Bestselling Sci-Fi Series Officially Gets Live-Action TV Show From ‘Orville’ Creator

Surviving the apocalypse is a hugely popular science fiction trope at this point. The key is doing it differently that everybody else. You can have wastelands, the undead, nuclear fallout, you name it — but these are overdone, right? You know what isn’t overdone? A talking cat in a tiara. That’s exactly what to expect from the cult science fiction series that’s heading straight for a new streaming service, from the twisted mind of Seth MacFarlane.

Dungeon Crawler Carl, the cult-favorite science fantasy book series from author Matt Dinniman, has been given a straight-to-series order. The series has been in development at Peacock and will be written for television by Chris Yost, whose work spans film, TV, and comic books. Dinniman will serve as a co-executive producer, while Yost executive produces alongside MacFarlane, Erica Huggins, and Rachel Hargreaves-Heald.

Dinniman confirmed the news on social media, writing, “Me, Chris Yost and Seth MacFarlane and his team at Fuzzy Door are all really excited to get to work.” He also teased that more details are on the way, including an upcoming Dungeon Crawler Carl panel at San Diego Comic-Con.