Peacock announced at New York Comic Con that its live-action television series adaptation of “Dungeon Crawler Carl” will commence shooting in 2027. The project is currently in pre-production phases, with writing, casting, and crew hiring underway.
The series is based on Matt Dinniman’s best-selling LitRPG novel franchise and centers on a Coast Guard veteran named Carl who becomes paired with a talking cat named Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk after an alien invasion forces survivors to compete on an intergalactic game show. The show explores their efforts to survive against monsters, aliens, artificial intelligence, and rival competitors.
Chris Yost and Eric Heisserer serve as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins, and Rachel Hargreaves-Heald from MacFarlane’s production company Fuzzy Door. The adaptation is produced by Universal Global Television. Kelsey Balance, the scripted series chief for Universal Global Television, stated during the panel that the project is in the midst of active development, with scripts expected to be finalized before production begins.
Balance indicated that additional details regarding the series would be announced within the coming weeks, though specific information about premiere timing remains unavailable. Jeff Hays, who narrates the audiobook version, will provide the voice for Princess Donut in the television adaptation. No casting decisions have been made for the lead role of Carl or other principal parts at this stage.
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