Jost also serves as an executive producer alongside “The Goldbergs” writer-producer Alex Barnow and Lavin himself.

Colin Jost to star as infamous dentist-turned-drug lord Larry Lavin in new series from Peacock

Jost also serves as an executive producer alongside "The Goldbergs" writer-producer Alex Barnow and Lavin himself.

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- Colin Jost is set to star in a forthcoming Peacock series about the dentist-turned-drug-lord Larry Lavin.

- Jost will also executive produce the series alongside *The Goldbergs *writer-producer Alex Barnow, who will serve as showrunner, and Lavin himself.

- The *SNL *star's new commitment will not impact his ongoing role on the sketch comedy series.

Colin Jost is going from anchorman to kingpin.

The *Saturday Night Live** *star is currently developing a series for Peacock in which he'll star as Larry Lavin, the infamous dentist-turned-drug lord.

According to a Universal Television release shared with * *on Thurssday, Jost will not just star but executive produce the series alongside *The Goldbergs** *writer-director Alex Barnow, who will serve as showrunner. *Colin Jost & Michael Che Present: New York After Dark *EP Jeff Grovesnor and *La Brea *producer Rachel Kaplan will also executive produce, alongside Lavin himself.

Colin Jost aboard the Staten Island Ferry in 2024.

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The series is based on season one of the Audacy podcast *Wolves Among Us*. The official logline reads: "By day, Larry Lavin was a respected Ivy League dentist and family man — by night, the East Coast's most elusive cocaine kingpin. This series is inspired by the shocking and absurd true story of the suburban dentist who built a drug empire behind the facade of the American dream."

The as-yet untitled series is part of an overall deal Jost has with Universal Television, and will not impact his ongoing role on *Saturday Night Live*.

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Lavin's so-called "Yuppie Conspiracy" operated from 1978 to 1984, at which time he was raided by the FBI. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania and serving an elite clientele from within one of Philadelphia's ritziest suburbs, Lavin grew a modest marijuana distribution operation into a cocaine empire.

Even after he was arrested, he eluded capture, fleeing on partial bail with his wife and son to Virginia Beach, VA., where he was tracked down again in 1986. Lavin was eventually sentenced to 42 years in prison on drug trafficking and tax evasion charges, but ultimately got his sentence reduced to 21 years on appeal.

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Jost has starred on *SNL *for 12 years, working his way up from writer to co-head writer to "Weekend Update" anchor alongside Michael Che. Outside of the sketch comedy institution, he has served as the host of *Pop Culture Jeopardy* since 2024, and appeared in films like *The Breadwinner *and *Fly Me to the Moon*, which starred his wife, Scarlett Johansson.

The funny man follows in a long line of *SNL *cast members to break out of the series with major roles in films and series, from Bowen Yang's glitzy supporting part in *Wicked** *to Sarah Sherman starring in not one, not two, but three films this year. There's Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher's stoner comedy *Pizza Boy, Roommates*, featuring a stacked ensemble including Adam Sandler, Natasha Lyonne, and Nick Kroll, and finally, *I Saw the TV Glow *director Jane Schoenbrun's third feature film, *Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.*

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