Netflix is growing PUBGa live-action series adaptation of Krafton’s best-selling battle royale game. Emmy winner Donald Glover will direct and star in the adaptation, which he is writing and producing with his brother Stephen Glover.
Also executive producing are Michael Schaefer for Neon TV, Fam Udeorji for Gilga, and Taeseok Jang and Sujin Lee for Krafton’s LV3H.
PUBGwhich was concluded after long negotiations, stems from a first agreement that Netflix had concluded with the Korean video game publisher Krafton. The streamer brought Donald Glover to the project.
The Community And Atlanta alumnus in 2021 left his longtime home at FX for a big, exclusive overall deal at Amazon MGM Studios. The pact has since been renewed as a first look, allowing Glover to work with other studios. He remains executive producer on Amazon Mr. and Mrs. Smith and he is rumored to reprise his role as the eponymous Mr. Smith in the upcoming second season, likely in a limited capacity.
Since its debut in 2017, PUBG (originally titled PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) set seven Guinness World Records. Krafton announced in 2020 its intention to create a PUBG films and television series. The company’s entertainment entity, LV3H, is involved in the development and production of projects as part of the expansion of the PUBG franchise into original entertainment content. An animated series of Castlevania Executive producer Adi Shankar was announced in 2021, but there have been no updates since.
Donald and Stephen Glover previously collaborated on FX Atlantacreated by and starring Donald Glover. Both served as writers and executive producers, with Donald also directing. Donald Glover won two Emmy Awards, one for his acting and one for directing the comedy series.
PUBG joins Netflix’s slate of video game adaptations in the works, including a live-action Assassin’s Creed series, live action War equipment movie; animated series adaptations based on Minecraft, Magic: The Gathering And Clash of clansand a Overcooked series of competitions.
Neon’s involvement in the series comes through chief content officer Schaefer who joined the studio following the acquisition of Department M’s stake. Neon won two Best Picture Oscars, for Sean Baker. Anora and Bong Joon Ho Parasite. In May, the studio extended its run of seven consecutive Palmes d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival with Cristian Mungiu’s film Fjord. Neon is currently working on its fourth Osgood Perkins film, Young peopleand lined up to be released Fjord, James Gray Paper Tigerthat of Ryusuke Hamaguchi Suddenlythat of Luca Guadagnino Artificialat Chloé Domont A place in helland that of Bong Joon Ho Ally.
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