What happens when you mix business and pleasure? You get BBC’s acclaimed drama, Industry, which has returned for its fourth season, and its better than ever.
The Bafta-winning drama – co-created by Mickey Down & Konrad Kay – first aired in 2020 and has slowly cultivated a devout following over the years as it broke into the mainstream.
The series follows a group of young and ambitious graduates working at a highly competitive investment bank, Pierpoint & Co, as they navigate the world of extreme wealth and power.
Sexy, cutthroat and bingable from start to finish, Industry stars Marisa Abela, Kit Harington, Myha’la, David Jonsson, Harry Lawtey and Ken Leung, with Stranger Things star Charlie Heaton joining the ensemble for the upcoming season.
Early rave reviews have secured the show an impressive 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, proving not only its popularity, but also its calibre is growing year on year.
If you are way behind the times, then this is your sign to catch up on a delicious 24 episodes before sinking your teeth into the new season which is now airing weekly on on BBC One every Monday. In fact, several fans are doing just that, with the show re-entering the top 10 on BBC.
What does Metro think of Industry season 4?
TV reporter Charlotte Minter shares her thoughts in her four-star review:
Banking drama Industry is back for its fourth season on the BBC, meaning cortisol levels across the country are ready to be spiked.
However, after Pierpoint’s merger and the main characters’ exits, there’s less focus on the trading and a bigger shift to politics – of business, marriage, and government.
Still, it remains stressful, but in darker, more sinister ways.
As the protagonists’ lives have developed, their problems are grander, and the consequences of their actions are much greater.
I was left gasping at the whiplashing twists the drama brings, and I remain fully immersed in a jargon-filled world that four seasons later, I’m still none the wiser about.
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Since the beginning, the series have received consistent acclaim.
‘From start to finish, one of the best shows on TV. It has a fantastic cast, amazing soundtrack. It’s like a cross between Euphoria and Succession,’ an anonymous user praised about the show on Rotten Tomatoes.
‘Wonderful, captivating, suspenseful drama that put me right back into my intern and first year at work. Beautiful character development and tension built so high I just about lost it,’ another added.
A sentiment echoed by viewers of the first episode of season four.
‘Industry is a show that captures the essence of the 2020s as a decade so far. I’ve never seen a show that is so consistently relevant and is so specific to this moment in history. Like it always has the finger on the pulse of our current cultural zeitgeis,’ dorcass praised on X.
‘Industry has long gone overlooked in the TV landscape and I’m pleased to report that season four is a terrific reminder of what a crime that is. Impeccably performed and remarkably crafted. A pulse-pounding score that will have you on the edge of your seat week to week,’ Adam Pittia said.
‘This is going to be one of the greatest seasons of television ever put on HBO,’ NewTSage declared.
As for the widespread praise for the upcoming season, The Guardian declared that ‘season four is even better, truly top-tier television that’s surely destined for end-of-year lists, a serious feat when we’re barely a week into January.’
‘Fans thought that season 3 was peak television, but season 4 went even bigger, with a bigger cast, more sex, more tension, and more of pretty much everything fans love about the show,’ Fandomwire promises.
‘Industry may share similarities with previous HBO dramas, but it’s evolved into a definitive show of the moment,’ Collider echoed.
Teasing what to expect, Mickey and Konrad told BBC fans to expect a ‘broader scope. Higher stakes. Deeper, more intricate storytelling. More entertainment. Darker. Funnier.’
They concluded: ‘The core themes of this season are who owns the truth, the intersection of identity, storytelling and entrepreneurship, and the interdependence of fascism and capitalism.’
Industry seasons one to three are streaming on BBC iPlayer. The fourth season airs every Monday at 10:40pm.
A version of this article was first published on January 7, 2026.
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