Chris Yost & Eric Heisserer Set As Showrunners For Peacock Drama Series ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’
Dungeon Crawler Carl has found its showrunners. The Peacock drama series, which is an adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s popular science fantasy LitRPG (role-playing game) books, was handed a straight-to-series order in June. Chris Yost and Eric Heisserer have been named co-showrunners. Yost was previously named as writer of the project, which comes from Seth MacFarlane’s […]
Peacock’s “Dungeon Crawler Carl” TV adaptation has added “Arrival” writer Eric Heisserer as a co-showrunner alongside Chris Yost. This news follows Peacock granting the series a straight-to-series order in mid-June. Heisserer, who previously worked on Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival” and Netflix’s “Shadow and Bone,” will co-showrun and executive produce the live-action adaptation alongside Yost.
Yost, known for his work on the Marvel Cinematic Universe and “The Mandalorian,” will also executive produce the series. The adaptation is based on Matt Dinniman’s LitRPG series, with Jeff Hays set to star as Princess Donut. The series synopsis describes the post-apocalyptic world where survivors battle monsters, aliens, and an insane AI for the sake of entertainment.
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