Netflix Orders Live-Action PUBG Series With Donald Glover at the Helm

Netflix is developing a live-action adaptation of Krafton's battle royale game PUBG, with Emmy winner Donald Glover attached to write, direct, executive produce and star in the series. The project follows lengthy negotiations between the streaming platform and Krafton, and Glover's involvement is the clearest signal yet that the adaptation is moving from concept to active development.

Glover, best known for creating and starring in Atlanta and for his role in Community, will develop the project alongside his brother Stephen Glover, who joins as writer and executive producer. No release date, production start, episode count or additional cast members have been announced.

Who is producing the PUBG series?

The executive producer roster spans both the Hollywood and gaming sides of the deal:

• Donald Glover — writer, director, executive producer and star
• Stephen Glover — writer and executive producer
• Michael Schaefer of Neon TV
• Fam Udeorji of Gilga
• Taeseok Jang and Sujin Lee of Krafton's entertainment division, LV3H

The presence of Taeseok Jang and Sujin Lee places Krafton's own entertainment arm directly inside the production hierarchy rather than at arm's length as a licensor. For Krafton, the structure keeps franchise oversight in-house as the company extends PUBG beyond games.

What is LV3H and why does it matter?

LV3H is Krafton's entertainment division, responsible for developing and producing film and television projects based on the company's game properties. Krafton first announced plans to expand PUBG into film and television in 2020, and the Netflix deal represents the highest-profile test of that strategy to date.

PUBG, originally released in 2017 as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, has set seven Guinness World Records over its lifetime, giving the property measurable global recognition that Netflix is now betting on with a named, award-winning creative lead.

Is this the first PUBG screen adaptation?

No. An animated PUBG series executive produced by Adi Shankar, whose credits include Castlevania, was announced for Netflix in 2021 and previously sat in development there. The live-action Glover project now runs as a separate, apparently parallel effort, though Netflix has not clarified the status of the animated series.

The dual-track approach mirrors how studios increasingly hedge on adaptations: one animated project to test the audience, one live-action flagship with marquee talent to carry the franchise.

How does the series fit Netflix's adaptation slate?

The PUBG series joins a growing Netflix pipeline of video game adaptations that already includes:

• An Assassin's Creed series
• A Gears of War film
• A Diablo series
• A Crazy Taxi film

The slate spans multiple genres and publisher relationships, and PUBG adds a battle royale property with a large established player base to the mix. For game publishers weighing transmedia strategies, the deal shows Netflix continues to pay for talent-forward packages — a star with writing and directing credits attached — rather than optioning rights and developing quietly.

What remains unknown?

Netflix has not announced a production date, a release window, an episode count or any cast beyond Glover himself. The gap between announcement and production start will be the metric to watch, as video game adaptations at the platform have historically moved at uneven speeds from press release to camera.

The next concrete signal will be either a production start date or additional casting news, both of which would mark the project's transition from development to active production.