Netflix is developing a live-action series based on PUBG BATTLEGROUNDS, with Donald Glover attached to star, write and direct alongside his brother and creative partner Stephen Glover. The project grew out of a first-look deal between Netflix and KRAFTON, according to the Deadline report that broke the story, and it marks the biggest step yet in the publisher plan to turn PUBG into original entertainment.
Quick facts: Project: live-action PUBG series for Netflix, currently in development. Star, writer and director: Donald Glover. Co-writer and executive producer: Stephen Glover. Executive producers: Michael Schaefer for Neon TV, Fam Udeorji for Gilga, and Taeseok Jang with Sujin Lee for LV3H. Plot details: under wraps, with no release date announced.
A first-look deal brings PUBG to Netflix
The series came together after lengthy negotiations tied to a first-look deal Netflix had signed with KRAFTON, the South Korean publisher behind the battle royale hit. Netflix then brought Glover onto the project, landing a multihyphenate who will shape it on both sides of the camera. Since its 2017 debut, PUBG has set seven Guinness World Records, a track record that explains why the streamer wants the game as the foundation of a prestige adaptation.
KRAFTON signaled this kind of expansion years ago. The company announced plans for PUBG films and television back in 2020, and it has kept the universe alive in the meantime with narrative short films such as Ground Zero, The Bystanders and Red Face. The Glover series is the first project to carry that ambition onto a global streaming stage. It also lands at a moment when KRAFTON is pruning the wider PUBG portfolio, after KRAFTON canceled PUBG Black Budget, its extraction shooter spinoff.
Who is making the series
The Glover brothers sit at the creative center. Donald Glover will direct and star while writing and executive producing with Stephen Glover, his longtime collaborator from Atlanta. Michael Schaefer of Neon TV executive produces alongside Fam Udeorji for Gilga, giving the show producers with deep television experience on both the studio and independent sides.
KRAFTON stays close to the material through its own entertainment entity. Taeseok Jang, Head of PUBG IP, and Sujin Lee represent LV3H, the division named after the iconic Level 3 Helmet, and Variety notes that LV3H is involved in both developing and producing PUBG franchise projects. That structure keeps lore decisions inside the company that built the game while Netflix handles distribution and scale.
Adapting PUBG presents an unusual creative challenge. As Variety points out, the game itself has no fixed plot, dropping large numbers of players onto maps stocked with weapons and vehicles for a last player standing deathmatch. The writers therefore start from tone and iconography rather than story, with Erangel style battlegrounds, supply drops and the shrinking circle offering visual shorthand that audiences already recognize. Exact story details remain under wraps while the scripts take shape.
Netflix keeps stacking game adaptations
PUBG joins a crowded Netflix slate of game adaptations at various stages of development. The live-action lineup includes an Assassin Creed series and a Gears of War film, while animation covers Minecraft, Magic The Gathering and Clash of Clans, plus an Overcooked competition series. That breadth shows a streamer treating games as a core content pipeline rather than a side bet.
The genre itself still commands serious attention. Battle royale remains one of the most watched competitive formats in the world, and regional success stories keep coming, including Thailand taking silver in Naraka Bladepoint at the Asian Games. A Glover led PUBG series arrives with that cultural tailwind behind it, pairing a proven mainstream creator with a game that defined a genre. If the scripts land, Netflix could finally give battle royale the prestige television treatment fans have waited for since KRAFTON first floated the idea in 2020.
Is the PUBG Netflix series confirmed?
Yes. Netflix is developing the live-action PUBG series with Donald Glover attached to star, write and direct. The project is in development and plot details are under wraps, so no release date has been announced.
What will Donald Glover do on the PUBG series?
Glover will star in the series while also writing, directing and executive producing. His brother Stephen Glover joins as co-writer and executive producer, continuing a partnership that powered their acclaimed work on Atlanta.
Who is producing the PUBG adaptation?
The executive producers are Donald and Stephen Glover, Michael Schaefer for Neon TV and Fam Udeorji for Gilga. Taeseok Jang and Sujin Lee produce for LV3H, the entertainment division of PUBG publisher KRAFTON.
What other game adaptations is Netflix developing?
Netflix has a live-action Assassin Creed series and a Gears of War film in the works, plus animated series based on Minecraft, Magic The Gathering and Clash of Clans, alongside an Overcooked competition series.
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