Daisy Mount, Development Executive for UK Scripted Originals, was speaking at the Edinburgh International TV Festival 2022 when she said: \u201cWe are looking for shows that are very entertainment first, we\u2019re looking for shows that are bold and unique and feel very specific to Prime Video, that you could only find on a streamer like ours.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd [The Rig] really delivers in that respect, but also what we really challenge ourselves on is shows that don\u2019t compromise on character and emotional heart and I think what David Macpherson, the writer, has done here really delivers on that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mount also revealed that not only is the show \u201cfull of action and thrills\u201d, \u201cis epic\u201d and has \u201cscale\u201d, but also that \u201cit is talking about our relationship with the planet and the effect that we\u2019re having on it\u201d.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>The Rig is set on the Kinloch Bravo oil rig stationed off the Scottish coast in the North Sea, and follows the crew played by Martin Compston, Rochenda Sandall, Owen Teale and Mark Bonnar amongst others, as they\u00a0confront \u201cforces beyond their imagination\u201d.<\/p>
When asked whether the series was delayed due to its similarities with the BBC drama Vigil<\/a>, which aired earlier this year, is also set at sea and stars Compston, Mount said that this wasn\u2019t the case and that the show\u2019s \u201cheavy VFX\u201d demands are one of the reasons why the series has taken a long time to debut.<\/p>\n The Rig is coming soon to Amazon Prime Video \u2013\u00a0try Amazon Prime Video for free for 30 days<\/a>. If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch in the meantime, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a> or visit our dedicated Drama<\/a> hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Wednesday, 24 August 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s been almost a year since we got our first look at new Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Rig, but now, we\u2019ve finally got some more details \u2013\u00a0and it seems we\u2019re in for an action-packed ride. Daisy Mount, Development Executive for UK Scripted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":20781,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/amazon-boss-gives-new-details-for-epic-martin-compston-show-the-rig.jpg",1731,1154,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/amazon-boss-gives-new-details-for-epic-martin-compston-show-the-rig-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/amazon-boss-gives-new-details-for-epic-martin-compston-show-the-rig-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/amazon-boss-gives-new-details-for-epic-martin-compston-show-the-rig-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/amazon-boss-gives-new-details-for-epic-martin-compston-show-the-rig-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/amazon-boss-gives-new-details-for-epic-martin-compston-show-the-rig-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/amazon-boss-gives-new-details-for-epic-martin-compston-show-the-rig.jpg",1731,1154,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By James Hibbs Published: Wednesday, 24 August 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s been almost a year since we got our first look at new Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Rig, but now, we\u2019ve finally got some more details \u2013\u00a0and it seems we\u2019re in for an action-packed ride. Daisy Mount, Development Executive for UK Scripted…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/20780"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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