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Dungeon Crawler Carl Peacock series to start shooting in 2027; only Princess Donut voice cast

At New York Comic Con, author Matt Dinniman and Universal TV executives said the live-action Dungeon Crawler Carl series will shoot next year. Audiobook narrator Jeff Hays will voice Princess Donut; no one else, including Carl, is cast.

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Left · 1Peacock's live-action "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series will begin shooting in 2027, author Matt Dinniman and Universal TV executives said at a New York Comic Con panel on Saturday 10 October. Mixed · 2Dinniman said audiobook narrator Jeff Hays will voice Princess Donut, the talking cat, and that no other casting decisions have been made, including who will play Carl. Centre · 1Kelsey Balance of Universal Global Television said the team could not imagine anyone but Hays as Donut; Screen Rant notes his audiobook narration has accumulated over 140 million listening hours on Audible.

Centre · 1Screen Rant reported that the writers' room is working on the series and is in week 4 of 20 of completing the script. Left · 1Balance said the project is in "soft prep", with department heads, line producers, production designers, directors and casting being hired, that real prep starts in the new year, and that the plan is to have all scripts written before production starts. Left · 1Balance said the team had hoped to announce more at the panel but that not everything has landed officially, and that further details are due "very soon, within the next few weeks"; no premiere date was given.

Left · 1The series is led by Chris Yost and Eric Heisserer, who will executive produce with Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins and Rachel Hargreaves-Heald of MacFarlane's Fuzzy Door; Dinniman is co-executive producer, and the adaptation comes from Universal Global Television. Left · 1The official logline describes an alien invasion that leaves survivors fighting on an intergalactic game show, with Coast Guard veteran Carl paired with his ex-girlfriend's show cat, Princess Donut.

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Variety reports the panel as a production-schedule story: shooting in 2027, with more details soon.
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Executive quotes on prep, scripts and timing, the producing team, the logline and the lack of a premiere date.
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“Peacock’s “Dungeon Crawler Carl” live-action TV series will begin shooting next year” — Variety

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Screen Rant presents brief casting and writing updates from the panel, framed around Seth MacFarlane's adaptation.
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Hays' casting, the writers' room progress (week 4 of 20) and Audible listening hours.
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Does not give the 2027 shooting start, the producing team or the premiere-date answer.
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“Dungeon Crawler Carl is heading for TV screens, as Seth MacFarlane's adaptation gets major casting and filming updates at New York Comic Con.” — Screen Rant

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