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Donald Glover to write, direct and star in Netflix’s PUBG series
Netflix and PUBG maker Krafton announced a live-action series based on the popular video game.
Donald Glover will star, write and direct the show, and will also executive produce it.
His brother and frequent collaborator, Stephen Glover, is attached as a writer and executive producer.
PUBG is a battle royale game in which players compete alone or in teams to be the last ones standing.
The game has no established story, giving the show’s creators room to develop their own plot.
The series is still in its early stages, and no further details have been announced.
Krafton has also said an animated PUBG series is on the way, from Adi Shankar.
Netflix is developing a live-action series based on the video game PUBG, with Donald Glover set to write, direct and star.
Glover’s brother and frequent collaborator, Stephen Glover, is attached as a writer and executive producer.
Donald Glover will also executive produce the series.
Netflix has not announced further details about the show.
The reports were published on October 29, 2026.
- Who
- Donald Glover will write, direct and star. Stephen Glover is also attached to the project.
- What
- Netflix is developing a live-action series based on PUBG.
- When
- The reports were published on October 29, 2026. The release date is not stated.
- Where
- Netflix. The production location is not stated.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Platform
- Netflix
- Source material
- PUBG, a battle royale video game
- Donald Glover
- Set to write, direct, executive produce and star
- Stephen Glover
- Attached as writer and executive producer
- Announcement reports
- October 29, 2026