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Donald Glover to direct, star in Netflix adaptation of PUBG Battlegrounds

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Donald Glover to direct, star in Netflix adaptation of PUBG Battlegrounds

An adaptation of the battle royale shooter has been picked up by Netflix, with protean entertainer Donald Glover to write, produce, and star in the adaptation.

Newsbrief: Krafton has announced that PUBG Battlegrounds (formerly known as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) is being adapted by Netflix as a live-action series, with actor and musician Donald Glover penning, producing, and starring in the adaptation.

Before the game went free-to-play, PUBG sold over 75 million copies, with numerous spin-offs of varying levels of success.

Glover is a well-known rapper and actor of considerable acclaim, acting in the Dan Harmon comedy Community as a principal lead, headlining prestige drama Atlanta, and winning two Primetime Emmy awards and two Golden Globes for his work.

Imran Khan has been in the games industry in various forms for over two decades. He has been a former senior editor at Game Informer, a professional loudmouth at Kinda Funny, and news director at Fanbyte. He has also been doing PR for Vicarious PR and Head of U.S. PR for Japanese VR studio MyDearest, in addition to Producer work on their latest title Brazen Blaze.

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