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Amazon Prime Video has commissioned a new supernatural drama, The Rig.

John Strickland will be directing the series from a script by David Macpherson, according to Deadline. The Amazon Original will shoot in Scotland next year.

The six part series is set onboard the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast in the dangerous waters of the North Sea. When the crew are due to return to the mainland, a mysterious and all-enveloping fog rolls through and they find themselves cut off from all communication with the shore and the outside world. As they try to discover what’s driving this force, bonds are broken, allegiances formed and generational fault lines exposed.

“The Rig is a brilliant story, expertly told, in the most dramatic of settings” Georgia Brown, Director of European Amazon Originals for Prime Video said. “It asks searching questions about nature and the environment, about what it takes to survive and to be human, which feels very pertinent to the world we are living in now. We’re delighted to add this to our growing roster of UK made Amazon Original shows.”

Derek Wax, Managing Director of production company Wild Mercury said; “The Rig is a character-driven, epic thriller, full of heart-grabbing action and bold, original ideas, and we are delighted to be working with Amazon Prime Video in bringing it to life. David Macpherson captures life on a North Sea oil rig with extraordinary authenticity and it’s been exciting to work with him, director John Strickland and our creative team in realising the scale and vision of this world.“