Amazon Snags UK Supernatural Series THE RIG
Amazon has snagged the six-part supernatural series The Rig from writer David Macpherson and Wild Mercury Productions (Troy: Fall Of A City, Humans).
John Strickland (Line Of Duty, Bodyguard) will helm the show which will be the first Amazon Original filmed exclusively in Scotland. Cast is currently being confirmed.
It shoots next year.
Set on board an oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea, the series begins when the crew finds themselves cut off from all communication with the outside world by a mysterious and all-enveloping fog that rolls through. As they endeavor to discover what’s driving this force, bonds are broken, allegiances formed and generational fault lines exposed.
Suzanne Reid (Trust Me) produces. Derek Wax (Humans) and John Strickland are executive producers. Meg Salter and Matthew Jacobs Morgan are writers.
Georgia Brown, Director of European Amazon Prime Originals said: “The Rig is a brilliant story, expertly told, in the most dramatic of settings. It asks searching questions about nature and the environment, about what it takes to survive and to be human, which feels very pertinent to the world we are living in now. We’re delighted to add this to our growing roster of UK made Amazon Original shows.”
Derek Wax, Managing Director of Wild Mercury said: “The Rig is a character-driven, epic thriller, full of heart-grabbing action and bold, original ideas, and we are delighted to be working with Amazon Prime Video in bringing it to life. David Macpherson captures life on a North Sea oil rig with extraordinary authenticity and it’s been exciting to work with him, director John Strickland and our creative team in realizing the scale and vision of this world.”
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