# Jeff Hays to voice Princess Donut in Dungeon Crawler Carl series

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dungeon-crawler-carl-tv-series-casts-audiobook-star-jeff-hays-as-princess-donuts-voice/
- Published: 2026-07-23T23:00:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-24T05:12:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/dungeon-crawler-carl-tv-series-princess-donut-jeff-hays-1236819828/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Jeff Hays will voice Princess Donut in Peacock’s adaptation.
- Hays already voices the character in the bestselling audiobooks.
- The series is Peacock’s live-action take on Dinniman’s novels.

## Summary

Jeff Hays, the audiobook narrator for Matt Dinniman’s “Dungeon Crawler Carl” novels, has been cast as the voice of Princess Donut in Peacock’s forthcoming live-action adaptation. The decision retains the performer closely associated with the tiara-wearing talking cat, a central character in the series, and represents the first announced casting since Peacock ordered the programme last month.

The news was announced at San Diego Comic-Con during a Penguin Random House panel on Thursday. Chris Yost will write and serve as showrunner, with Seth MacFarlane among the executive producers; the story follows survivor Carl and Princess Donut after an alien invasion forces humanity into a deadly televised game show. Eight of 10 planned novels have been released, selling more than 14 million copies, while the Hays-narrated audiobooks have attracted over 140 million listening hours on Audible.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Jeff Hays to voice Princess Donut in Dungeon Crawler Carl series](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/dungeon-crawler-carl-tv-series-princess-donut-jeff-hays-1236819828/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Peacock’s ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Series Casts Audiobook Narrator Jeff Hays](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dungeon-crawler-carl-peacock-audiobook-narrator-jeff-hays-1236655544/)
- [Deadline: Audiobook Narrator Jeff Hays Joins Peacock’s ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series To Voice Princess Donut The Cat](https://deadline.com/2026/07/dungeon-crawler-carl-tv-show-princess-donut-voice-jeff-hays-1237002088/)

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