Ben Platt and Russell Tovey join 'Industry' for its final season

Ben Platt and Russell Tovey join 'Industry' season 5, which will serve as the HBO and BBC drama's final season

Ben Platt and Russell Tovey have joined the cast of HBO and BBC drama Industry for its fifth and final season, which is now in production.

Platt, known for The Politician and The Beauty, will play Matt Crenshaw, a venture capitalist and early backer of a wellness technology company. His storyline will connect with other new characters introduced in Industry season 5, including Zosia Mamet as Carmen Dame, a fitness influencer who becomes the founder and CEO of a wellness technology company, and Dianna Agron as Skip Binksy, the company’s chief financial officer.

Tovey, whose credits include Plainclothes and HBO’s Years and Years, will portray Declan P. Davis, the deputy to left-wing politician Nikesh Shah. Bally Gill has joined the final season as Shah.

The upcoming season will also feature previously announced additions Cary Elwes as an investor, Sam Riley as an elusive British businessman, Jessica Brown Findlay as a family friend of Sir Henry Muck, Luke Manley as an execution trader and Eduard Poliakov as a trader.

Industry follows the personal and professional lives of young financial professionals navigating the high-pressure world of international finance. The fourth season saw Harper and Yasmin face new challenges as a fintech company entered the London business scene.

The series was created by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, who also serve as executive producers. Industry is produced by Bad Wolf for HBO and BBC, with Jane Tranter, Kate Crowther, Ryan Rasmussen, Kathleen McCaffrey and Rebecca Ferguson also serving as executive producers.

The fifth season will serve as the final chapter of the acclaimed financial drama, bringing the series to an end with an expanded cast that includes Platt and Tovey.