The Rig Season 2 OTT Release Date: Know About Plot, Cast & Where To Watch

The Rig is a horror thriller series starring Iain Glen as Magnus MacMillan, Emily Hampshire as Rose Mason, and Martin Compston as Fulmer Hamilton, among others. Season 2 of the series, which is created by David Macpherson, is set to premiere on OTT in January 2025.

When and where to watch The Rig Season 2?

The series is set to release on January 2, 2024. It will be available on Amazon Prime Video. The streaming platform shared the trailer of the series on X and wrote, "Something’s stirring on the rig, but what lies beneath? The Rig Season 2 premieres January 2."

Plot

The Rig is set on the Kinloch Bravo oil rig, which is stationed in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. It centres around a group of workers whose lives turn upside down when a mysterious fog spreads around their ship and severs their communication. What happens when the fog also causes spores to spread, which leads to behavioural changes in some of the crew members? The series explores themes of climate change, anxiety, economic insecurity, interpersonal conflicts, trust, and paranoia.

Cast and production of The Rig Season 2

The cast of the film includes Emily Hampshire as Rose Mason, Iain Glen as Magnus MacMillan, Mark Bonnar as Alwyn Evans, Rochenda Sandall as Cat Braithwaite, Calvin Demba as Baz Roberts, Abraham Popoola as Easter Ayodeji, Molly Vevers as Heather Shaw, Mark Addy as David Coake, Nikhil Parmar as Harish, and Molly Vevers as Heather Shaw, among others. It is directed by John Strickland and Alex Holn. The series is produced by Suzanne Reid under Wild Mercury Productions and Amazon Studios.