Peacock's "Dig" adds Mantzoukas, Mulligan, Dumezweni, Greenfield and Bucatinsky

Mixed · 2Peacock's upcoming comedy "Dig", starring Amy Poehler, has added five actors to its ensemble. 1 2 Left · 1Jason Mantzoukas, Brennan Lee Mulligan and Noma Dumezweni have recurring roles, while Max Greenfield and Dan Bucatinsky will guest star. 1 Mixed · 2Per character descriptions provided by the streamer, Mantzoukas plays Lambros, a local store owner and occasional looter of the treasures unearthed at the dig site, and Mulligan plays Marcus Robertson Jr. ("M.R."), a wealthy dilettante deciding whether to donate money to support the dig. 1 2

Mixed · 2Dumezweni plays Evelyn, the mother of Antonia Thomas's character Clare, who looms large in Clare's life; Greenfield plays Andrew, a high-society art dealer whom Poehler's character Elise meets at a party; and Bucatinsky plays Fritz, a New York museum director who takes an interest in Clare's career. 1 2 Left · 1The series is based on Kate Myers' book "Excavations" and follows archaeologists and college students on a summer dig site in Greece, where the discovery of a rare artifact sends them on an adventure. 1 Mixed · 2Poehler leads a cast that also includes Hugh Laurie, Geraldine Viswanathan, Antonia Thomas and Fina Strazza, and co-created the show with Michael Schur. 1 2

Centre · 1TVLine notes several of the new cast have worked with Schur before: Mantzoukas and Greenfield in Season 2 of "A Man on the Inside", Bucatinsky on "Hacks", and Mantzoukas also on "Parks and Recreation", "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "The Good Place". 2 Mixed · 2All 10 episodes will premiere on Peacock on Monday, Nov. 23. 1 2