Overview
- Season 2 of 'The Rig' picks up after the devastating tsunami, with the crew taken to a secret Arctic base owned by Pictor Energy.
- The plot introduces heightened corporate intrigue as survivors must choose between financial incentives to leave or staying to uncover the truth.
- New mysteries arise as the crew encounters advanced deep-sea exploration technology and the ongoing threat of 'The Ancestor,' a powerful microbial entity.
- The series explores themes of environmental reckoning, with Pictor pivoting its focus to rare earth mineral mining under the guise of supporting renewable energy.
- Critics describe the show as ambitious and chaotic, blending disaster movie tropes with ecological allegory, while featuring a strong ensemble cast.