A Marvel Fan Favorite Just Joined Amy Poehler’s Peacock Series Dig
Marvel star Geraldine Viswanathan boards Peacock’s Dig, joining Amy Poehler in a new comedy that reunites Poehler with Parks and Recreation co-creator Mike Schur.
Peacock is putting together a new comedy called Dig, and it just added Geraldine Viswanathan to the lineup. Yes, that Geraldine Viswanathan, who has a Marvel gig on her resume now too. The show is led by Amy Poehler and reunites her with Parks and Rec co-creator Mike Schur, which is one of those TV pairings you do not ignore.
Based on Kate Myers' novel 'Excavation', Dig is set at an archaeological site in Greece and follows four women working the dig while each is at a major crossroads. Then they stumble onto something historically huge, and suddenly it stops being a chill academic summer and turns into a very not-chill international problem. Not your typical brush-and-dust pan drama.
Viswanathan is playing Dylan, who used to be on the excavation team and shows back up after a few years away. The reason she left is tied to old business she clearly has not finished with, and her return kicks things up a notch. Poehler is one of the archaeologists on site, and Hugh Laurie is in the mix too as Neville, a tradition-loving British academic who serves as a mentor figure at the dig. If you are picturing Laurie giving stern but oddly charming lectures about pottery shards, you are not far off.
- Cast: Geraldine Viswanathan as Dylan; Amy Poehler as one of the archaeologists; Hugh Laurie as Neville, a by-the-book British academic and mentor.
- Source material: Adapted from Kate Myers' novel 'Excavation'. Myers is also on board as a co-executive producer.
- Setting and premise: Archaeological dig in Greece; four women at personal/professional turning points; a major find drags them into a dangerous international situation.
- Creative team: Pilot co-written by Mike Schur and Amy Poehler, with J.J. Philbin also writing. Executive producers include Schur, Poehler, Philbin, Morgan Sackett, director Dean Holland, Dave Becky, David Miner, Sharon Jackson, Kate Arend, and Jordan Grief.
- Production: From Universal Television, currently moving toward production. No premiere date yet; it is headed for Peacock as part of their originals slate.
That is the snapshot for now. No release date, but with Poehler, Schur, Laurie, and Viswanathan lined up, Dig just jumped way up my keep-an-eye-on-it list. I will update when Peacock plants a flag on the calendar.