Mark Addy also joins the ensemble cast as crew member of the Kinloch Bravo oil rig
The series will launch exclusively on Prime Video on 6th January 2023
Prime Video has released the official trailer for UK Original The Rig which features a first look at Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek) and Martin Compston (Line of Duty) in the highly anticipated upcoming thriller. Please see here to view the full trailer. 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…
Further images have also been revealed in advance of the six-part series launching on 6th January 2023.
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.
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 produced by Wild Mercury Productions, written by David Macpherson and directed by John Strickland (episodes 1-3) and Alex Holmes(episodes 4-6).
The Rig represents Prime Video’s growing UK Original slate, along with new UK-produced series and movies launching across 2022 and 2023. These include 007’s Road to a Million, an unscripted adventure series inspired by James Bond, a feature-length documentary on YouTuber KSI executive produced by Louis Theroux, true crime series The Confession surrounding the chilling real-life story of the disappearance of Patricia Hall, The Devil’s Hour, a six-part thriller series produced by Hartswood Films, starring Jessica Raine and Peter Capaldi; The Rig, Wild Mercury’s six-part epic thriller series, starring Martin Compston and Emily Hampshire, Mammals, a six-part comedy-drama series, written by Jez Butterworth and starring James Cordenand Sally Hawkins; My Policeman, a romantic drama film set in the 1950s, directed by Michael Grandage, and staring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, andDavid Dawson. Prime Video offers thousands of popular movies and TV shows, award-winning Amazon Originals and other exclusives, sports, and more including other UK-produced Amazon Originals such as The Grand Tour, All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur, All or Nothing: Arsenal, Jungle and James May: Our Man In Italy, US hits like The Boys and Reacher as well as exclusive TV shows like Star Trek: Picard, Nine Perfect Strangers and Little Fires Everywhere; movies like Coming 2 America, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and BAFTA-nominated Everybody’s Talking About Jamie; plus live sport including live coverage of Premier League football matches, Autumn Nations Series international rugby union, plus exclusive coverage of US Open, ATP Tour, and WTA Tour tennis. All available at no additional cost as part of Prime Video, which is available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide (offers and titles vary based on location).
