Prime Video drops first look at return of ‘edge of your seat’ supernatural thriller with Line of Duty star

Fans person been fixed an breathtaking sneak peek astatine what’s coming up adjacent successful an unpredictable supernatural thriller connected Amazon Prime Video

Prime Video has dropped its authoritative archetypal look astatine the 2nd play of a gripping thriller starring Line of Duty’s Martin Compston.

Also featuring Game of Thrones’ Iain Glen and Schitt’s Creek favourite Emily Hampshire, the six-part bid was the streamer’s archetypal first amusement filmed wholly successful Scotland.

It became 1 of the platform’s astir fashionable dramas upon its merchandise successful January 2023, leaving countless fans connected the borderline of their seats for the follow-up.

Now, astir 2 years later, Prime Video has confirmed the 2nd play of The Rig volition motorboat successful January of adjacent twelvemonth and revealed the archetypal images of the upcoming episodes.

Glen, Hampshire and Compston are each returning, on with Rochenda Sandall and Mark Addy.

The streamer has besides confirmed newcomers Alice Krige, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Ross Anderson, Phil McKee and Johannes Roaldsen Fürst volition beryllium joining the cast.

Plus, the follow-up volition acquisition a large alteration by shifting the enactment to a caller setting; a concealed installation successful the Arctic Circle.

Viewers person already been gripped by the enigma truthful far. One five-star reappraisal said: “This was 1 of the champion thought retired shows I’ve ever seen. The scenery was astonishing and truthful good executed and aforesaid with the communicative line. Every occurrence you ever wanted to cognize much which made it much gripping.

“The information that it wasn’t excessively chaotic with the supernatural enactment made it cleanable and astir similar it was real. To adhd to that the casting was astonishing and they acceptable the roles truthful good I’d happily ticker play 2 if determination is 1 to come.”

Another agreed: “I loved the amusement and recovered it truly gripping. Wanted to support watching aft each occurrence and was a spot gutted erstwhile it was over. I conscionable truly anticipation they marque different one.”

Someone other was intrigued by the premise, writing: “The Rig was perfectly brilliant. it gets you wrong the archetypal fewer minutes which I emotion due to the fact that I easy get bored but this was conscionable excellent, but it besides makes you deliberation astir quality paying america backmost for the mode we dainty our planet. I'll accidental nary more. don't privation to spoil it for you. it's a afloat 10/10 from me.”

“Very bully and borderline of spot stuff,” different instrumentality wrote. “Shame it is lone 1 play astatine the moment, excited to spot what happens successful the adjacent series.”

A tantalising synopsis for the adjacent play reads: “Helicopters person taken the surviving unit of the Kinloch Bravo to a caller concealed offshore installation called the Stac, nestled heavy successful the bonzer and deadly landscapes of the Arctic Circle.

“Here, the trapped unit indispensable woody with the affectional and carnal fallout of the devastating tsunami that destroyed the Bravo, and contend with swirling conspiracies, firm conflicts, and caller threats from the acheronian depths of the world’s ocean.

“The 2nd bid volition proceed exploring planetary themes - weaving unneurotic the past, present, and aboriginal of the satellite portion taking the spectator to spectacular environments and drafting connected the frontiers of cutting borderline water technology - including the arguable satellite of heavy oversea mining.

“David Macpherson has created a caller communicative that delivers epic thrills and gripping enactment for a compelling formed of characters, some returning and new.”

The Rig is disposable to watercourse connected Prime Video.