If Industry Season 3 marked the moment Mickey Down and Konrad Kay’s Succession-meets-Skins style financial drama really hit its stride, then its currently airing fourth season has really cemented the series’ status among the HBO’s all-time greats. But you know what they say about going out on top — and that’s exactly what Down and Kay intend to do. Ahead of Industry‘s Season 4 finale this weekend, Deadline reports that the show has scored a renewal for a fifth and final season with Pierpoint grads Harper (My’hala) and Yasmin (Marisa Abela) and the rest of their investment banker friends/foes.
The latest season of the fiery banking drama — which co-stars the likes of Kit Harington, Max Minghella, Ken Leung, Kiernan Shipka, Toheeb Jimoh, and Charlie Heaton — has seen the series catch fire globally, with over 30% more viewers getting clued up on shorting stocks, layup trades, and flow and colour than Season 3 saw. And for showrunners Down and Kay, they — unlike some of their colourful cast of characters — know when to pump the brakes on a good party. ““We’re privileged to have joined the small, esteemed club of dramas that have run for five seasons on HBO,” the duo said in a statement accompanying today’s news. “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.”
Continuing, the series’ creators — both former investment bankers themselves — affirmed their plans to go out on a high and continue making projects together, stating, “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’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.”
After Yasmin and Harper’s explosive, cathartic, somewhat ominous coming together in the penultimate episode of Industry Season 4, ‘Points Of Interest’, there is no shortage of drama yet to unfold in Kay and Down’s ever boldening, ever twisting and turning series before the duo’s show hits closing print. And until that moment arrives, we look forward to continuing to roll the dice with these crazy kids for another run of episodes yet.
