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Peacock Greenlights Live-Action Dungeon Crawler Carl Series

The straight-to-series order reflects strong streamer confidence in the bestselling LitRPG property with producers promising more details at San Diego Comic-Con.

Overview

  • Peacock officially gave Dungeon Crawler Carl a straight-to-series order, a move confirmed on Friday, June 19, 2026, by the author and multiple outlets.
  • Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door and Universal Global Television will produce the show with Chris Yost writing and serving as an executive producer and Matt Dinniman credited as a co-executive producer.
  • Peacock supplied a logline that describes the premise as survivors forced to compete on a sadistic intergalactic game show led by aliens, with protagonist Carl paired with a tiara-wearing talking cat.
  • No casting, episode count, production schedule, or release date have been announced and the creative team has said they will share more information at their San Diego Comic-Con panel.
  • The pickup leans on a large existing franchise—eight books, audiobooks and related products—and the straight-to-series order signals Peacock is betting the built-in fan base and deep source material can support a full season and future expansion.