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''Dig'' is an American
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on March 5, 2015, and ran until May 7. Created by Gideon Raff and Tim Kring, it stars
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Peter Connelly and Anne Heche as Lynn Monahan, Peter's boss and occasional lover. When Peter investigates the murder of a young American in
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, he uncovers an international conspiracy thousands of years in the making. The series also stars Alison Sudol,
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, Angela Bettis, and Ori Pfeffer. On May 12, 2015, USA Network cancelled ''Dig''.


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.


Cast

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Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. Isaac's film roles include Col. Tavington in '' The Patriot'' (2000), Michael D. Steele in '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), Lucius Malfoy in the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2002–2011), Ca ...
as
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Special Agent Peter Connelly * Anne Heche as Special Agent in Charge Lynn Monahan, FBI Legal Attache, plus Peter's boss who uses him for her pleasures * Ori Pfeffer as Detective Golan Cohen * Melinda Page Hamilton as Sandra * Alison Sudol as Emma Wilson *
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as Ambassador Ruth Ridell *
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as Tad Billingham * Richard E. Grant as Ian Margrove *
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as Debbie Morgan * Asi Cohen as Shem * Angela Bettis as Fay


Production

The series is produced by Universal Cable Productions. It began filming in Jerusalem, but then moved production to
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and later to Albuquerque, New Mexico, due to the
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. Isaacs stated that when the show was originally written the entire premise was around shooting in Jerusalem.


Episodes

Six episodes of ''Dig'' were originally picked up for the miniseries, but this was later upped to ten episodes.'DIG' Gets March Premiere Date As USA Network Orders Four More Episodes: Video
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