Dungeon Crawler Carl has been rapidly gaining popularity in recent years. The best-selling LitRPG book series is getting its eighth entry this May and there was even a new line of toys announced last month. Most notably, however, it was announced that the books would be getting a TV series adaptation all the way back in August 2024.
Since that original announcement, news about the upcoming adaptation has been pretty sparse. But thanks to a new Matt Dinniman interview with Variety, we finally have some more details. According to Dinniman, Chris Yost has already written a few episodes of the series and it has already been picked up by a specific streaming service. No formal announcements about which streaming service that is have been made just yet.
“So the project, as of this moment, is still very much alive. We’re still very much moving forward. Things are happening literally daily,” Dinniman told Variety. “But I’ve also had friends who’ve gone through this process and everything hits a brick wall And I’ve seen it happen so many times, I’m just kind of in a, ‘Well, I’ll believe it when I see it’ state. But this is where we’re headed right now, and I’m cautiously optimistic we’ll get there.”
So while nothing is truly confirmed, the adaptation at NBCUniversal and Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door productions certainly seems to be making good progress. Dinniman also defended the choice to make it a live-action series, saying: “It’s all gonna hinge on what it looks like. But Fuzzy Door, specifically, if you watch Ted or The Orville, you’ll see that they know what they’re doing when it comes to this. So I would say, don’t knock it till you try it.”
While we wait for more concrete details about the adaptation, there’s plenty more for fans of the Dungeon Crawler Carl book series to look forward to in 2026. The eighth book in the book series, titled A Parade of Horribles, is set to be released on May 12. There’s also a graphic novel adaptation of the first book arriving in May 2026 as well.
A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl)
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If you can’t wait until then to enjoy more of Matt Dinniman’s work, you can also check out his latest novel: Operation Bounce House. That book is available now at every major online bookstore, with both Kindle and audiobook versions available as well.
Jacob Kienlen is a Senior Audience Development Strategist and Writer for IGN. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, he has considered the Northwest his home for his entire life. With a bachelor’s degree in communication and over 8 years of professional writing experience, his expertise is spread across a variety of different pop culture topics — from TV series to indie games and books.
