Dig (TV series)

Dig
Genre
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Drama
Created byTim Kring
Gideon Raff
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish
Hebrew
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Tim Kring
  • Gideon Raff
  • Alon Shtruzman
  • Gail Berman
  • Karni Ziv
  • Gene Stein
  • Avi Nir
  • Lloyd Braun
Producers
  • Michael Wray
  • Jenna Santoianni
  • Liat Benasuly Amit
Production companies
Original release
NetworkUSA Network
ReleaseMarch 5 (2015-03-05) –
May 7, 2015 (2015-05-07)

Dig is an American mystery/action-thriller television 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

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.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"SJ ClarksonTim Kring & Gideon RaffMarch 5, 2015 (2015-03-05)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 RaffTim Kring & Gideon RaffMarch 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)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 RaffTim Kring & Gideon RaffMarch 19, 2015 (2015-03-19)1.43[21]
4"Prayer of David"Gideon RaffCarol BarbeeMarch 26, 2015 (2015-03-26)1.34[22]
5"Emma Wilson's Father"Gideon RaffBradford WintersApril 2, 2015 (2015-04-02)0.93[23]
6"The Well of Souls"Allan ArkushTim Kring & Gideon RaffApril 9, 2015 (2015-04-09)0.95[24]
7"Trust No One"Millicent SheltonBarry O'BrienApril 16, 2015 (2015-04-16)1.08[25]
8"Sisters of Dinah"Millicent SheltonJesse Peyronel & Sharon HoffmanApril 23, 2015 (2015-04-23)0.94[26]
9"Jehoshaphat"Gideon RaffCarol Barbee & Bradford WintersApril 30, 2015 (2015-04-30)1.09[27]
10"Armageddon Protocol"Gideon RaffTim Kring & Gideon RaffMay 7, 2015 (2015-05-07)1.05[28]

References

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  15. ^ Prudom, Laura (July 22, 2014). "'DIG' Moves Production Out of Israel Due to Violence". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
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  18. ^ 'DIG' Gets March Premiere Date As USA Network Orders Four More Episodes: Video
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