Robert De Niro to feature in crime drama series Mr Natural

Robert De Niro is set to star in the upcoming crime drama series Mr Natural and will also executive produce the show, which is in works at Entertainment One.

According to Variety report, Mr Natural will see Robert play Louis "Mr Natural" Baron, who has just finished serving 30 years in prison and dreams of reuniting with his "stolen family" and also plots a scheme to get Salton Sea's lithium billions.

The series will be created by Mitch Glazer and the makers are expected to roll out multiple seasons. It will be executive produced by Mitch and Robert along with John Linson.

It is to be noted that Mr Natural will be second series for Robert, besides the recently announced Zero Day limited series for Netflix. The series which will debut on screens first will mark Robert’s maiden television role.