Chris Yost and Eric Heisserer named co-showrunners for Peacock’s “Dungeon Crawler Carl”

Peacock has named Chris Yost and Eric Heisserer as co-showrunners for its drama series “Dungeon Crawler Carl,” according to Deadline. The decision adds established television leadership to a project that has been in development as an adaptation of author Matt Dinniman’s popular LitRPG (role-playing game) book series.

Deadline reported that “Dungeon Crawler Carl” received a straight-to-series order in June. That means the series was greenlit as a full series commitment rather than starting with a traditional pilot, placing additional responsibility on showrunners to guide the adaptation from book material to an ongoing television format.

Yost was previously named as a writer for the project, and Deadline now reports he will serve as co-showrunner alongside Heisserer. The appointment positions both writers at the center of creative direction, with the pair tasked with translating the books’ premise and world-building into a scripted drama for Peacock.

The show is being produced as a Peacock drama based on Dinniman’s science-fantasy books, which mix large-scale stakes with an episodic, game-inspired structure. LitRPG works typically draw on the conventions of role-playing games, and Deadline’s reporting frames “Dungeon Crawler Carl” as a direct adaptation aimed at carrying that gameplay logic into a television narrative.

The Deadline article did not provide additional specifics on casting, premiere timing, or production schedules. For now, the latest development is the showrunner lineup, which is often one of the first major organizational steps after a straight-to-series order.

For viewers, the change primarily affects the series’ creative process, including how story arcs from the books may be structured across episodes. For the production, appointing co-showrunners can also affect staffing decisions for writers and directors as the series moves from early development into active series production.

Peacock is pursuing the project as part of its broader scripted slate, while Dinniman’s book series has already built an audience in the LitRPG space. With Yost and Heisserer now installed as co-showrunners, the project’s next milestones are expected to include further casting and production planning, though Deadline did not list those details in its initial report.