Leonardo DiCaprio partners with Netflix for series

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is partnering with Netflix. Photo / AP

Leonardo DiCaprio is partnering with Netflix to produce a series of documentaries.

DiCaprio and his production company, Appian Way, have signed a first-look deal with Netflix for nonfiction projects.

The company says DiCaprio and Netflix will seek to develop and acquire documentaries "with partial focus on environmental and conservation themes".

DiCaprio teamed with Netflix last year to release the Oscar-nominated documentary Virunga.

In a statement, DiCaprio said Virunga "sparked a shared vision" between him and the streaming service.

The deal adds to a growing stable of Hollywood talent Netflix has lured to its expanding original film operations.

Along with an earlier deal with Adam Sandler, Netflix recently acquired Beasts of No Nation by True Detective director Cary Fukunaga.

- AP