HBO Orders Final Season of Industry

HBO has renewed Mickey Down and Konrad Kay’s Industry for a fifth season, which will be its last.

“For four seasons, Industry has thrilled us while examining power, money, politics and class,” said Francesca Orsi, executive VP of programming and head of drama series and films at HBO. “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.”

She continues, “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.”

The series’ fourth season concludes on March 1. The season four cast includes Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Kit Harington, Ken Leung, Max Minghella, 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.

Industry first debuted in 2020. It follows graduates as they compete for a limited number of full-time employment opportunities at a top investment bank in London.

“We’re privileged to have joined the small, esteemed club of dramas that have run for five seasons on HBO,” Down and Kay, creators, showrunners, writers, directors and executive producers of the series, said. “This March marks a decade since we first began to conceive of the world of Industry, and it exists because of the unwavering faith and vision of our partners and former partners at HBO—Casey, Frannie, Kara, Cela, Sam, Kathleen and Max. Without Jane Tranter’s imagination and belief, the show would simply be a dead idea in a drawer somewhere. She—alongside her partners at Bad Wolf—has been our guiding light and fiercest champion. We’d also like to thank the BBC for their partnership.”

“For some time now, we have been thinking about how best to end the show on an unparalleled high,” Down and Kay continued. “Unlike some of our characters, we know when to leave a party. We’d like to thank our evangelical fan base, especially those who have watched from day one. Finally: we owe everything to our crew and the best cast on TV for making our writing live. The characters will live on because of their world-class performances. Seeing the HBO ident in front of our work will never stop being a thrill. It remains the best place to make television, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration well into the future.”

Tranter, CEO of Bad Wolf, added, “When we first pitched the idea for Industry to HBO, Casey (Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max content) and I believed this might be ‘the little engine that could.’ Over ten years later, Industry has more than proven this to be true. Mickey and Konrad have magnificently matured a raw, brilliant idea into a bold and uncompromising drama series passionately appreciated by both critics and its fiercely loyal fan base. It has been loved onto the screen by the ferocious talent of MK, the exceptional executives at HBO and the world-class production team in Wolf Studios Wales, where Bad Wolf has filmed every season. Watching Mickey and Konrad and our extraordinary and beloved cast grow over the seasons continues to be a huge privilege. And now to see Industry take its place among HBO’s most distinguished long-running drama series is to the great credit of them all.”