BEVERLY HILLS , Calif., March 4 (UPI) -- Netflix says it is collaborating with actor, producer and philanthropist Leonardo DiCaprio and his Appian Way production company on upcoming documentary and docu-series projects.
"Working with Netflix on Virunga has sparked a shared vision about projects that we want to develop and bring to viewers," DiCaprio said in a statement Wednesday. "There's never been a more critical time for our planet or more of a need for gifted storytellers to help 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."