The Rig
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.
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First Aired: 1/6/2023
Languages: English
Created by: David Macpherson
Type: Scripted
Production
Prime VideoCompanies: Wild Mercury Productions
Countries: United Kingdom
Where to watch · US
Seasons
Season 1
Season 2
On 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.
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The Rig takes a tough mans environment and turns it into a woke playground, with an sprinkling of drippy types that are instantly out of place and would fit better into a downtown Starbucks, than this unforgiving environment. To add to the sense of implausible asinine tedium, the story is bland, unoriginal and slow. Nothing new on offer here. Perhaps its time to turn off the nonsense and accept some things for what they are, rather than trying to astro turf the truth. Rigs are overwhelmingly a mans world, just as midwifery is dominated by women. That said, even if this had been played more sensibly, it would not have changed the fact there's nothing new on offer here. Its a shame too, as there are some decent actors in this series. In summary, woke fairy tale twaddle backed by a story that in one form or other, has been done before and in this viewers opinion, done better, at that.
