Published 21:00 IST, January 28th 2021

What time does 'The Dig' release on Netflix? See the release time, plot and other details

Netflix is all set to release its brand new drama film 'The Dig' starring Carey Mulligan, Lily James and others. Find out what time does The Dig release.

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Dig is an upcoming Netflix drama film. Based on 2007 vel by same name, by author John Preston, story of this book reimagines events of 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo. Helmed by director Simon Stone, drama film stars Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James and or talented actors. Re on to find out, “What time does ' Dig' release on Netflix?”

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What time does ' Dig' release on Netflix?

Dig release date on Netflix is January 29, 2021. Like all or Netflix titles, this film will release at 12:00 am PT, which is 3:00 am ET. Dig release time for viewers in United Kingdom will be 8:00 am  BST. Viewers in Australia will be able to watch film at 7:00 pm AST.

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' Dig' on Netflix: premise of film

film chronicles around discovery of  Sutton Hoo burial site on property of a woman named Edith Pretty. According to a report in Britannica, Sutton Hoo is a burial site near Woodbridge, in Suffolk, England. site has two early medieval cemeteries that date from 6th to 7th centuries. Several Archaeologists have been working on excavating area since 1939.

One of cemeteries found at this location h an undisturbed ship burial with a wealth of Anglo-Saxon artefacts. Most of objects found here have been held by  British Museum. Scholars believe that Rædwald of East Anglia is most likely person to have been buried in ship. site holds an immense historifcal significance and helps in understanding Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia and early Anglo-Saxon period.

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' Dig': Cast and characters

According to a report on film’s IMDb p, British actor Carey Mulligan stars as Edith Pretty in Dig. She is joined by Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown, a self taught Archaeologist and astromer from England. Lily James plays Peggy Preston, English archaeologist, who played a pivotal role in uncovering site. Or actors joining cast are Johnny Flynn as Rory Lomax, Ben Chaplin as Stuart Piggott, Ken Stott as Charles Phillips, Archie Barnes as Robert Pretty, Monica Dolan as May Brown.

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21:00 IST, January 28th 2021