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Peacock releases first trailer for Amy Poehler comedy Dig, premiering November 23

Peacock has released the first trailer for Dig, a 10-episode comedy co-created by Amy Poehler and Michael Schur, which premieres on the streamer on November 23.

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Mixed · 2Peacock released the first trailer for Dig, a comedy starring and co-created by Amy Poehler and co-created by Michael Schur. Mixed · 2All 10 episodes are due on Peacock on November 23. Mixed · 2Poehler plays Elise, an underling to the famous British archaeologist Neville, played by Hugh Laurie, who refuses to retire and holds back her career.

Mixed · 2The story is set at an excavation site in Greece, where Elise and her team, played by Geraldine Viswanathan, Antonia Thomas and Fina Strazza, unearth a rare artifact; in the trailer, Elise and Viswanathan's character find an ornate statuette and weigh how to report it. Left · 1A.V. Club says the find puts them at the centre of an international conspiracy. Mixed · 2The series adapts Kate Myers' novel Excavations, and Myers is a co-executive producer.

Centre · 1Deadline lists further cast including Kayvan Novak, Jon Pointing and Bonita Friedericy, with guest stars Max Greenfield, Jason Mantzoukas, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Noma Dumezweni and Dan Bucatinsky. Centre · 1Schur and J.J. Philbin co-showrun the series, which comes from Universal Television and is produced by Fremulon, Paper Kite, Duck Duck Films, Dunshire, 3 Arts and Ocean Avenue.

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A short, playful piece that frames Dig through Parks and Recreation nostalgia, then says it is not a spiritual successor.
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The Poehler–Schur reunion, the premise, and how Poehler's role differs from Leslie Knope.
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Does not detail the wider cast, guest stars or production credits.
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“unearth”“brushed off its first trailer”
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“The comedy reunion Parks And Recreation fans have been waiting for is coming to Peacock.” — The A.V. Club

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A trade-style trailer write-up that describes the clip scene by scene and lists cast and credits.
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Trailer dialogue, the cast and guest stars, and executive producers and production companies.
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Does not compare the role with Poehler's earlier work beyond naming Schur's past shows.
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“unearthed”
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“Peacock has unearthed the first trailer for its comedy Dig” — Deadline

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