Prime Video has released the trailer and announced a January 2023 premiere date for ‘The Rig‘, a brand new UK Original series starring Iain Glen, Emily Hampshire, Martin Compston & Mark Addy.
Filmed at First Stage Studios, and at several exterior locations in Edinburgh, ‘The Rig’ sees the crew of the Kinloch Bravo oil rig stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When they are due to be collected and return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through. The rig is hit by massive tremors, and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the shore and the outside world.
As the crew endeavour to discover what’s driving this unknown force, a major accident forces them to ask questions about who they can really trust. Bonds are broken, allegiances formed and generational fault lines are exposed. The crew of the Bravo will be driven to the limits of both their loyalties and their endurance leading to a confrontation with forces beyond their imagination.
Iain Glen (‘Game of Thrones’), Emily Hampshire (‘Schitt’s Creek’) and Martin Compston (‘Line of Duty’) take the lead roles in the highly anticipated upcoming thriller. Mark Addy (‘White House Farm’, ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘The Full Monty’) also joins the crew of the Kinloch Bravo oil rig as David Coake, head of Pictor Energy’s Research & Expansion Division, and who knows more than most about the real danger the crew face…
The series also stars Rochenda Sandall (‘Criminal: UK’), Owen Teale (‘A Discovery of Witches’), Richard Pepple (‘Cobra’), Mark Bonnar (‘Guilt’), Calvin Demba (‘Life’), Emun Elliott (‘Guilt’), Abraham Popoola (‘Cruella’), Stuart McQuarrie (‘Des’), Molly Vevers (‘The Spanish Princess’), Cameron Fulton (‘River City’) and Nikhil Parmar (‘Foundation’).
‘The Rig’ is written by author, poet and screenwriter David Macpherson. John Strickland (‘Line of Duty’, ‘Bodyguard’) directs episodes 1-3 with Alex Holmes (‘The Letter for the King’, ‘Strike Back’) directing episodes 4-6. Wild Mercury Productions produce the drama for Prime Video.
‘The Rig‘ premieres Friday, 6th January 2023 on Prime Video in the UK and around the world.
