Amy Poehler Returns to Workplace Comedy in Dig

When we were reading this book, we thought it would be fun to put a bunch of interesting people here.“At the Los Angeles premiere on November 9, Amy Poehler explained to The Hollywood Reporter the starting point for her new series, Dig.Archaeological excavation sites interest her: some people know everything about the work, others have no idea how it works.

Poehler brought Kate Miles' best-selling novel, Excavations, to Parks and Recreation creator Mike Schur, and the two collaborated again.In the story, a group of archaeologists and college students spend the summer at an excavation site in Greece. A rare artifact that may change history is revealed, and they are immediately involved in a dangerous international conspiracy.

The cast includes Poehler, Hugh Laurie, Geraldine Viswanathan, Antonia Thomas and Fina Strazza.Poehler said there were great female characters in the book, and they decided early on that they wanted Laurie to play the person in charge of the excavation.

More than ten years have passed since Parks and Recreation ended in 2015.Poehler has participated in animated works such as Inside Out 2, directed several movies, and occasionally appeared in small roles; recently, she has opened up new work with the podcast Good Hang.However, starring in a TV series is still a long-awaited return for her.

”I've been thinking about what to do next and giving myself some time.I knew it would be the best thing to do it with Mike, so I just waited for the right project.% She said that she has not produced a drama like this in more than ten years, and the industry has changed a lot, some of which are good, and some of which are not so good.

Schur's wife, J.J. Philbin, co-runs the series.《 Digging 》 bears the marks of the past collaborations between these creators, but Poehler emphasized that its suspenseful tone is heavier and its overall temperament is very different from the local government theme 《 Parks and Recreation.The ten episodes form a tight set of mysteries, and she hopes viewers will want to know what happens in the next episode right away.At the same time, both works deal with familiar questions from workplace comedies: How do these guys figure it out together?

Shure said that the new show does not continue the story of Parks and Recreation. What they want to get back is the feeling of working back then.He and Poehler have talked about it many times, hoping that when the audience watches it, they will find it interesting and I really enjoy it.Philbin believes that the two works have one thing in common: the characters care about their jobs, and in the end they also care about each other.

》 Digging -- will be available on Peacock on November 23rd.