Industry Season 4 Locks HBO Premiere Date as Stranger Things Favorite Joins Kit Harington in New Teaser

HBO has circled a date for the next round of panic attacks and power plays at Pierpoint. Yes, Industry is officially back — just not for a minute. The network planted its flag on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 9 PM ET. Long wait, I know. The new teaser at least gives us fresh footage and one very notable new face.

When it drops

Industry season 4 premieres on HBO on January 11, 2026 at 9 PM ET, with details and casting notes coming via Elle. The teaser leans hard into icy luxury, scored to Nina Simone's Lilac Wine, and sticks with Harper and Yasmin as they try to strike a truce between loyalty and survival. They literally promise to look out for each other — which, on this show, is basically an omen. Also hard to miss: Rob (Harry Lawtey) does not turn up in the footage.

The big addition

Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) is joining the ensemble that already includes Kit Harington and Marisa Abela. Heaton plays Jim Dyker, a financial journalist, and he signed on after wrapping Stranger Things season 5 because he wanted a left turn that would push him creatively.

Heaton calls Jim Dyker 'intrepid but morally skewed'.

New faces, new sharks

• Kiernan Shipka is Hayley Clay, an executive assistant at a company called Tender. Shipka describes Hayley as 'a wild character'. You know her from Mad Men, The Last Showgirl, and Longlegs.
• Max Minghella (The Handmaid's Tale, The Social Network) is playing the CFO and founder of Tender. Yup, both founder and CFO — very on brand for a universe where titles are just weapons. He calls the character extremely ambitious and an enigma.
• Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso, The Power) is Kwabena Bannerman, a trader at an asset management firm who is arrogant, confident, and somehow still relaxed about it.
• Amy James-Kelly (Everyone Else Burns) shows up as Jennifer Bevan, a Minister who goes head-to-head with Henry Muck.
• Kal Penn (House, American Horror Story) is Jay Jonah Atterburry, co-founder of Tender.

What season 4 is actually doing

The creators say this season pulls inspiration from erotic thrillers and procedurals, but the beating heart is still finance — just zoomed out. It is not only about the trading floor anymore; it is about the ripple effects of capitalism and what that machine does to the people trying to ride it. The story centers on Harper Stern and Yasmin Kara-Hanani, and from the way they are talking about it, they are not playing it safe.

Where to watch

Industry is currently streaming in the US on HBO Max.

Between Heaton parachuting in as a muckraking journo and whatever Tender turns out to be, there is a lot to chew on. And yes, you read that right: 2026. Start the countdown.