Show Guide: 'The Rig'

Synopsis: A group of workers on a remote Scottish oil rig are due to return to the mainland when a mysterious supernatural fog enshrouds them, cutting off all contact with the outside world and exposing the fault lines among the crew. (Courtesy Prime Video, 2024)

The Cast:
Emily Hampshire as Rose Mason
Iain Glen as Magnus MacMillan
Martin Compston as Fulmer Hamilton
Mark Bonnar as Alwyn Evans
Rochenda Sandall as Cat Braithwaite
Owen Teale as Lars Hutton
Richard Pepple as Grant Dunlin
Calvin Demba as Baz Roberts
Emun Elliott as Leck Longman
Abraham Popoola as Easter Ayodeji
Stuart McQuarrie as Colin Murchison
Molly Vevers as Heather Shaw

The Episodes:
Season One Episode Guide (Prime Video)
1-01 Episode One--01/06/2023
A group of workers on a remote Scottish oil rig are due to return to the mainland when a mysterious supernatural fog enshrouds them, cutting off all contact with the outside world and exposing the fault lines among the crew.
Written by: David Macpherson
Directed by: John Strickland

1-02 Episode Two--01/06/2023
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.
Written by: David Macpherson
Directed by: John Strickland

1-03 Episode Three--01/06/2023
With Baz missing and presumed dangerous, the crew split into groups to search the production module and find him, and Rose takes the painful decision to isolate Fulmer. But as Rose makes a perplexing breakthrough, the manhunt becomes more frightening and mysterious when the crew are hit by power failures and paranoia, and they discover things that push them far beyond their comfort zone.
Written by: David Macpherson
Directed by: John Strickland

1-04 Episode Four--01/06/2023
Baz and Garrow get closer to understanding their mission when they explore the pump control room, and realise they need Fulmer to help them – leading to painful consequences for Fulmer as he struggles to keep a grip on his sanity. When the crew's anxieties rise as a glimmer of potential hope turns sour, Magnus finds himself losing his grip as tensions amongst the group reach fever pitch.
Written by: Meg Salter
Directed by: Alex Holmes

1-05 Episode Five--01/06/2023
The new arrivals on board from the Kinloch Charlie immediately make their presence felt, as Pictor head Coake enlists a group to undermine a weakened Magnus and force their way to the pump control. But when Coake's motives are investigated and the crew realize he isn't giving them the full truth, they find themselves locked in an urgent race for answers with lives at stake.
Written by: Matthew Jacobs Morgan
Directed by: Alex Holmes

1-06 Episode Six
Scores are settled and mysteries revealed as Coake is pushed to explain Pictor's plan and the true reason for his mission onboard, Rose and Fulmer work out the horrifying extent of what the coded messages they have discovered really mean, and Magnus must put his personal demons to rest and lead the crew in one final bid for their survival.
Written by: David Macpherson
Directed by: Alex Holmes