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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Anchor Colin Jost and anchor Michael Che during Weekend Update on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Credit:

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 **, 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.

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 façade 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*.

*This story is developing...*

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