{"id":382647,"date":"2026-10-30T04:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=382647"},"modified":"2026-10-30T04:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:44:05","slug":"netflix-announces-live-action-pubg-series-donald-glover-to-star-and-direct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/netflix-announces-live-action-pubg-series-donald-glover-to-star-and-direct\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix announces live-action PUBG series: Donald Glover to star and direct"},"content":{"rendered":"

Netflix<\/a> has announced a live-action series based on PUBG: Battlegrounds<\/a>. Donald Glover is attached to star, and he\u2019ll also write, direct, and executive produce the adaptation.<\/p>\n

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The series is in development with Krafton. Stephen Glover<\/strong> will write and executive produce alongside production partners LV3H, Gilga, and NEON TV. The executive producer lineup also includes Michael Schaefer, Fam Udeorji, Taeseok Jang, and Sujin Lee.<\/p>\n\n

Since Krafton released PUBG: Battlegrounds in 2017<\/strong>, most people have known it as the 100-player battle royale where players drop onto a map, scavenge for gear, fight, and try to stay alive as the play zone closes in. That kind of name recognition helps, but it brings an obvious problem with it too: PUBG: Battlegrounds doesn\u2019t have a clearly defined plot, even with the extra lore Krafton has built around Erangel and characters like Sergei Kalimnik.<\/p>\n\n

Still, that may end up helping the series. A fixed campaign<\/strong> isn\u2019t tied to a fixed campaign or a single hero, and if you\u2019ve kept up with Netflix\u2019s game adaptations or with Donald Glover\u2019s work on Atlanta, Community, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, this one has a reason to draw attention. It also lines up with Netflix\u2019s broader Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/a> and Gears of War<\/a> push, Krafton\u2019s efforts to expand beyond games, and comes after the animated PUBG project announced in 2021, which now seems to have gone quiet.<\/p>\n\n

For now, you\u2019ll have to wait for Netflix to say more. There\u2019s still no release date<\/strong>, no production start, no plot summary, no additional cast members, and no confirmed tone.<\/p>\n

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Netflix has announced a live-action series based on PUBG: Battlegrounds. Donald Glover is attached to star, and he\u2019ll also write, direct, and executive produce the adaptation. The series is in development with Krafton. Stephen Glover will write and executive produce alongside production partners LV3H, Gilga, and NEON TV. The executive producer lineup also includes Michael … Continue reading “Netflix announces live-action PUBG series: Donald Glover to star and direct”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9349,"featured_media":382646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-382647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t