Witness brings together Michael Mann and documentary filmmaker David Frankham.
Luck executive producer man is set to collaborate on the new series which looks at the role of photographers in zones of conflict like Uganda, Libya, Mexico and Brazil.
Variety reports that Mann teamed with documentarian David Frankham on the project, which has so far shot one episode in Juarez Mexico, with the other three in production.
Mann stated that he and Frankham "share an admiration for combat photography that captures the universal -- and sometimes the indescribable -- in a single frame in the midst of chaos and danger."
Film-wise, Mann is known for releases like Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx starrer Collateral, Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale and Will Smith starrer Ali.