Seth MacFarlane to Adapt 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' Role-Playing Book Series for Peacock
The adaptation follows a bestselling sci-fi series that has sold over 10 million copies and centers on an alien invasion and a talking cat.
- Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to a live-action adaptation of Dungeon Crawler Carl, the popular book series by Author Matt Dinniman. The streamer confirmed the news on Thursday.
- Seth MacFarlane's Fuzzy Door Productions is developing the series alongside Universal Global Television, with Universal International Studios acquiring the rights in early 2025 when no streamer was yet attached.
- Showrunner Chris Yost, known for The Mandalorian, is writing and executive producing. The plot follows a Coast Guard vet named Carl and his talking cat, Princess Donut, surviving a sadistic intergalactic game show.
- Dinniman announced the pickup on social media, noting he and Yost will appear at a San Diego Comic-Con panel next month to discuss the series. Peacock confirmed the logline to TheWrap.
- The adaptation brings the LitRPG phenomenon, which has sold over 10 million copies, to a studio recognized for producing CGI-heavy genre shows like The Orville without exceeding production budgets.
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Peacock Gives Series Order to ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series From Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door, Chris Yost
Peacock has give a series order to the TV adaptation of “Dungeon Crawler Carl,” a New York Times best selling book from Matt Dinniman. Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door is behind the series, which comes from the newly renamed Universal Global Television. Variety reported in April that the show had landed at Peacock. Chris Yost (“The Mandalorian”) is on board as writer and executive producer, while Dinniman is set as a non-writing co-executive produ…
‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Gets Straight-to-Series Order at Peacock From Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door
Author Matt Dinniman confirmed on Thursday that Peacock has given the TV adaptation of his popular book series, “Dungeon Crawler Carl,” a straight-to-series order. The author shared the news on Instagram, writing, “Surprise! I’m happy to announce that our friends at Peacock have *officially* greenlit the Dungeon Crawler Carl television series! Me, Chris Yost and Seth MacFarlane and his team at Fuzzy Door are all really excited to get to work.” D…
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