Peter Berg's Film 44 Renews Creative Partnership with Netflix

Berg's 'The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II' Next Film From Partnership

Peter Berg's Film 44 has renewed its creative partnership with Netflix to produce and direct live-action films and series.

The announcement follows the success of Berg's #1 limited series, American Primeval, which spent four weeks on the Netflix Global Top 10 TV (English) and racked up 35.1M views. Film 44's Painkiller, the last limited series for Netflix directed by Berg, spent five weeks on the Netflix Global Top 10 TV List (English), accumulating 29.1M views.

The next project under the partnership, which Berg co-wrote, will direct, and is producing alongside Brian Grazer at Imagine and Alex Gayner, is the feature adaptation of Buzz Bissinger's instant New York Times bestseller The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II.

Brian Grazer and Berg previously worked together on the hit film Friday Night Lights.

Quote from Berg: "Bela and the entire team at Netflix have been tremendous partners to me, both in film and television. I cherish this partnership and feel fully supported as I continue on this beautiful creative odyssey. LFG!"

Director: Peter Berg

Writers: Peter Berg, Mark L. Smith (The Revenant, Twisters, American Primeval)

Producers: Peter Berg for Film 44, Brian Grazer for Imagine Entertainment, Alex Gayner

Executive Producers: Ezra Emanuel

Logline: Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, four of America's top College Football stars set their fame aside to enlist in the Marines. As they prepare for the brutal invasion of Okinawa, they'll play in a legendary game featuring some of the greatest players in history - a game that, for many, will be the last they ever play.