Scripted series · Prime Video
The Rig
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Emily Hampshire
Rose Mason
12 eps
Iain Glen
Magnus MacMillan
12 eps
Martin Compston
Fulmer Hamilton
12 eps
Rochenda Sandall
Cat Braithwaite
12 eps
Owen Teale
Lars Hutton
12 eps
Calvin Demba
Barry 'Baz' Roberts
6 eps
Molly Vevers
Heather Shaw
12 eps
Richard Pepple
Grant Dunlin
6 eps
Stuart McQuarrie
Colin Murchison
12 eps
Alice Krige
Lennox
6 eps
Abraham Popoola
Easter Ayodeji
12 eps
Mark Addy
Coake
6 eps
Nikhil Parmar
Harish
8 eps
Ross Anderson
Cameron
6 eps
Phil McKee
Bremner
6 eps
Johannes Roaldsen Fürst
Askel
6 eps
Mark Bonnar
Alwyn
2 eps
Emun Elliott
Leck
2 eps
Cameron Fulton
Garrow
5 eps
Neshla Caplan
Kacey
6 eps
Neila Stephens
Charlie CR 10
2 eps
Zach Gerard
Helicopter Pilot
1 eps
Hiftu Quasam
Emma Mackendick
3 eps
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Darian York
4 eps
Susan Rae
Newsreader
1 eps
Benedict Andrew
Survey Team Leader
3 eps
Meg Salter
Journalist
1 eps
Sanjeev Kohli
Doctor Sail
3 eps
Daniel Cawley
Paramedic
2 eps
Saskia Ashdown
Danielle
3 eps
Phoebe Strickland
Nurse Beth
2 eps
Kerri McLean
Anna Dunlin
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Rig actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Rig reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and World Building.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When the crew of the Kinloch Bravo find themselves cut off from all communication with the Scottish mainland by a mysterious fog, they must fight to find a way home whilst managing environmental pressures, mounting paranoia and rising tensions. But as the threat facing them reveals itself to be something beyond their wildest imagination, the divided crew must form an alliance to ensure survival.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20236 episodes
5.1IMDbBest episode · S01E01 Episode 1
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20256 episodes
5.2IMDbOn a new high-tech rig deep in the Arctic Circle, the surviving oil workers of the Kinloch Bravo accept a dangerous mission that sends them across the treacherous frozen sea – and towards secrets hidden deep below it.
Best episode · S02E01 Episode 1
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
When the Kinloch Bravo's crew find themselves stranded on their production platform, first when their chopper is diverted and then by a mysterious fog that affects the entire oil field, rig boss Magnus' attempts to find a practical solution are thwarted by a horrifying accident and a growing sense of unease onboard.
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Macpherson
S02E01
Episode 1
Held captive on a new high-tech rig, the Bravo crew are launched into a rescue mission deep beneath the sea. But Pictor have not revealed all they know about what lurks on the ocean floor...
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Macpherson
S02E02
Episode 2
Laden with explosives, Magnus, Fulmer and Bremner head onto the Arctic glacier to bring aid to those trapped below.
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Macpherson
S01E02
Episode 2
The appearance of the rig's Stand By Vessel raises hopes of escape in the team – leaving geologist Rose until sunrise to try and work out the scientific nature of the mysterious ash onboard before the crew abandon ship and make a break for it. But with tensions running high, some are compelled to take the situation into their own hands, with serious consequences.
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Macpherson
S02E03
Episode 3
Fulmer's rift with Rose leaves him open to manipulation from Coake, but his plans to exploit Fulmer are interrupted when Cameron takes a drastic step.
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Macpherson
S02E04
Episode 4
After a shocking death on board, the team are tested to their limits by a deadly blizzard that brings them into close contact with the Ancestor – and another danger even closer to home.
- Directed by Alex Holmes
- Written by Meg Salter
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E01
Episode 1
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Macpherson
S02E02
Episode 2
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Macpherson
S02E03
Episode 3
- Directed by John Strickland
- Written by David Macpherson
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Derek WaxExecutive Producer
- John StricklandExecutive Producer
- Jason ConneryProducer
- Suzanne ReidProducer
Writing
- David MacphersonWriter
- Meg SalterWriter
Direction
- John StricklandDirector
- Alex HolmesDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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