Mediaweek
Vinyl Media

Our Sites

Logo Rolling StoneLogo VarietyLogo MediaweekLogo The Music NetworkLogo Tone DeafLogo BragLogo Concrete PlaygroundLogo Refinery29

Network Partners

Art NewsBGRBillboardCrunchyrollDeadlineDirtEnthusiast GamingFootwear NewsFunimationGamelancerGold DerbyHypebeastIndieWireKidoodleLife Without AndySheKnowsSourcing JournalSporticoSPYStyleCasterThe Hollywood ReporterToon GogglesTVLineVibe

Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down trailer revealed

New Netflix series The Get Down charts the rise of hip-hop and disco in New York during the 70s.

By Mediaweek AdminPublished Jan 7, 2016
1 min read
The Get Down

The Get Down, a series co-created by Australian director Baz Luhrmann and The Shield creator Shawn Ryan, debuts on Netflix later this year. The trailer has made its debut this morning, offering the first look at the series that explores the rise of hip-hop and disco music in New York during the 70s.

Television favourites Jimmy Smits and Giancarlo Esposito are part of an ensemble cast that is largely unknown to audiences. Rising star Shameik Moore, last seen in a breakout role 2015's indie success film Dope, is one of the five young male leads in the show.

The Get Down will debut on Netflix later in 2016.

[ot-video type="youtube" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zejyzr5vW3A"]

More from Mediaweek

Mediaweek
MEDIAWEEK MORNING REPORT

The leading media trade publication in Australia.

Get our top stories straight to your inbox daily by signing up to our Newsletter

By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.