Peacock’s New Comedy “DIG” Uncovers Guest Stars Jason Mantzoukas, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Noma Dumezweni, Max Greenfield and Dan Bucatinsky

• Jason Mantzoukas, Brennan Lee Mulligan and Noma Dumezweni will recur, while Max Greenfield and Dan Bucatinsky will guest star in “DIG.”

• All episodes will be available on Peacock starting November 23, 2026.   

• “DIG” follows a team of dedicated archaeologists (and less-dedicated college students) who spend their summer working on a dig site in Greece. Their discovery of a rare artifact sends them on the adventure of a lifetime. 

• The series stars Amy Poehler, Hugh Laurie, Geraldine Viswanathan, Antonia Thomas and Fina Strazza.

• Michael Schur and Amy Poehler are co-creators and executive produce the series, with Poehler set to star. J.J. Philbin also serves as a writer and executive producer on the series.

• Morgan Sackett is executive producing, along with Dean Holland, Kate Arend, Jordan Grief, Dave Becky, David Miner and Sharon Jackson.

• The series is an adaptation of Kate Myers’ bestseller “Excavations.” Author Kate Myers is a co-executive producer.

• The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, Fremulon, Paper Kite, Duck Duck Films, Dunshire, 3 Arts and Ocean Avenue.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS 

• Jason Mantzoukas plays Lambros, a local store owner and occasional looter of the treasures unearthed at the dig site.

• Brennan Lee Mulligan plays Marcus Robertson Jr. (“M.R.”), a wealthy dilettante who is trying to decide whether to donate money to support the dig.

• Noma Dumezweni plays Evelyn, Clare’s (Antonia Thomas’s) mother, who looms very large in Clare’s life and weighs in on her decisions whether Clare wants her to or not.

• Max Greenfield plays Andrew, a high-society art dealer who Elise (Amy Poehler) meets at a fancy party.

• Dan Bucatinsky plays Fritz, a New York museum director who takes an interest in Clare’s career.

Dan Bucatinsky
“Fritz”

Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Dan Bucatinsky executive produces and stars in the third and final season of HBO’s The Comeback. He is set to appear in Netflix’s upcoming reboot of 13 Going on 30,and he can also be seen in the most recent fourth season of the Emmy Award-winning HBO series Hackswith Jean Smart. Dan recently appeared opposite Lindsay Lohan and Kristin Chenoweth in the Netflixrom-com Our Little Secretand stars in the recently released indie thriller Highest Stakes, along with SethGreen and Kevin Dillon, for Paramount. Along with Lisa Kudrow, Dan executive produced 10 seasons ofthe Emmy-nominated docuseries Who Do You Think You Are? and the current syndicated game show 25Words or Less, which is beginning its eighth season.

On television, Bucatinsky has appeared in The Baker and the Beauty, How I Met Your Fatherand ChicagoMed, but is best known for his Emmy-winning role as James Novak on Shonda Rhimes’ Scandal.Bucatinsky is the author of the bestselling autobiographical parenting book Does This Baby Make MeLook Straight?He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, filmmaker Don Roos, and their two children.

Acting Credits:
The Comeback
Hacks
(Upcoming)13 Going on 30

Rep Credits:
Dan Bucatinskyis represented by Innovative Artists and The Rosenzweig Group.

Jason Mantzoukas
“Lambros”

Jason Mantzoukas is an actor, comedian, writer and podcaster best known for his distinctive, scene-stealing comedic performances across film and television.

Up next, Mantzoukas will star in Netflix’s A Hundred Percent, a newly greenlit half-hour comedy alongside Nick Kroll, Sam Richardson and Vanessa Bayer. Written by Kroll and Gabe Liedman, the seriesfollows a group of friends working within the thought leader industrial complex whose lives behind theirbooks, podcasts and morning routines are far from perfect.

He most recently appeared in Disney’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Previously, he appeared inNetflix’s comedy series A Man on the Inside, Season 19 of the hit British series Taskmasterand voiced Jaythroughout all eight seasons of Netflix’s Big Mouth.

Film credits include John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, The House, The Dictator, Sleeping With OtherPeopleand Neighbors. On television, Mantzoukas is best known for his roles as Rafi on The League,Adrian Pimento on Brooklyn Nine-Nineand Derek on The Good Place. Additional credits includeInvincible, Transparent, Broad City, Parks and Recreationand Community.

