PUBG Is Getting a Live-Action Netflix Series Starring Donald Glover

Krafton and Netflix have announced a live-action TV series based on PUBG, and they have brought in Emmy winner Donald Glover to lead it. Glover won't just star. He will also direct, write, and executive produce, and his brother Stephen Glover is joining as a writer and executive producer.

Krafton's announcement was short on specifics. It didn't reveal a premise, a release window, or any cast beyond Glover, so the project is clearly at an early stage. The franchise is also expanding in another direction. Adi Shankar, known for the animated adaptation of Castlevania, is developing a separate animated PUBG series, which suggests Krafton is pursuing more than one way into TV at the same time.

Glover is no stranger to games. Earlier this year he voiced Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and he has also appeared in a Far Cry 4 trailer made with Ubisoft. That experience gives the casting a gaming connection, though his role here is far bigger than either of those appearances.

The move also fits how Krafton talks about PUBG. The company has consistently described the game as the hub of a connected universe rather than a single title, and a TV show is an obvious next piece of that plan. The game itself remains a major draw. On Steam alone, it peaked at more than 785,000 concurrent players on the day of the announcement.

PUBG is a battle royale in which players drop into a map and fight until only one person or team is left standing. Whether that tension can carry a scripted series is the question Netflix and Krafton will have to answer, and for now, fans will have to wait for more details.