Year: 2025
Directors: John Strickland and Alex Holmes
Writer: David Macpherson
Producer: Suzanne Reid
Co-producer: Matt Brown
Executive Producer: Derek Wax, David Macpherson, and John Strickland
Production Company: Wild Mercury Production
Main Cast: Iain Glen, Martin Compston, Emily Hampshire, Rochenda Sandall, Owen Teale, Mark Addy, Molly Vevers, Ross Anderson, Alice Krige, and Stuart McQuarrie
Broadcaster: Amazon Prime Video
Screen Scotland support: The Rig 2 accessed £61,161 through Screen Scotland’s Skills Fund to support its training programme led by Screen NETs, enabling trainees to gain vital experience working on a live High-End TV production.
Synopsis
Helicopters have taken the surviving crew of the 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.
More information
Filming locations: The Rig Series 2 was filmed at FirstStage Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Streaming: The six-part series is set to premiere January 2025.