{
  "id": 2409986,
  "title": "‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Peacock Series Recruits Eric Heisserer as Co-Showrunner With Chris Yost",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/dungeon-crawler-carl-peacock-series-recruits-eric-heisserer-as-co",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/dungeon-crawler-crawl-peacock-eric-heisserer-chris-yost-co-showrunner/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Yost is attached to write the adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s RPG book series The post ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Peacock Series Recruits Eric Heisserer as Co-Showrunner With Chris Yost appeared first on TheWrap .",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series Sets Netflix’s ‘Shadow and Bone’ Creator Eric Heisserer as Co-Showrunner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/dungeon-crawler-carl-tv-series-sets-netflixs-shadow-and-bone-creator",
        "published": "2026-08-21T17:10:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Chris Yost & Eric Heisserer Set As Showrunners For Peacock Drama Series ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/chris-yost-eric-heisserer-set-as-showrunners-for-peacock-drama-series",
        "published": "2026-08-21T17:29:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}