On October 29th, Krafton, the company behind the wildly popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) announced the game would receive a Netflix adaptation. With a number of video game adaptations proving to be a success, many more are following suit. This wasn’t the next one I was expecting to cover, but with the new details revealed, color me compelled. As it turns out, Donald Glover (Atlanta, Community) will be directing and starring in the adaptation. On top of that, he and his brother Stephen Glover (Atlanta, Swarm) will write and executive produce the show together. Donald Glover—formerly known as Childish Gambino—is here to remind us once again that he contains multitudes.
There are plenty of others taking on this venture with the Glover brothers. Michael Shaefer of Neon TV (Anora, Parasite) is on-board, Fam Udeorji for Gilga, and Taeseok Jang and Sujin Lee from Krafton’s LV3H entertainment division. The negotiations took a long time, but Krafton firmly hammered out a deal with Netflix, with Netflix bringing in the Glovers. Krafton has expressed interest in PUBG becoming a franchise with spin-offs. It’s unclear whether Krafton is planning for Netflix to be the IP’s permanent home or not. Donald Glover, previously in an exclusivity deal with Amazon MGM studios, is now in the renewed version of the deal that allows him to work with other studios.
This is but one of many video game adaptations Netflix currently has cooking. A Netflix live-action series slated for gaming juggernaut Assassin’s Creed is on the way, along with a film adaptation of Gears of War. Animated series on the horizon for Magic: The Gathering, Clash of Clans, and Minecraft. Oh, and apparently a cooking competition show based off of challenging-but-fun party game Overcooked. Here’s hoping PUBG fans get everything they want out of this adaptation. Maybe the franchise will score some new fans along the way.
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