India, July 18 -- A live-action series adaptation of Captain Planet and the Planeteers is currently in the works for Netflix, according to Variety. Leonardo DiCaprio and Greg Berlanti will serve as the executive producers for the upcoming project that will bring back the famous animated environmentalist superhero from the early 1990s.

Originally aired between 1990 and 1996, Captain Planet was created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner as the two environmental activists showed the superhero taking on several 'eco-villains' that represented multiple real issues that people face on the planet. The idea behind this was to address environmental issues and educate the young generation about the climate crisis.

While all the villains sought to des...