The cutthroat world of London finance is about to get even more savage: HBO has confirmed Industry Season 4 premieres Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with new episodes weekly on the network and streaming on Max. The announcement, paired with a tantalizing teaser trailer backed by Nina Simone’s haunting “Lilac Wine,” promises a “high-stakes, globetrotting cat-and-mouse game” that picks up after the explosive Season 3 finale, where Harper Stern (Myha’la) and Yasmin Kara-Hanani (Marisa Abela) ditched their Pierpoint & Co. alma mater for riskier pastures. As the duo lives the lives they “set out to have as Pierpoint grads,” a splashy fintech disruptor crashes the London scene, pulling them into a web of money, power, and warped loyalties. “Industry has redefined the workplace thriller,” said HBO’s Francesca Orsi. “Mickey and Konrad’s vision keeps getting bolder – Season 4 is their most thrilling yet.”

Created by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the Bad Wolf production for HBO and BBC has evolved from a raw look at young bankers’ hustles into a razor-sharp satire of ambition’s dark side. Season 3’s departures – including Ken Leung’s Eric Tao and Sagar Radia’s Hari Dhar – cleared the board for fresh chaos, but core survivors Harper and Yasmin anchor the return. Myha’la’s Harper, the cunning American expat, and Abela’s Yasmin, the poised but precarious Brit, now navigate elite circles where a new fintech upstart – led by the enigmatic Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella, The Handmaid’s Tale) – threatens their fragile empires. Yasmin’s entanglement with tech founder Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington, Eternals) adds romantic peril, while Harper’s orbit with Halberstram ignites “twisted friendships” under the glare of billion-dollar deals.

The teaser trailer teases blood, boardrooms, and bedlam: Harper in a steamy Canary Wharf penthouse tryst, Yasmin clinking champagne with Harington’s Muck amid Canary Wharf skyscrapers, and a rain-slicked chase through London’s financial fog. Minghella’s Halberstram emerges as the season’s wildcard – a “splashy fintech darling” with Minghella’s signature smolder and menace. “Whitney’s the disruptor who makes everyone question their game,” Kay told Variety. Returning faces include Toheeb Jimoh as the resilient Robert Spearing, Amy James-Kelly as the fierce Naomi, and Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) in a recurring role as a shadowy operative. New additions: Kiernan Shipka as a ruthless junior analyst, Kal Penn as a Silicon Valley investor with ulterior motives, and Jack Farthing as a cutthroat lawyer circling the fray.

Down and Kay, whose writing earned Emmys for Season 2, promise “globetrotting” scope: episodes jet from London to Dubai boardrooms and New York penthouses, where “money, power, and the desire to be on top” warp alliances. “Season 4 is Harper and Yasmin at their peak – but peaks are slippery,” Down teased. Directed by Claire Oakley (The Girlfriend Experience) and Lena Dunham (Girls), the season ups the ante on intimacy and intrigue, with Harington’s Muck as Yasmin’s “golden cage” suitor and Minghella’s Whitney tempting Harper with forbidden alliances.

Critics who crowned Seasons 2 and 3 “Certified Fresh” (96% and 98%) are hyped. The Hollywood Reporter called the teaser “a powder keg of privilege and peril.” Viewers, too: “Harper and Yasmin vs. Kit Harington? I’m seated,” one tweeted. With HBO’s Sunday slot secured, Industry – renewed through Season 5 – cements its status as the anti-Succession for the TikTok generation.

Premiering January 11, Industry Season 4 isn’t just a return – it’s a reckoning. In finance’s shark tank, Harper and Yasmin swim deeper. Will they rise, or get eaten? The trailer’s promise: nothing’s safe at the top.