Biopic series about Riverdance star Michael Flatley in the works

Biopic DanceLord will showcase the life of Michael Flatley (Niall Carson/PA)

Riverdance creator and star Michael Flatley is set to have his life chronicled in a new biopic series.

The six-part series, titled DanceLord, will capture Flatley’s childhood years and will also document the moment he found fame creating the Irish dancing troupe.