Here it is! Netflix has dropped the first trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s music-driven 1970s-set drama series, "The Get Down," which will follow a rag-tag crew of South Bronx teenagers in a broken down and beaten up, violent New York City at the brink of bankruptcy, which gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco – a story told through the lives and music of the South Bronx kids who changed the city, and the world… forever.
Cast members include Justice Smith (playing "Ezekiel"), Shameik Moore (as "Shaolin Fantastic"), Skylan Brooks (as "Ra Ra"), Tremaine Brown, Jr. (as "Boo Boo"), Herizen Guardiola ("Mylene Cruz"), Yahya Abdul-Mateen ("Cadillac"), Mamoudou Athie ("Grandmaster Flash"), Jimmy Smits ("Francisco Cruz" aka "Papa Fuerte") and Jaden Smith (Marcus "Dizzee" Kipling).
Luhrmann directed the first 2 episodes and the season finale, and serves as executive producer of the series which is also executive produced by Catherine Martin, Paul Watters, Thomas Kelly, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Shawn Ryan and Marney Hochman.
The series is set to premiere this year, although an exact date has yet to be provided.
Check out the trailer below:
