The Rig

Damn, I thought that was a miniseries. It just ends with a mega cliffhanger... I must also honestly say that I am not really impressed by the series. I had immediately thrown that terrible guy overboard. Iain Glen did well, but Emily Hampshire disappointed me... even though she showed that she can act very well in 12 Monkeys. Also not enough Mark Addy!

Fine British series set on an oil platform ("Rig") in the North Sea. The six episodes are easy to watch. The drilling platform is closed off from the outside world by a strange fog. There are also strange earthquakes in a geologically normally very stable area. And to make matters worse, the power goes out on the platform, causing things to go terribly wrong. One of the crew members has a terrible accident, but miraculously manages to survive. Not only that, but he also recovers impossibly quickly from his horrific injuries. Anyway, the first few episodes only deepen the mystery. Because there is no contact with the shore or other nearby drilling platforms, they remain in the dark about what is going on and whether this is also happening elsewhere. Then it becomes clear little by little what is going on and the big question now is whether they can survive this. Exciting and mysterious series with good actors who make you sympathize with the crew. Both the good and the bad are placed well. You already hate one character if he hasn't even said anything yet. And this one is going through a nice development. Iain Glen is very solid, just like in Game of Thrones. The CGI is not equally good everywhere. They have some difficulty, especially with water, whitecaps and fog, but that doesn't really bother them. Furthermore, the drilling platform looks very good. I just hope this series gets a sequel. Because otherwise we'll be left with a big cliffhanger...