The Get Down
| The Get Down | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Period drama Musical |
| Created by |
Baz Luhrmann Stephen Adly Guirgis |
| Starring |
Justice Smith Shameik Moore Herizen F. Guardiola Skylan Brooks Tremaine Brown Jr. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Jimmy Smits |
| Narrated by | Nas |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Baz Luhrmann Shawn Ryan Catherine Martin Nasir Jones Stephen Adly Guirgis Marney Hochman Thomas Kelly Paul Watters |
| Location(s) | New York City |
| Running time | 53–93 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Bazmark Films Sony Pictures Television |
| Budget | $120 million |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Picture format | 4K (Ultra HD) |
| Original release | August 12, 2016 – present |
The Get Down is an American musical drama television series created by Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Adly Guirgis. It premiered its six-episode first part globally on August 12, 2016 on Netflix. Produced by Sony Pictures Television, the series is set in the South Bronx section of New York City in the late 1970s and its title refers to parts of disco and R&B records that could be repeated using multiple turntables and were enjoyed most by dancers. A five-episode second part concluding the first season of the series was released on April 7, 2017.
The series is set in The Bronx, New York City in the 1970s and follows the rise of hip-hop and disco music through the eyes of a group of teenagers. The first episode is introduced in 1996 as a famous artist named Zeke raps his story to a large crowd. Each episode begins at this concert with Zeke performing a short rap which serves to both recap the previous episodes and set up the events of the next.
Series One begins in 1977 with Zeke; a young poet who lives with his aunt following the death of his parents who meets Shaolin Fantastic, a graffiti artist and aspiring DJ. Together the two band together with Zeke's friends to become "The Fantastic Four Plus One" with a dream to become successful music artists and take over the city. Mylene, Zeke's long time love, dreams of becoming a disco singer and leaving the Bronx, but faces obstacles such as her religious father.
Alongside this, the show depicts the various gangs and gangsters, in particular Fat Annie and her son Cadillac, as well as observing the poverty and violence faced by those living in the Bronx. Each episode is inter-cut with real footage and newscasts from the 1970s.
The series was announced in February 2015, after Luhrmann had spent over ten years developing the concept. The series is described as "a mythic saga of how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco". The Sony Pictures Television show takes place in Bronx tenements, the SoHo art scene, CBGB, Studio 54 and the just-built World Trade Center. On April 9, 2015, it was announced that Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Skylan Brooks, Jaden Smith, and newcomer Tremaine (TJ) Brown Jr. would play the show's lead male roles. On April 16, 2015 it was announced that newcomer Herizen Guardiola would play the show's female lead.
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