Seth MacFarlane’s Dungeon Crawler Carl Series Gets Official Casting & Filming Updates

Published Oct 10, 2026, 2:03 PM EDT Rianna is the Movie News Editor for ScreenRant. After earning her BA in Film Studies, she began her career as an entertainment writer, contributing to several publications before joining ScreenRant. Her dissertation on the impact of streaming on traditional cinema sharpened her focus on the ever-evolving world of film and media. With 10 years in the industry, Rianna continues to cover the stories she loves while also advocating for awareness and representation of rare disabilities, such as Moebius Syndrome, which she lives with. Dungeon Crawler Carl is heading for TV screens. From the Universal Execs’ TV Adaptations panel at New York Comic Con, where ScreenRant's Jordan Williams was in attendance, updates were provided on Seth MacFarlane's adaptation of the Dungeon Crawler Carl novels. Author Matt Dinniman confirms they haven’t cast anyone after Jeff for Dungeon Crawler Carl. Dinniman says the writers' room is working heavily on the Dungeon Crawler Carl series right now. It is said they are currently in week 4 of 20 in the process of getting the adaptation's script completed. Kelsey Balance, EVP, Scripted Series, Universal Global Television, says they couldn’t imagine anyone else but Jeff Hays being cast for Princess Donut. Hays is known for being the audiobook narrator for the literary role-playing game Dungeon Crawler Carl, which has accumulated over 140 million listening hours on Audible. More to come... Dungeon Crawler Carl New York Comic Con (NYCC)