The Get Down

The Get Down (2016-2017)
Season 1 Part 1 - 6  episodes (2016 August 12) 
Season 1 Part 2 - 5 episodes (2017 April 7)

Netflix Original Series
Availability: Global
1 season

Plot:
Created by Baz Luhrman, the end of disco and the beginning of hip hop clash during the '70s in the Bronx.

Reviews:
Season 1 Part 1 Rating: Watch it / [It depends] / Skip it
  • This blends kung fu, hip-hop, and the '70s with teenagers just wanting to rebel through song. With multiple story lines like Zeke (Justice Smith) who seems poised to become a rapper, Shaolin Fantastic (Shameik Moore) who is a mysterious graffiti artist, and hopeful singer Mylene (Herizen Guardiola), it's never boring, but it just feels like a zany adventure instead of the epic story of the hip-hop invention. I keep waiting to get to the big moment that takes until the sixth episode to arrive. While this has been called a musical, it just features characters singing at different points. This has potential, but it needs to start paying off in part two.
Ready my Season 1 Part 1 review.

Season 1 Part 1 Rating: Watch it / [It depends] / Skip it
  • This blends kung fu, hip-hop, and the '70s with teenagers just wanting to rebel through song. With multiple story lines like Zeke (Justice Smith) who seems poised to become a rapper, Shaolin Fantastic (Shameik Moore) who is a mysterious graffiti artist, and hopeful singer Mylene (Herizen Guardiola), it's never boring, but it just feels like a zany adventure instead of the epic story of the hip-hop invention. I keep waiting to get to the big moment that takes until the sixth episode to arrive. While this has been called a musical, it just features characters singing at different points. This has potential, but it needs to start paying off in part two.
Read my Season 1 Part 2 review.

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Trivia:
  • This was Netflix's most expensive series, costing $10 million per episode.
  • Baz Luhrman claimed the main reason for the cancellation was his inability to commit full time to season 2, stating, "I make movies."

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