The Rig season 2: Release date, cast, plot, and everything we know so far

Fans eagerly awaiting The Rig season 2 will be happy to know that the British supernatural thriller series is set to return on Amazon Prime Video on January 2, 2025. Created by David Macpherson, the second season will retain the premise of the first while venturing into a different setting.

Like its first season, The Rig season 2 is set to have six episodes. Returning stars include Emily Hampshire, Martin Compston, Lain Glen, and Rochenda Sandall, along with a host of new faces who will join them as they take on a new supernatural challenge.

As of writing, it is known that the events in the new season will unfold in a different setting, even as the characters have to deal with the consequences of what transpired in the show’s first season, which premiered on January 6, 2023.

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The Rig season 2: Release date, streaming options

On February 22, 2023, Deadline published a report announcing that The Rig had been renewed for a second season. The six-episode season 2 is set to premiere on January 2, 2025.

The new season will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Prime Video package is included with an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $14.99 per month or $139.00 per year. For those with no access to Prime, Prime Video costs $8.99 per month.

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The Rig season 2: Cast

A report published by Deadline on October 25, 2024, details which cast members will reprise their roles from season 1 and which actors will join them in season 2. Among the returning cast members are Emily Hampshire, Martin Compston, and Iain Glen, who played Rose Mason, Fulmer Hamilton, and Magnus MacMillan, respectively, in season 1.

These three characters will continue to play an important role in The Rig season 2. They will be joined by new cast members such as Star Trek star Alice Krige and Jacob Fortune-Lloyd of The Queen’s Gambit fame. Additionally, actors Ross Anderson, Phil McKee, and Johannes Roaldsen Fürst will join the rig in season 2.

Apart from the ones mentioned above, several other actors will reprise their roles in The Rig season 2. Among them are Rochenda Sandall, Owen Teale, Mark Addy, Molly Vevers, Abraham Popoola, Nikhil Parmar, and Stuart McQuarrie.

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What to expect from season 2?

The first season of the supernatural thriller series followed the crew members aboard the oil rig Kinloch Bravo. Stranded in the North Sea, the Scottish rig was engulfed in an enigmatic fog that prevented them from making contact with the outside world.

As the show unfolded, the crew members began experiencing strange events, such as tremors and electrical faults. Gradually, they realized that they were faced with an ancient supernatural force that would test them to their limits.

The Rig season 2 will follow a similar premise, featuring a group of people confronting another supernatural force, but this time it will happen in the distant Arctic Circle. The Deadline report dated October 25, 2024, provides the following synopsis for season 2:

"The series begins with helicopters taking the surviving crew of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac, nestled deep in the extraordinary and deadly landscapes of the Arctic Circle."

The synopsis further states that the trapped crew will have to “deal with the emotional and physical fallout” from the tsunami that destroyed the Bravo in season 1. Along with heinous supernatural forces, they will also have to tackle “swirling conspiracies” and “corporate conflicts.”

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