{"id":28184,"date":"2023-01-06T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1764444"},"modified":"2023-01-06T12:12:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:12:13","slug":"the-rig-star-says-prime-video-thriller-is-horribly-plausible","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-rig-star-says-prime-video-thriller-is-horribly-plausible\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rig star says Prime Video thriller is \u201chorribly plausible\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 06 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>New <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/amazon-prime-video\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Prime Video<\/a> series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-rig-prime-video-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Rig<\/a> is now available on the streamer, following the crew of an oil rig, the Kinloch Bravo, as they fight for survival after a strange fog descends, leaves them stranded and cuts off their communications.<\/p>\n<p>The threat of the mysterious fog may be supernatural, but the show\u2019s cast have been quick to note that this is not a far-fetched series, and is in fact influenced by real-life emergencies caused by climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Game of Thrones<\/a> star Iain Glen, who here plays the rig boss Magnus, said: \u201cI don\u2019t think it wants to be far-fetched. What it tries to do is set a story that is horribly plausible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere may be elements that you might not initially understand but if you go more deeply into it, there will be a reason for that happening climatically.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6318140105112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>He continued: \u201cSo what we\u2019re doing is messing up the planet and we know that, and most people have owned up to that now in the age that we live. So this story tries to look at the idea of the planet biting back in a very real way \u2013 and in a way that\u2019s what the planet <em>is<\/em> doing when we have these awful floods and bush fires that destroy people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope it\u2019s great because it\u2019s a thriller and edge of your seat drama, but also [has] a strong ecological message that comes through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Glen\u2019s co-star Rochenda Sandall (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/line-of-duty-season-7-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Line of Duty<\/a>), who plays medic Cat, said: \u201cYou do watch it and you go, \u2018I know this is supernatural, but it feels like this could happen.'\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-rig-martin-compston-trailer-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The first trailer<\/a> for the series was released back in November, after the project was first announced at the end of 2020.<\/p> <p>Earlier this year, Daisy Mount, Development Executive for UK Scripted Originals at Amazon Studios teased the show\u2019s environmental message, saying that while the show is <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/martin-compston-the-rig-epic-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">\u201cfull of action and thrills\u201d<\/a>, it is also \u201ctalking about our relationship with the planet and the effect that we\u2019re having on it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Abby Robinson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Rig is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video now \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Foffers%3Ftag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1763642&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">try Amazon Prime Video for free for 30 days<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch in the meantime, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Friday, 06 January 2023 at 12:00 am New Prime Video series The Rig is now available on the streamer, following the crew of an oil rig, the Kinloch Bravo, as they fight for survival after a strange fog descends, leaves them stranded and cuts off their communications. 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