‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series Sets Netflix’s ‘Shadow and Bone’ Creator Eric Heisserer as Co-Showrunner
Attention crawlers: Eric Heisserer has been named co-showrunner of Peacock’s upcoming live-action “Dungeon Crawler Carl” TV series alongside the previously announced writer Chris Yost. Based on Matt Dinniman’s best-selling LitRPG novel series, the “Dungeon Crawler Carl” TV show will be led by Yost (pictured above right) and Heisserer (pictured above left) who will executive produce […]
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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