Amy Poehler's New 10-Part 'Parks & Rec' Replacement Officially Sets Release Date

Published Aug 10, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT

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Thanks to her unforgettable performance as Leslie Knope in all seven seasons of Parks and Recreation, Amy Poehler has become a household name who is also famous for voicing Joy in the Inside Out movies. Poehler is also the host of one of the most popular podcasts in the world right now, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, where she brings on popular guests like Tina Fey or Kathryn Hahn to tell life stories and chat about some of their favorite comedic influences. Poehler is an Emmy-winner for her work on Saturday Night Live, and she’s also been nominated more than 25 times for her work on other projects like Lucy and Desi, Making It, Russian Doll, and more. However, she’s always on the hunt for her next big project, and she’s officially set to star in a new Peacock series coming to streaming soon.

Poehler will star in a leading role in Dig, a new comedy series launching as a binge on November 23 that reunites the Parks & Rec star with executive producer Michael Schur. Hugh Laurie, Geraldine Viswanathan, Antonia Thomas, and Fina Strazza will also star in leading roles in Dig, and guest stars include Kayvan Novak, Jon Pointing, and Bonita Friedericy. In addition to executive producing the new show, Schur also serves as the lead writer and showrunner on Dig along with J.J. Philbin. This afternoon, **Peacock released the first batch of images from Dig **before all 10 episodes premiere on November 23, and the official synopsis for the show reads as follows: “A team of dedicated archaeologists (and less-dedicated college students) spend their summer working on a dig site in Greece. Their discovery of a rare artifact sends them on the adventure of a lifetime.”

Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.

You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.

You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.

You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.

You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.

You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.

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