Prime Video has released first-look photos of the second season of The Rig, the sci-fi mystery thriller series starring Emily Hampshire and Iain Glen, amongst others.
It looks like the crew of the Kinloch Bravo oil rig cannot catch a break. They were left stranded after a strange fog had cut off all communication between the rig on the North Sea and the shore, the rig’s systems failed, and folks started to seriously lose it in Season 1.
The surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo won’t have it easy in Season 2, either. Helicopters have taken them to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac, nestled deep in the extraordinary and deadly landscapes of the Arctic Circle. Here, the trapped crew must deal with the emotional and physical fallout of the devastating tsunami that destroyed the Bravo, and contend with swirling conspiracies, corporate conflicts, and new threats from the dark depths of the world’s ocean.
The second season will continue to explore global themes, weaving together the past, present, and future of the planet while taking viewers to spectacular environments and drawing on the frontiers of cutting-edge ocean technology, including the controversial world of deep-sea mining.
Returning cast members include Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek), Rochenda Sandall (Criminal: UK), Owen Teale (Game of Thrones), Mark Addy (Game of Thrones), Molly Vevers (The Spanish Princess), Abraham Popoola (Cruella), Nikhil Parmar (Foundation), and Stuart McQuarrie (Des).
Joining the cast in Season 2 are Ross Anderson (The Last Kingdom), Phil McKee (Deadwater Fell), Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (The Queen’s Gambit), Johannes Roaldsen Fürst (White Boys), and Alice Krige (“Star Trek” franchise).
The series is produced by Wild Mercury Productions (part of Banijay UK), written by David Macpherson & Meg Salter (Episode 4), and directed by John Strickland (Line of Duty, Bodyguard) and Alex Holmes (The Letter for the King). The executive producers are Derek Wax, David Macpherson, and John Strickland. The series producer is Suzanne Reid, and the co-producer is Matt Brown.
Filmed at First Stage Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland, The Rig: Season 2 is slated to premiere in January 2025 (date tba). Stay tuned for updates.
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