Variety: Netflix developing live-action PUBG series with Donald and Stephen Glover

Variety reported on 2026-10-30 that Netflix is developing a live-action series based on the video game PUBG, with Donald Glover attached to star, write, direct and serve as an executive producer alongside his brother Stephen Glover.

The report says Donald and Stephen Glover will act as writers and executive producers on the project, and that Taeseok Jang and Sujin Lee from Krafton’s entertainment division, LV3H (formerly PUBG Entertainment), will also serve as executive producers. Netflix has not issued an official announcement, no release date has been set, and neither a cast list nor a production start date has been revealed.

PUBG contains no single, predefined narrative in its gameplay; players are dropped onto large maps such as Erangel, Miramar and Sanhok where the objective is to scavenge weapons and survive as the safe zone shrinks while facing other players or squads. That open framework was noted in the report as allowing the series’ creators latitude to craft an original story from the battle-royale concept.

The Variety piece suggests the adaptation could take the form of a survival thriller with moments of comedy, reflecting the absence of a prescribed storyline in the source game. The report quotes production descriptions tying the Netflix project to the game’s core mechanics rather than to an existing plotline.

Donald Glover’s television credits referenced in the article include his collaboration with Stephen Glover on Atlanta and his contribution to Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The report indicates those prior credits are central to the profile of the creative team attached to the PUBG series.

Taeseok Jang and Sujin Lee are identified by Variety as the Krafton executives working on the series for LV3H (formerly PUBG Entertainment), representing the game’s owner in the production partnership with Netflix. The report frames the arrangement as a collaboration between Netflix and Krafton’s entertainment arm.

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