‘Dig' Comedy From Amy Poehler & Mike Schur Picked Up To Series By Peacock
Peacock has given a series pickup to Dig, a new comedy that will reunite Amy Poehler with her Parks and Recreation pal Mike Schur.
Schur and Poehler will co-write the pilot episode and executive produce the series, with Poehler set to star. The series marks the first collaboration between the pair since Parks and Rec, which aired its series finale in 2015.
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The series is an adaptation of Kate Myers' bestseller Excavations and follows four women who work at an archeological dig in Greece. When 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.
J.J. Philbin (Only Murders in the Building) also serves as a writer and executive producer on the series. Morgan Sackett (Parks and Recreation) is executive producing, along with Dave Becky (Loot) and David Miner (Parks and Recreation) for 3 Arts, Sharon Jackson (Life & Beth) for Ocean Avenue, and Kate Arend (Russian Doll) and Jordan Grief (Lucy and Desi) for Paper Kite. Author Myers is co-executive producer. Studio is Universal Television.
Schur and Poehler are both based at Universal Television with overall deals.
Schur is repped by UTA, 3 Arts and Hansen Jacobson. Poehler is repped by WME, 3 Arts, Ocean Avenue and Sloane Offer Weber & Dern. Philbin is repped by UTA and Rise Management. Myers is repped by CAA and Claire Friedman at Inkwell Management.
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