Washington, April 16 -- Actor Matthew Modine, best known for playing Dr Martin Brenner in Netflix's hit series 'Stranger Things,' is set to produce a new documentary series about the life of Scottish filmmaker Michael Caton-Jones, according to Deadline.

The series, titled Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life, will follow the director's journey from a small mining town near Edinburgh to becoming one of Hollywood's most respected names. Caton-Jones is credited with giving Leonardo DiCaprio his big break by casting him alongside Robert De Niro in This Boy's Life in the early 1990s.

Modine will produce the documentary alongside Adam Rackoff through their company, Cinco Dedos Peliculas. They are collaborating with Scottish productio...