Streaming platform Netflix won the bidding war to develop a live-action series adaptation of the '90s animated show "Captain Planet and the Planeteers." The original series by Ted Turner and Barbara Pyle follows five young people from different continents who wield magic rings given to them by the spirit of the Earth.

Netflix’s live-action adaptation, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, is a much-awaited live-action series from the streaming giant, which will bring back the 1990s environmental superhero, Captain Pla