Which Dig Character Are You?

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Dig is Peacock’s new half-hour comedy from Michael Schur and Amy Poehler, the duo who first teamed up on Parks and Recreation. The 10-episode first season premieres Monday, November 23, 2026, and it reunites the two creators for their first new series together in more than a decade.

The show is based on Kate Myers’s 2023 novel Excavations, and Myers serves as an executive producer. J.J. Philbin co-runs the series alongside Schur. The setting is an archaeological excavation in southern Greece, where four very different women working the same dig stumble onto a secret that pulls them into an international conspiracy — part workplace comedy, part caper.

Amy Poehler stars as Elise, the site’s lead archaeologist, who has spent years waiting for her boss to finally retire so she can run the dig herself. Hugh Laurie plays that boss, Neville, a British professor who sincerely loves archaeology and sees himself as a mentor to everyone working under him — whether or not they asked for one.

Geraldine Viswanathan plays Dylan, who returns to the Greek dig on a whim after five years away because she has unfinished business there. Fina Strazza is Patty, Neville’s undergraduate assistant, who is on her first trip outside the United States and is quickly in over her head. Antonia Thomas rounds out the core group as Clare, the head preservationist who oversees the site’s lab and museum and is most comfortable in a world of privilege.

The guest roster is stacked with comedy favorites, too: Jason Mantzoukas appears as Lambros, Kayvan Novak as Stavros, and Jon Pointing as Gary, with Brennan Lee Mulligan and Max Greenfield also turning up. Filming took place in Los Angeles and on location in Greece, which gives the series a sun-baked look you don’t usually get from a sitcom.

If you love Schur’s brand of warm, character-driven comedy, Dig sits right alongside The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine — ensembles of mismatched people who become a weird little family. The conspiracy angle also gives it a bit of the mystery-comedy energy that made Only Murders in the Building such a hit.

So which member of the excavation crew are you? The quiz above matches you with Elise, Dylan, Patty, Clare or Neville based on how you handle ambition, secrets, deadlines and the occasional ancient artifact. Take it before the premiere, then see how your result holds up once the dig gets dangerous.