can catch it on BBC as well .
This season took Harper (Myha’la) and Yasmin (Marisa Abela) out of the office and into a bigger world. The story followed them getting pulled into a fight between finance and tech players. Kit Harington joined the cast as Sir Henry Muck, a tech founder with connections to Yasmin. Max Minghella also came on board as Whitney Halberstram, an executive who pulls Harper into his orbit . The season played out as a cat-and-mouse game across different countries, with the friendship between the two women getting tested harder than ever.
The supporting cast this season included Ken Leung, Toheeb Jimoh, Charlie Heaton, Kiernan Shipka, and Kal Penn, among others .
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What Fans Can Expect From the Final Season
HBO has not announced a release date for season five yet. Based on how the show has rolled out before, the wait could be around a year and a half. Season four arrived about that long after season three ended . That puts a 2027 release as a reasonable guess, but nothing is official until the network confirms filming and scheduling.
The network also has not said which cast members will come back for the final episodes. Myha’la and Marisa Abela are expected to return as the leads . Kit Harington and Max Minghella played big roles in season four, so their characters will likely factor into how the story ends. But HBO has kept quiet about contracts and casting for the final run so far.
Jane Tranter, the CEO of Bad Wolf (the production company behind the show), shared her thoughts on reaching this point.
“When we first pitched the idea for Industry to HBO, Casey and I believed this might be ‘the little engine that could’. Over 10 years later, Industry has more than proven this to be true,” Tranter said .
The show started in 2020 as a look at fresh graduates fighting for permanent jobs at the fictional Pierpoint & Co. Over four seasons, it grew into a story about what money, power, and ambition do to people once they get what they wanted. The final season will now have to settle where Harper, Yasmin, and the rest of the characters land after all the wins and losses.
For viewers who want to catch up before the end, all four seasons are available on HBO and Max (formerly HBO Max) in the US. UK viewers can find the show on BBC iPlayer. The clock is now ticking toward the final episodes, but at least fans know the show will go out on its own terms.
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