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Peacock Orders Live-Action “Dungeon Crawler Carl” Series

6/19/2026

Summary

Peacock Greenlights Series

Peacock gave a straight-to-series order for a live-action “Dungeon Crawler Carl” adaptation.
Universal Global Television, Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door, Chris Yost, MacFarlane and Matt Dinniman will produce, with Dinniman co-executive producing and appearing with Yost at a Comic-Con panel.
The series, from a bestselling eight-book saga sold over 10 million copies, follows Coast Guard vet Carl and his talking cat Princess Donut surviving an alien-invaded televised game show, and Dinniman plans ten books.

Summary

Cat Teams Coast

The upcoming TV adaptation pairs a talking, tiara-wearing cat with a Coast Guard veteran and offers a fresh take on the apocalypse genre.
Seth MacFarlane is attached to provide a comedic spin on Matt Dinniman’s LitRPG novels.
Chris Yost will translate the books’ game-like structure for television.
Collider reports the series will prioritize “good TV” over survival, making entertainment the central theme.

History

Historical Context

The X-Files, created by Chris Carter, premiered on Fox on September 10 1993 and spawned a 1998 film that grossed over $180 million, establishing a blend of paranormal drama and humor. That template guides today’s live-action adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl, produced by Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door and Universal Global Television, as it seeks to anchor novel-based sci-fi comedy in 2020s streaming.

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Peacock Greenlights Series

Peacock gave a straight-to-series order for a live-action “Dungeon Crawler Carl” adaptation.
Universal Global Television, Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door, Chris Yost, MacFarlane and Matt Dinniman will produce, with Dinniman co-executive producing and appearing with Yost at a Comic-Con panel.
The series, from a bestselling eight-book saga sold over 10 million copies, follows Coast Guard vet Carl and his talking cat Princess Donut surviving an alien-invaded televised game show, and Dinniman plans ten books.

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