He also co-hosts the popular comedy podcast How Did This Get Made?alongside June Diane Raphaeland Paul Scheer.

Acting Credits:
The Dictator
Big Mouth
Parks & Recreation

Rep Credits:
Jason Mantzoukas is represented at Rise Management by Christie Smith and at UTA by Lucas Barnes,Blair Kohan, Jo Yao, and TJ Doolan

Noma Dumezweni
“Evelyn”

Noma Dumezweni will next be seen in Susanna White’s film adaptation of Prima Facieopposite CynthiaErivo, premiering at TIFF 2026, as well as reprising her role in Season 2 of the Apple series Murderbot.She will recur in Peacock’s Dig, starring Amy Poehler and Hugh Laurie, and appear in Ryan Murphy’s TheShardson FX. She was recently featured in Apple TV+’s limited series Presumed Innocent, starring JakeGyllenhaal and Ruth Negga; The Friend, starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and Constance Wu; Season 3of Only Murders in the Buildingon Hulu; and Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series The Watcher, opposite NaomiWatts.

She received rave reviews for her portrayal of Haley Fitzgerald in HBO’s limited series TheUndoing, opposite Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, and starred in two seasons of the HBO Max seriesMade for Lovewith Cristin Milioti and Ray Romano. She was recently seen in the live-action film TheLittle Mermaidfor Disney, the thriller Retributionopposite Liam Neeson and the U.K. limited series BestInterests.

On stage, Dumezweni recently starred in Duke & Royaat the Lucille Lortel Theatre and A Doll’s House,Part 2at Donmar Warehouse in London. She also originated the role of Hermione Granger in the WestEnd and Broadway productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, for which she won an Olivier Awardand received a Tony Award nomination. Previous theater credits include her Olivier Award-winningperformance in A Raisin in the Sunat the Lyric Theatre, the title role in Lindaat the Royal Court and adozen other Shakespeare and classical plays.

Other screen credits include Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,which premiered at Sundance in 2019; Peter Hedges’ The Same Storm; Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns;Fox’s The Kid Who Would Be King; and the Hugo Blick/Netflix series Black Earth Rising, opposite JohnGoodman. Past television credits include Hulu’s Normal People, Ryan Murphy’s Pose, a recurring role onBBC’s international hit Doctor Who, BBC’s limited series Capitaland Amazon’s Philip K. Dick’s ElectricDreams.

Acting Credits:
The Undoing
Murderbot
The Little Mermaid

Rep Credits:
Noma Dumezweni is represented by CAA, Principal Entertainment and Conway Van Gelder Grant.

Max Greenfield
“Andrew”

Max Greenfield is currently in production on the fourth season of Mike White’s hit HBO series The WhiteLotus. He previously starred opposite Cedric the Entertainer in the CBS multicamera comedy TheNeighborhood, which ran for eight seasons. He recently appeared opposite Kate Hudson in the first twoseasons of Mindy Kaling’s Netflix comedy Running Point, as well as in Michael Schur’s Netflix series AMan on the Inside.

In film, Greenfield recently starred opposite Melanie Lynskey and Sunny Sandler in the Netflix movieDon’t Say Good Luck. His previous film work includes Jerry Seinfeld’s Netflix comedy Unfrosted, oppositeAmy Schumer; the Lionsgate/Hulu feature The Valet, opposite Eugenio Derbez and Samara Weaving; andEmerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman, opposite Carey Mulligan. Additional film credits include FirstTime Female Director, The Big Short, Hello, My Name Is Dorisand The Glass Castle.

Greenfield is best known for starring as Schmidt in the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which he earned Emmyand Golden Globe nominations. He also played Ronnie in Ryan Murphy’s The Assassination of GianniVersace: American Crime Story.

In addition to acting, Greenfield is a successful children’s author who has published four books withPenguin Random House, including the New York Times bestseller Good Night Thoughts, I Don’t Want toRead This Book, This Book Is Not a Presentand I Don’t Want to Read This Book Aloud.

He is currently developing a series with Mindy Kaling and his wife, Tess Sanchez, based on Sanchez’sessay collection, We’ve Decided to Go in a Different Direction.

Acting Credits:
New Girl
The Valet
The Big Short.