Prime Video have unveiled some initial photos from the set of series two of the thriller, The Rig.
The six-part series is set to premiere January 2025 and was filmed at First Stage Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first series of The Rig which was filmed and produced in Edinburgh, premiered in 2023 and became a UK and international hit.
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), alongside new faces Ross Anderson (The Last Kingdom), Phil McKee (Deadwater Fell), Jacob Fortune-Lloyd(The Queen’s Gambit), Johannes Roaldsen Fürst (Hvite gutter) and Alice Krige (Star Trek) all return for the second series.
The story picks up where Series 1 left off. Helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the oil rig Kinloch Bravo 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 series will continue exploring global themes – weaving together the past, present, and future of the planet while taking the viewer to spectacular environments and drawing on the frontiers of cutting edge ocean technology – including the controversial world of deep sea mining.
David Macpherson who lives in Portobello has created a new story that delivers epic thrills and gripping action for a compelling cast of characters, both returning and new.
‘The deep ocean contains over 95% of the life-supporting space on our planet and we still explore it with candle light. We have no idea how much more there is to see’
The series is produced by Wild Mercury Productions (part of Banijay UK), written by David Macpherson 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.
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