The Rig’s Iain Glen admits he thought season 2 would be ‘impossible’ to film The Rig star Iain Glen reveals he was blown away by the scripts for series two to the extent he had no idea how the producers would achieve certain scenes.
Game of Thrones star Glen returns as crew leader Magnus MacMillan, along with Schitt’s Creek’s Emily Hampshire as scientist Rose Mason and Line of Duty’s Martin Compston as comms officer Fulmer Hamilton.
He also reflected on returning to FirstStage Studios in Edinburgh after the first series became Prime Video’s first streaming project to be filmed entirely in Scotland.
Following the devastation wrought by the colossal wave at the end of the first outing, the crew of the Kinloch Bravo have been taken to deadly new climes in the Arctic Circle.
However, they have no chance to get settled on the new secret facility known as the Stac as they’re immediately drawn into more conspiracies, corporate clashes and investigations into the unknown.
