{"id":879944,"date":"2026-10-12T18:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/879944\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T18:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:16:10","slug":"dungeon-crawler-carl-live-action-tv-series-to-begin-shooting-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/879944\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dungeon Crawler Carl\u2019 Live-Action TV Series to Begin Shooting in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The live-action adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/matt-dinniman-nycc-interview-dungeon-crawler-carl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dungeon Crawler Carl<\/a> is moving closer to reality, with the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/polygon.com\/tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TV<\/a> series expected to begin filming in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The series, based on Matt Dinniman\u2019s bestselling LitRPG book series, is in the early stages of development at Universal Television, with production preparations already underway. Speaking during a New York Comic Con panel Saturday, Universal Global Television scripted series chief Kelsey Balance said the team is hiring key production staff and working on scripts ahead of filming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re on track for that and then we\u2019ll start shooting it, which is exciting,\u201d Balance said, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/dungeon-crawler-carl-tv-series-filming-2027-release-date-1236907644\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">according to Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Balance also said fans should hear more about the adaptation \u201cvery soon, within the next few weeks,\u201d as the team finalizes additional details. However, there\u2019s no word yet on when the show might premiere.<\/p>\n<p>                        What we know about the Dungeon Crawler Carl adaptation<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1650\" height=\"958\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dungeon Crawler Carl board game key art \" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1-40-46-pm.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/screenshot-2026-04-16-at-1-40-46-pm.jpg\" class=\"img-brightness-opt-out\"\/><br \/>\n        Image:\u00a0Renegade Game Studios<\/p>\n<p> Dungeon Crawler Carl follows Coast Guard veteran Carl and Princess Donut, his ex-girlfriend\u2019s prize-winning cat, after an alien invasion wipes out most of humanity. The survivors are forced to navigate a deadly dungeon filled with monsters, aliens, and other threats as contestants on a sadistic intergalactic reality show. As the series\u2019 official logline puts it, the apocalypse will be televised, and survival is only part of the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The series will be led by Chris Yost and Eric Heisserer, who will executive produce alongside Seth MacFarlane, Erica Huggins, and Rachel Hargreaves-Heald of MacFarlane\u2019s production company, Fuzzy Door. Dinniman will serve as a co-executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>The books have developed a dedicated following for their blend of fantasy, science fiction, dark humor, and video game-inspired mechanics. The TV adaptation will bring that combination to a new audience, though it remains unclear how closely the show will follow the books.<\/p>\n<p>                        Who will star in Dungeon Crawler Carl?<\/p>\n<p>Casting details remain scarce. Dinniman confirmed during the NYCC panel that Jeff Hays, who narrates the Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks, will voice Princess Donut in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Carl himself has not been cast, and no premiere date has been announced. Dinniman said he wants an actor who can capture both Carl\u2019s goofy side and his more intimidating moments, according to Variety.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/games-like-dungeon-crawler-carl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carl has a fluffy white cat named Princess Donut on his shoulder as he runs from an explosion on the cover of the graphic novel version of Dungeon Crawler Carl\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/81lstefoezl-_sl1500_.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/81lstefoezl-_sl1500_.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Related<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/games-like-dungeon-crawler-carl\/\" title=\"The 8 best games like Dungeon Crawler Carl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tThe 8 best games like Dungeon Crawler Carl<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The dungeon AI can&#8217;t wait to see you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The live-action adaptation of Dungeon Crawler Carl is moving closer to reality, with the upcoming TV series expected&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":879945,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[88,92],"class_list":["post-879944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/879945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}