Hollywood heavyweight Leonardo DiCaprio has partnered with Netflix to bring a documentary series exclusively to the online streaming service, ComingSoon.net reports.
The multi-year deal will see DiCaprio and Netflix collaborate to find and produce "fact-based projects" with a primary concern for environmental and conservation based content. This will include original documentaries as well as docu-series in addition to previously existing projects that have already been acquired. DiCaprio will act as producer or executive producer on all projects produced during the length of the deal. The two sides have previously worked together on the critically successful documentary "Virunga" which garnered a 2015 Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature.
"Working with Netflix on 'Virunga' has sparked a shared vision about projects that we want to develop and bring to viewers," DiCaprio said. "There's never been a more critical time for our planet or more of a need for gifted storytellers to helps us all make sense of the issues we face. Through this partnership with Netflix, I hope to give documentary filmmakers doing urgent and important work the chance to have their films seen immediately by audiences all around the world."
"This partnership is a natural extension of our incredible relationship with Leo on 'Virunga," Ted Sarando, Netflix's chief content officer, said. "We look forward to building on our shared success with more thought-provoking, high-quality documentaries and docu-series."
