Dig (TV series)

Dig
Dig panel - writer Carol Barbee, co-creator Gideon Raff, producer Richard Rothstein, co-creator Tim Kring, director S.J. Clarkson, actors David Costabile, and Alison Sudol - at San Diego Comic Con 2014.
Genre	Action Adventure Drama
Created by	Tim Kring Gideon Raff
Starring	Jason Isaacs Anne Heche Ori Pfeffer Alison Sudol Omar Metwally Regina Taylor David Costabile Angela Bettis Zen McGrath Richard E. Grant Lauren Ambrose
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English, Hebrew
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tim Kring Gideon Raff
Production company(s)	Tailwind Productions G. Raff Productions The Jackal Group Keshet International Universal Cable Productions
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	USA Network
Original release	March 5 – May 7, 2015
External links
Official website

Dig is an American mystery/action-thriller miniseries that premiered on USA Network on March 5, 2015, and ran until May 7.^[1] Created by Gideon Raff and Tim Kring, it stars Jason Isaacs as FBI Agent Peter Connelly and Anne Heche as Lynn Monahan, Peter’s boss and occasional lover. When Peter investigates the murder of a young American in Jerusalem, he uncovers an international conspiracy thousands of years in the making. The series also stars Alison Sudol, David Costabile, Regina Taylor, Lauren Ambrose, Angela Bettis, and Ori Pfeffer.^[2][3] On May 12, 2015, USA Network cancelled Dig.^[4]

Premise

The story focuses on an FBI agent who is based in Jerusalem and discovers a plot that dates back 2000 years while investigating a murder. The focus is on the prophetic return of the Jewish temple.^[5]

Cast

• Jason Isaacs as FBI Special Agent Peter Connelly^[6]
• Anne Heche as Special Agent in Charge Lynn Monahan, FBI Legal Attache, plus Peter's boss and casual lover^[7]
• Ori Pfeffer as Detective Golan Cohen^[8]
• Melinda Page Hamilton as Sandra^[9]
• Alison Sudol as Emma Wilson^[10]
• Regina Taylor as Ambassador Ruth Ridell^[11]
• David Costabile as Tad Billingham^[12]
• Lauren Ambrose as Debbie Morgan^[13]
• Asi Cohen as Shem
• Angela Bettis as Fay^[14]

Production

The series is produced by Universal Cable Productions. It began filming in Jerusalem, but then moved production to Dubrovnik, Pula, Split and Trogir, Croatia and later to Albuquerque, New Mexico, due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.^[15][16] Isaacs stated that when the show was originally written the entire premise was around shooting in Jerusalem.^[17]

Episodes

Six episodes of Dig were originally picked up for the miniseries, but this was later upped to ten episodes.^[18]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	SJ Clarkson	Tim Kring & Gideon Raff	March 5, 2015	1.83[19]
A red heifer is born in Norway. Peter Connelly begins investigating the death of a young archaeology student who is searching for the Ark of the Covenant, whom he met while chasing a Palestinian Christian. A young boy named Josh runs away from an apparent cult in New Mexico.
2	"Catch You Later"	Gideon Raff	Tim Kring & Gideon Raff	March 12, 2015	1.45[20]
Cohen deduces that Peter is the man who was with Emma the night she was killed. Avram begins his journey to Jerusalem with the red heifer. Debbie discovers another young boy named Josh, and he attends his Bar Mitzvah. Yusuf delivers the stone to the American ambassador.
3	"Meet the Rosenbergs"	Gideon Raff	Tim Kring & Gideon Raff	March 19, 2015	1.43[21]
4	"Prayer of David"	Gideon Raff	Carol Barbee	March 26, 2015	1.34[22]
5	"Emma Wilson's Father"	Gideon Raff	Bradford Winters	April 2, 2015	0.93[23]
6	"The Well of Souls"	Allan Arkush	Tim Kring & Gideon Raff	April 9, 2015	0.95[24]
7	"Trust No One"	Millicent Shelton	Barry O'Brien	April 16, 2015	1.08[25]
8	"Sisters of Dinah"	Millicent Shelton	Jesse Peyronel & Sharon Hoffman	April 23, 2015	0.94[26]
9	"Jehoshaphat"	Gideon Raff	Carol Barbee & Bradford Winters	April 30, 2015	1.09[27]
10	"Armageddon Protocol"	Gideon Raff	Tim Kring & Gideon Raff	May 7, 2015	1.05[28]

References

1. "Official network site". usanetwork.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
2. "What you need to know about 'Dig,' USA's most ambitious drama". Mashable. January 30, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
3. Bryn Elise Sandberg. "'Dig' Team Offers Inside Look at USA's New Middle East Drama (Exclusive Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
4. "Dig Cancelled By USA Network After One Season". 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
5. Johns, Nikara (July 23, 2014). "USA Network Partners With Wattpad to Release 'Dig' Prequel". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
6. Nellie, Andreeva (February 14, 2014). "Jason Isaacs To Topline USA Network Event Series 'DIG'". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
7. Team, Deadline (March 14, 2014). "Anne Heche Joins USA Network Event Series 'DIG'". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
8. "USA's 'Dig' Event Series Adds Trio in Recurring Roles".
9. "James Martinez Joins ‘Aquarius'; Melinda Page Hamilton In ‘Dig’". November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
10. "Alison Sudol - IMDb".
11. "USA’s ‘Dig’ Trailer: First Look at Anne Heche, Jason Isaacs Drama".
12. "Jake Weber Joins AMC’s ‘Hell On Wheels'; David Costabile In USA’s ‘DIG’".
13. "'Six Feet Under's' Lauren Ambrose Joins USA's 'Dig'".
14. "Angela Bettis - IMDb".
15. Prudom, Laura (July 22, 2014). "'DIG' Moves Production Out of Israel Due to Violence". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
16. Caspi, David (July 22, 2014). "USA's 'DIG' Moves From Israel to Albuquerque Amid Gaza Srip Conflict". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
17. Getting the scoop on ‘Dig’
18. ‘DIG’ Gets March Premiere Date As USA Network Orders Four More Episodes: Video
19. Bibel, Sara (March 6, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
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21. Bibel, Sara (March 20, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Wins Night, 'WWE Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Archer', 'Dig' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
22. Kondolojy, Amanda (March 27, 2015). "Thursday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Tops Night + 'Thursday Night Smackdown', 'Vikings', 'Pawn Stars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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External links

• Official website
• Dig at the Internet Movie Database