The Rig Amazon EXCLUSIVE: The creator of Prime Video ‘s The Rig has detailed how he wanted to strike a balance between penning an entertaining drama and tackling existential debates around climate change. David Macpherson has expanded the second season of the UK hit beyond the confines of Season 1’s oil rig, which he described as akin to Alien and its expansion for sequel Aliens in the 1980s. The series from the former environmental policy worker tackles numerous themes and looks to the harm our planet is experiencing today, but Macpherson stressed that he is cognisant of the need to entertain. Related Stories ‘The Leopard’ Will Pounce And ‘The Seduction’ Begins: Eight Hot European TV Dramas To Watch In 2025 From ‘Squid Game’ S3 To ‘The World Between Us’ Sequel: Nine Asian TV Dramas To Look Out For In 2025 “Our show is at heart a big piece of entertainment and being entertaining should come first,” he told Deadline. “It’s not about telling people what to think it’s about asking questions and opening up debates.” Watch on Deadline While he said that TV creators don’t necessarily have a “responsibility to educate,” he countered that shows “need to have something to say and be bigger than the characters and stories themselves.” “If you are not doing that then what are you doing?,” posited the Scottish scribe. The first season of supernatural thriller The Rig, which was one of Amazon UK’s debut commissions, ended with the rescued crew watching as a tsunami destroyed the rig and headed towards the shore, presumably wiping out the coastline. Season 2 expands the precinct to an Arctic glacier. It begins with helicopters taking the survivors of the Kinloch Bravo to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac. Here, the trapped crew must deal with […]