KRAFTON has confirmed that a live-action series based on PUBG is in development at Netflix, bringing the battle royale franchise into television. The announcement was made on 30 October 2026 and attaches Donald Glover to several major roles on the project.
Glover will star in the series while also serving as director, writer and executive producer. His brother, Stephen Glover, will join the production as a writer and executive producer. The announcement describes Donald Glover as a two-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner.
Who is producing the adaptation
The executive production team also includes Michael Schaefer for NEON TV, Fam Udeorji for Gilga, and Taeseok Jang and Sujin Lee for LV3H. LV3H is KRAFTON’s entertainment entity and will participate in the series’ development and production.
KRAFTON described PUBG as a game franchise that helped popularize the battle royale genre worldwide. The company also said the property holds seven Guinness World Records, positioning the Netflix project as part of a broader effort to take the brand beyond games and into original entertainment.
- Series: PUBG live-action adaptation
- Streaming platform: Netflix
- Status: In development
- Donald Glover’s roles: Star, director, writer and executive producer
- Stephen Glover’s roles: Writer and executive producer
What the announcement means for players
For PUBG players in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, the project is a screen adaptation of a franchise already established as a global gaming property. It does not announce a new game, an update, a change to the game’s platforms or a regional service adjustment. The details released so far concern the television production rather than gameplay or player accounts.
The project remains in development, and the announcement does not provide a premiere date, episode count, plot details or a list of actors beyond Donald Glover. It also does not identify a Philippine or Southeast Asian release schedule separate from Netflix’s wider distribution. KRAFTON’s statement instead focuses on the creative team and LV3H’s role in expanding PUBG into original entertainment.
The adaptation joins KRAFTON’s stated plans to develop PUBG beyond its core gaming identity. With Netflix involved and Donald Glover handling acting, writing, directing and executive production duties, the series represents a direct collaboration between the game publisher’s entertainment operation and a major streaming platform.
