# Payday video game television adaptation development

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/payday-video-game-television-adaptation-development
> Updated: 2026-08-17T07:16:30.000Z. Sources: 16. Developments: 2.

Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson and his company, G-Unit Film & Television, have joined the development of a live-action television adaptation of the ‘Payday’ video game franchise. The project is a collaboration between Starbreeze Entertainment and Vice Studios.

The series is intended to expand the ‘Payday’ brand into a high-energy heist franchise focusing on themes of action, conspiracy, and betrayal. While the partnership aims to grow the intellectual property into a global entertainment universe, specific details regarding a showrunner, writer, or streaming platform have not yet been announced.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-17: Curtis Jackson to executive produce “Payday” video game TV series

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and G-Unit Film & Television will executive produce a live-action TV adaptation of the “Payday” video game franchise alongside Starbreeze Entertainment and VICE Studios.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/curtis-jackson-to-executive-produce-payday-video-game-tv-series

### 2026-08-10: 50 Cent joins Payday TV series as executive producer

Rapper and producer 50 Cent is joining the live-action “Payday” TV series adaptation as an executive producer via G-Unit Film & Television.

14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/50-cent-to-executive-produce-payday-screen-adaptation

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