Fillion and director Allan Ungar eventually met through mutual friends, and discovered a shared passion for the franchise. That led to Ungar, whose previous films include the Canadian action films “Tapped Out” and “Gridlocked,” making his pitch.

Over a vegan Thai dinner one night, “Allan wooed me with his love of ‘Uncharted’ and his amazing vision,” Fillion said. “It’s something that I’ve wanted to see forever.”

The end result is the below short film, which premiered Monday on YouTube. Written by Ungar and Jesse Wheeler, the film tracks Fillion as Drake, who’s after some ancient artifacts that might lead to some real treasure. Of course, first he has to escape a pack of vicious goons (with action sequences that closely mimic the original games).

According to Ungar, “Uncharted” was shot over the course of five days across various locations in southern California, in between Fillion shooting the ABC cop drama pilot “The Rookie,” and “The Rookie” going to series.