{"id":817325,"date":"2026-10-29T07:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T07:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/817325\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T07:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T07:02:10","slug":"trailer-teases-dig-amy-pohler-and-michael-schurs-new-comedy-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/817325\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailer Teases \u201cDig,\u201d Amy Pohler and Michael Schur\u2019s New Comedy Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tPeacock has released the official trailer for \u201cDig,\u201d an upcoming comedy series created by Amy Poehler<\/a> and Michael Schur (\u201cParks and Recreation\u201d and \u201cThe Good Place\u201d). Screenwriter J. J. Philbin, Schur\u2019s wife, is listed as writer and producer.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe ten-episode series, based on the 2023 novel Excavations by Kate Myers, follows four women researchers working at a remote archaeological site in Greece. The expedition takes unexpected turn when the quartet unearths a priceless artifact, one that should not exist.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAccording to the show\u2019s logline, \u201cWhen the team uncovers a long-buried secret with the potential to rewrite history, they find themselves at the center of a high-stakes international conspiracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPoehler stars as Elise, the group\u2019s star excavator, who enlists the other three in a scheme to hide their discovery from Neville (Hugh Laurie), the dig\u2019s self-serving head archaeologist, and take credit for it themselves. Embarking on a literal coverup, they quickly find themselves in over their heads.<\/p>\n

\n\tGeraldine Viswanathan (\u201cBad Education\u201d) plays Dylan, who has returned to the dig after a five-year absence; Fina Strazza (\u201cPaper Girls\u201d) is Patty, Neville\u2019s na\u00efve undergraduate assistant; and Antonia Thomas (\u201cThe Good Doctor\u201d) is Clare, the expedition\u2019s arch preservationist.<\/p>\n

\n\tAppearing in the trailer are recurring characters Lambros (Jason Mantzoukas), a local shop owner and sometime looter, and Marcus \u201cM.R.\u201d Robertson Jr. (Brennan Lee Mulligan), a wealthy archaeology<\/a> buff. Max Greenfield (\u201cNew Girl\u201d) will guest star as Andrew, an art dealer, along with Dan Bucatinsky (\u201cScandal\u201d) as Fritz, a New York City museum director.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cDig\u201d premiers on Peacock on November 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Peacock has released the official trailer for \u201cDig,\u201d an upcoming comedy series created by Amy Poehler and Michael…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":817326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[70206,8870,96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-817325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-amy-poehler","tag-archaeology","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/817326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}