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[05/24/17 - 11:30 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, May 24
Updates include: Netflix cancels Baz Luhrmann's "The Get Down"; Matt Corman, Chris Ord to co-run NBC's "The Brave"; and Robert Levine to spearhead "Cleopatra" at Amazon.

[04/28/17 - 10:43 AM]
Netflix Unveils "FYSee" - A Month-Long Celebration Highlighting the Best of Netflix Series
For the first time, Netflix's FYSee will feature a full month of programming designed to connect industry with the shows, creators and talent they love in wholly new and unusual ways.

[03/09/17 - 06:35 AM]
Video: "The Get Down - Part II" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Part Two of The Get Down picks up in 1978, one year after the events of Part One.

[03/03/17 - 11:40 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 3
Updates include: Allison Miller to star in ABC's "Salamander"; Peter Fonda to guest on Amazon's "Jack Ryan"; and FOX's "Lucifer" to relocate production to Los Angeles.

[02/23/17 - 10:56 AM]
Super Plus Official Plus Delicious - "The Get Down" - New Episodes April 7
Netflix confirms the release date of Part II from the series.

[09/21/16 - 06:17 AM]
You're Still Hooked and Netflix Knows Why
Streaming service further details the episodes that kept 70% of viewers watching through a first season's end.

[08/23/16 - 11:08 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, August 23
Updates include: Jason Richman brings "The Departed" TV series to Amazon; John Cho lands "Connoisseur" at USA; and Chris O'Dowd, Ray Romano eyed for Epix's "Get Shorty."

[07/25/16 - 08:43 AM]
Video: "The Get Down" Official Trailer Release
Part One of "The Get Down," comprising six episodes, premieres Friday, August 12 on Netflix around the world.

[01/17/16 - 08:40 AM]
Netflix Announces Premiere Dates for 11 Upcoming Comedy, Drama and Kids Series
Plus: "Marvel's Jessica Jones" to return for a second season and casting revealed on the highly-anticipated series "Black Mirror."

[01/06/16 - 09:42 AM]
Video: First Look at "The Crown" and "The Get Down"
This morning at CES, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos premiered two First Look videos at upcoming Netflix original series.

[09/29/15 - 11:51 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, September 29
Updates include: Amazon lands Paramount's "Jack Ryan" TV series; Elisha Cuthbert heads to "The Ranch" at Netflix; and Heléne Yorke joins the cast of Epix's "Graves."

[08/11/15 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, August 11
Updates include: Showtime passes on fifth season of "Web Therapy"; The CW developing trio of projects based on features; and Michael Vartan cast in E!'s "The Arrangement."

[08/04/15 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, August 4
Updates include: James Cromwell among latest cast in HBO's "The Young Pope"; Yahoo! discussing "future opportunities" for "Community"; and Andrew Ridings to play Craig T. Nelson's son in NBC's "Coach" revival.

[06/18/15 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, June 18
Updates include: Britne Oldford tapped for "Hunters" at Syfy; Giancarlo Esposito to "Get Down" at Netflix; and FX eyes adaptation of comic book "Southern Bastards."

[06/09/15 - 02:38 PM]
Jaden Smith Joins Baz Luhrmann's "The Get Down"
Smith joins the cast for the 1970s Bronx series in the role of Marcus "Dizzee" Kipling, 18, a psychedelically talented and enigmatic graffiti writer raised in the South Bronx.

[05/28/15 - 04:24 PM]
"The Get Down" Adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
He will play "Cadillac," a fly gangster and prince of the disco world who's the owner and proprietor of the most notorious after-hours night spot in the Bronx.

[05/26/15 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, May 26
Updates include: Jimmy Smits cast in Netflix's "The Get Down"; Charlene McKenna boards Lifetime's "Clan of the Cave Bear"; and SallyAnn Salsano to step down as showrunner of "The Real."

[05/20/15 - 03:21 PM]
Hip Hop Icon Grandmaster Flash Joins Baz Luhrmann's Netflix Original Series "The Get Down"
In addition, Mamoudou Athie will portray Grandmaster Flash in the series.

[04/16/15 - 01:26 PM]
Netflix's "The Get Down" - Baz Luhrmann Discovers His New Leading Lady
Herizen Guardiola will star as "Mylene Cruz," a shining, tenacious girl with a voice from God who dreams of disco stardom from the confines of her family's fiercely religious church walls.

[04/09/15 - 08:02 AM]
Netflix Announces First Four Actors Cast in Baz Luhrmann's "The Get Down"
The series follows a rag tag group of teenagers who are wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 70's.

[02/05/15 - 10:01 AM]
Only on Netflix: "The Get Down," An All-New Music-Driven Drama Series from Baz Luhrmann Set in New York City in the 70s
The one-hour, 13-episode drama from Sony Pictures Television will focus on 1970s New York City - broken down and beaten up, violent, cash strapped - dying.







GET DOWN, THE (NETFLIX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
8/12/16 - 4/7/17
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2016-2017 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (11 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 5/24/17
DESCRIPTION:
(from Netflix's web site, April 2017) In 1977 New York City, the talented and soulful youth of the South Bronx chase dreams and breakneck beats to transform music history.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Eric Bogosian
· Giancarlo Esposito
· Herizen Guardiola
· Jimmy Smits
· Justice Smith
· Kevin Corrigan
· Mamoudou Athie
· Michel Gill
· Shameik Moore
· Shyrley Rodriguez
· Skylan Brooks
· Stefanee Martin
· Tremaine Brown, Jr.
· Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
CREW INFORMATION:
· Baz Luhrmann as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Catherine Martin as EP
· Marney Hochman as EP
· Nasir Jones as EP
· Paul Watters as EP
· Seth Zvi Rosenfeld as CRTR
· Shawn Ryan as EP
· Stephen Adly Guirgis as CRTR/EP
· Thomas Kelly as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Bazmark Films
· Sony Pictures Television