Donald Glover will write, direct and star in - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - a live-action drama

ˆ Netflix announced the development of a live-action series called PUBG: Battlegrounds, in which Donald Glover will serve as screenwriter, director, executive producer and star.His brother and long-time creative partner Stephen Glover will also write and executive produce.The brothers, who created Atlanta together, will bring the survival game of a hundred people to the series.

The series is adapted from a game owned by KRAFTON.It was launched in 2017 under the name PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, allowing 100 players to parachute onto the island and compete for survival. Since then, Fortnite, Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone have all developed their own battle royale modes.Although it has passed the peak of popularity from 2018 to 2019, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds still has a huge player base.

KRAFTON said this series holds seven Guinness World Records.LV3H, which is responsible for the company's film and television entertainment business, will participate in the development and production of live-action dramas.The executive producer list also includes Michael Schaefer for NEON TV, Fam Udeorji for Gilga, and LV3H’s Taeseok Jang and Sujin Lee.

Donald Glover's previous credits include Community, Atlanta and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.Stephen co-created and co-wrote Atlanta.

Many Netflix users are familiar with Donald through the "Union of Losers".The show has been broadcast on the platform for many years and left in April 2024 after six seasons; Atlanta《has never entered Netflix in the United States.This time - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - the live-action drama is still in the development stage. The actors, plot and production schedule other than Glover have not been announced. The script has yet to be written. Netflix has not announced a launch date.

》PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds--Animation has also been prepared before.In July 2021, KRAFTON announced that it would cooperate with Castlevania and Devil May Cry producer Adi Shankar to develop related projects. At that time, it was reported to be linked to Netflix by many reports.There has been no new progress for a long time since then, and there is no new news about animation in this live-action announcement.

When Netflix announced the news this time, it also mentioned other game adaptation plans.The live-action version of Assassin’s Creed was completed earlier this month and has no official launch date; the Gears of War movie with David Leitch is still in the writing stage.Animated series for Minecraft, Magic: The Gathering and Clash of Clans are in development, and an Overcooked competitive show is in development.

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch will enter its second season, while Devil May Cry will enter its third and final season.The recent cooperation with Sega also includes a live-action version of the Crazy Taxi movie.

Most of the existing game adaptations on the platform are animated. In addition to Castlevania: Nocturne and its sequel Castlevania: Nocturne, there are also Emmy Award-winning Arcane, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and the independent sequel season DOTA: Dragon’s launched this month.Blood, Tekken: Bloodline, Sonic Prime, and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.

In terms of live-action adaptations, the 2022 Resident Evil series was canceled after only one season.