{"id":96535,"date":"2026-10-30T15:15:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T07:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=96535"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T07:15:05","slug":"netflix-is-making-a-live-action-pubg-show-written-and-directed-by-donald-glover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=96535","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Is Making A Live-Action PUBG Show Written And Directed By Donald Glover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/netflix-is-making-a-live-action-pubg-show-written-and-directed-by-donald-glover\/l-intro-1793299226.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">The streamer also has an Assassin&#8217;s Creed series in the works, along with a Gears of War feature film.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Netflix is making a live-action series based on the massively popular battle royale game <em>PUBG<\/em>. The whole thing is being spearheaded by Donald Glover. That&#8217;s right. The guy who made <em>Atlanta<\/em> is making a <em>PUBG<\/em> show.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to Netflix, Glover will star in, write, direct and executive produce the project. He will be assisted by frequent collaborator and sibling Stephen Glover.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On the surface, this seems like an odd move for Glover. <em>Atlanta<\/em> was a highly-regarded and occasionally experimental meditation on the American dream. <em>PUBG<\/em> is a game in which 100 people try to shoot one another for loot and the promise of a chicken dinner.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There isn&#8217;t much of a story, however, which gives Glover plenty of room to get creative with the source material. The game does hint that this is a bloodsport tournament of some kind to entertain elites, which could mean the show will have a <em>Squid Game<\/em> or even <em>Hunger Games<\/em>\u00a0type vibe. We&#8217;ll have to wait and see.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We don&#8217;t have any casting details, beyond Glover himself. There&#8217;s no release window just yet. It&#8217;s also entirely possible the team will make a pilot and the suits at Netflix will kill it. This recently happened with the <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> reboot at Hulu, despite Chlo\u00e9 Zhao&#8217;s involvement. <em>Atlanta<\/em> won seven Emmys and was nominated for 26, so I say let the man do what he wants.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atlanta | Official Series Trailer | FX\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CetGXHU5aOA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is just the latest video game adaptation that Netflix has greenlit. It&#8217;s making a live-action series based on <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed<\/em> and a feature length movie based on <em>Gears of War<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2301458\/netflix-is-making-a-live-action-pubg-show-written-and-directed-by-donald-glover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><br \/>\n<center><script>\n  atOptions = {\n    'key' : 'ab8cc34fbebd96e6c135978b4baca540',\n    'format' : 'iframe',\n    'height' : 90,\n    'width' : 728,\n    'params' : {}\n  };\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highrevenueformat.com\/ab8cc34fbebd96e6c135978b4baca540\/invoke.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The streamer also has an Assassin&#8217;s Creed series in the works, along with a Gears of War feature film. 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