In the category of ‘Things To Be Excited About In 2016,’ The Get Down has to be near the top of that list, for two very simple reasons: Netflix and Baz Luhrmann. For the first time, we will see a marriage of this groundbreaking streaming platform, and this award-winning filmmaker, as he delivers the first part of his musical drama. This is a series that Luhrmann has been reportedly developing for an entire decade – but it seems he has finally found the right home for the project, and we now have a trailer for it.
The Get Down depicts the rise of hip-hop, punk and disco, against a backdrop of a New York City that is simultaneously giving birth to Bronx housing developments, Studio 54, Cbgb, and a rapidly expanding skyline. The narrative plays out through the lives of a group of teenagers who are trying to keep up with the changing society in which they live,...
The Get Down depicts the rise of hip-hop, punk and disco, against a backdrop of a New York City that is simultaneously giving birth to Bronx housing developments, Studio 54, Cbgb, and a rapidly expanding skyline. The narrative plays out through the lives of a group of teenagers who are trying to keep up with the changing society in which they live,...
- 1/7/2016
- by Sarah Myles
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