Peacock has released the official trailer for DIG, its new comedy series starring Amy Poehler and Hugh Laurie, and confirmed that all 10 episodes of the first season will premiere on November 23, 2026 — just in time for Thanksgiving-week binge-watching. The trailer marks the most high-profile reunion in recent comedy television: Poehler reteams with Michael Schur, the co-creator of Parks and Recreation, for a series about archaeologists, ambition and one very inconvenient discovery.
The premise is deceptively simple. DIG follows a team of dedicated archaeologists — and less-dedicated college students — spending their summer on a dig site in Greece. Then they find something rare, something that has not been found for hundreds of years, and the discovery sends them on the adventure of a lifetime. The trailer’s joke engine is credit: who gets to claim a once-in-a-career find, and what happens when the people doing the digging are not the people whose names end up on it.
What the trailer shows
The trailer opens with Poehler as Elise, a work-obsessed veteran of the dig, laying down the law for her team — including a firm rule about the stray dogs roaming the site. Laurie enters as Neville, the project’s leader, greeting the morning in southern Greece with hearty bonhomie before telling Elise he plans to retire, then immediately changing his mind: he will stay one more year.
That reversal is the series in miniature. Elise discovers the rare artefact and wants to tell Neville, but her colleague Dylan warns her that he will take the credit, as he always does. If they dig it up themselves, Dylan argues, Elise will get the credit she deserves. What follows, per the trailer, is a conspiracy-tinged adventure as Elise and her team strike out on their own, with mishaps, chases and at least one international complication piling up behind them.
The cast
Poehler leads the cast as Elise, with Laurie as Neville. The series regulars also include Geraldine Viswanathan as Dylan, the plucky but scattered colleague who pushes Elise to claim her own discovery; Antonia Thomas as Clare, poised and intelligent; and Fina Strazza as Patty, a naive go-getter. Guest stars include Kayvan Novak, Jon Pointing and Bonita Friedericy, alongside Jason Mantzoukas, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Noma Dumezweni, Max Greenfield and Dan Bucatinsky.
It is a cast built for Schur-style ensemble comedy: strong comic leads, a deep bench of scene-stealers, and enough dramatic weight — Laurie in particular — to ground the sillier turns. Viswanathan, Thomas and Strazza give the dig team its generational spread, from seasoned professionals to students who may not be quite as dedicated as the brochure promised.
The Parks and Recreation connection
DIG is co-created by Poehler and Schur, who co-wrote the pilot and serve as executive producers. Schur co-showruns the series with J.J. Philbin, whose credits include New Girl and Only Murders in the Building. The producing team also includes Morgan Sackett, Dean Holland, Kate Arend and Jordan Grief for Paper Kite, Dave Becky and David Miner for 3 Arts, and Sharon Jackson for Ocean Avenue, with Universal Television as the studio.
The series is based on Kate Myers’ 2023 novel Excavations, and Myers herself is a co-executive producer. Filming began in January 2026 and wrapped in May, and the series was first announced in May 2025 — a relatively long runway that suggests Peacock has been positioning DIG as one of its signature year-end launches rather than a quiet catalogue addition.
Why November 23 is a smart launch date
Releasing all 10 episodes on November 23 puts DIG squarely in Thanksgiving week, when families are together, travel is paused and streaming services compete hardest for communal viewing. A warm, ensemble comedy with a sunny Greek setting and a mystery at its centre is well suited to that window: easy to start together, propulsive enough to finish over a long weekend.
It also caps a strong year for Peacock’s comedy slate, and gives the streamer a clear awards-season conversation piece. Schur’s comedies have a track record of building slowly through word of mouth — Parks and Recreation itself took a season to find its footing — so a full-season drop lets audiences judge DIG as a whole rather than on a single pilot.
What to expect from season 1
Based on the trailer and Peacock’s synopsis, the season’s arc will follow the artefact: what it is, who it belongs to, who wants it, and how far Elise’s team will go to keep control of their own discovery. The international-conspiracy thread gives the comedy a plot engine beyond workplace jokes, while the Greece setting supplies the visual pleasure — sun, ruins, olive groves and the sea — that makes the series feel like an escape as well as a sitcom.
The central question is whether DIG can balance its two modes: the grounded workplace comedy of a dig team at odds with its boss, and the broader adventure-comedy of a conspiracy uncovered by accident. The trailer suggests it intends to try both at once, which is either a recipe for a breakout hit or a tonal gamble. Either way, it is the most interesting new comedy premiere of the late fall.
Frequently asked questions
When does DIG premiere on Peacock?
DIG premieres on Peacock on November 23, 2026, with all 10 episodes of season 1 available at launch.
Who stars in DIG?
Amy Poehler stars as Elise and Hugh Laurie as Neville, alongside Geraldine Viswanathan, Antonia Thomas and Fina Strazza.
Who created DIG?
DIG was co-created by Amy Poehler and Michael Schur, based on Kate Myers’ 2023 novel Excavations. Schur and J.J. Philbin are the co-showrunners.
What is DIG about?
DIG follows archaeologists and college students on a summer dig in Greece whose discovery of a rare artefact sends them on an adventure involving an international conspiracy — and a fight over who gets the credit.
Is DIG based on a book?
Yes. DIG is adapted from Kate Myers’ novel Excavations, published in 2023.