Amy Poehler Teams Up with Mike Schur for Fresh Comedy ‘Dig’
Curveball energy: Amy Poehler’s sliding back onto your TV with a new comedy series called Dig, courtesy of her Parks and Recreation showrunner Mike Schur. Poehler isn’t just starring—she’s executive producing alongside Schur and longtime collaborator David Miner through Universal Television and 3 Arts Entertainment. After Rebel Wilson’s spray-tan cameo in your feed and enough true-crime podcasts to fill a small convention center, this feels like exactly the kind of funny we need right now.
Dig is officially in development at NBC for an eight-episode first run, with a tentative midseason 2025 premiere window. According to People Magazine, the project reunites Poehler and Schur for the first time since Parks and Rec wrapped in 2015, tapping into the same blend of warmth and absurdity that made Leslie Knope a household name. Deadline confirms that Dig follows Poehler’s character, an overachieving archaeological dissector of both ancient relics and modern relationships—imagine your favorite museum tour, but with way more awkward date night tension.
Scripting comes courtesy of Emmy winner Ian Roberts (Superstore) and veteran comedy writer April Matthis, who’ve built a world where Poelher’s Lydia “Dig” Diggs swaps Indiana’s pretzels for L.A.’s avocado toast and a side of existential dread. Don’t expect a dusty dig site, though—production insiders tell Dotdash Meredith the tone skews light and surprisingly feminist, with Diggs coaching her motley crew of interns and old-school curators under the fluorescent hum of a high-tech historical institute.
Behind the scenes, Universal Television is pumping resources into location shoots around Los Angeles, peppering the pilot with hidden Easter eggs for Parks superfans—think Pawnee rally posters tucked into background walls. And yes, that could mean a few familiar faces popping up for wink-and-nod cameos. With Schur at the helm, it’s safe to assume Dig will balance heart and satire, riffing on midlife hustle while skewering museum culture and unsolicited dating advice.
For Poehler, this marks her first network series lead since she nailed Leslie Knope’s Park Department gigs. She’s kept busy with voice roles (Inside Out 2) and Broadway cameos, but Dig is her first full-tilt TV comeback. Industry vets see this as a strategic play: you dust off the formula that clicked hard before, add a fresh premise, and serve it to a pandemic-weary audience hungry for clever world-building.
Anyway, that’s the scoop on Dig. Will Poehler unearth comedic gold? We’ll find out when NBC sets a date. If this trendline holds, don’t say you weren’t prepped.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine
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