Donald Glover Developing Live-Action PUBG Series for Netflix With Stephen Glover

Netflix is developing a live-action series based on PUBG, the battle royale video game also known as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Variety Movies reported that Donald Glover is attached to star.

The project brings Glover back to television after work on Atlanta and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, both cited by The Wrap TV. His involvement extends beyond appearing on screen: he will also write, direct and executive produce.

On October 29, 2026, What's on Netflix reported that the streamer had announced the adaptation was in development, with Donald Glover set to write, direct and star.

The same day, Deadline Hollywood identified the source material as Krafton's bestselling battle royale game and reported that Glover would also executive produce.

Stephen Glover is also writing and executive producing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Variety Movies described him as Donald Glover's brother and frequent collaborator. The supplied reports all appeared on the same date, rather than documenting separate stages of production.

This is a project in development, not a completed series awaiting release. Variety Movies and Deadline Hollywood both describe it in those terms.

The supplied coverage establishes the game being adapted and the Glovers' central roles. It does not provide a plot, character details, an episode count, a filming schedule or a release date.

The next substantive details would be how the series translates PUBG into a television story and whom Donald Glover will play. Production timing and a release window also remain open questions in the supplied coverage.