Overview
- Jeff Hays was revealed as the voice of Princess Donut during Penguin Random House’s Comic-Con panel, which was announced Thursday and marks the first public casting since Peacock ordered the series.
- Hays is the long-running narrator and producer of the Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks and has performed Donut and other characters in that format.
- The franchise behind the show has sold about 14 million copies and Hays‑narrated audiobooks have logged more than 140 million listening hours on Audible, giving the casting clear commercial and fan significance.
- Peacock’s live-action series was ordered in June and is produced by Universal Global Television and Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door with Chris Yost as writer and showrunner and Matt Dinniman as co‑executive producer.
- Fans reacted positively and some urged that Hays also voice other parts such as the series’ System AI, but major roles including Carl have not yet been publicly cast so further announcements will shape early expectations and marketing.