Peacock Sets ‘Final Destination 5’ Writer as Co-Showrunner of ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Series
Peacock has found a co-showrunner for their ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ series in ‘Final Destination 5’ writer Eric Heisserer.
Peacock gave a straight-to-series order to Dungeon Crawler Carl last month, a live-action series adaptation of the crazy popular science fantasy LitRPG (role-playing game) books. Now, Variety reports that the series has found a co-showrunner in Eric Heisserer (Final Destination 5).
Heisserer will showrun alongside series writer and executive producer Chris Yost.
In Dungeon Crawler Carl, an alien invasion has wiped out most of humanity, and any survivors are forced to fight for their lives on a sadistic intergalactic game show. Sounds bad, right? Now try doing it with bare feet and a stuck-up, self-centered, tiara-wearing talking cat as your partner.
Welcome to Dungeon Crawler World: Earth, where the apocalypse will be televised … and Coast Guard vet Carl finds himself stuck with his ex-girlfriend’s award-winning show cat, Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk, as they try to survive the end of the world, fighting monsters, aliens, an insane A.I. and even other survivors … all for the sake of good TV. Survival is optional. Entertainment is not.
Jeff Hays, the acclaimed narrator and producer behind the blockbuster Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobook series, has joined Peacock and Fuzzy Door’s live-action adaptation as the voice of the beloved Princess Donut.
The casting is fitting given Hays’ longtime connection to the franchise. His narration has become inseparable from the books for many fans, helping propel the series into one of the biggest audiobook successes in the world.
Based on Matt Dinniman‘s No. 1 New York Times bestselling novel series, Dungeon Crawler Carl has sold more than 14 million copies across all formats worldwide. The Audible editions, narrated by Hays, have amassed more than 140 million listening hours, while Ace Books’ print editions have sold more than 6 million copies and have spent more than 115 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
The project, which had been in development at the streamer, comes from Fuzzy Door and , where the company is based.