Herizen Guardiola and Justice Smith in The Get Down TV series, season one. Photo: Myles Aronowitz/Netflix.
That is life and destiny. That is the get down! Check out these beautiful production stills from the first season of The Get Down TV show on Netflix. Creators Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Adly Guirgis executive produce with Catherine Martin, Nas, Thomas Kelly, and Paul Watters. The Hip-Hop drama series is produced by Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. The Get Down season one premieres on Netflix, Friday, August 12 at 12:01am PT/3:01am ET.
The Get Down TV series cast includes: Shameik Moore (Shaolin Fantastic), Justice Smith (Ezekiel “Books” Figuero), Herizen Guardiola (Mylene Cruz), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Cadillac), Jaden Smith (Dizzee Kipling), Skylan Brooks (Ra-Ra Kipling), Tremaine Brown Jr. (Boo Boo Kiping), Mamoudou Athie (Grandmaster Flash), Jimmy Smits (Francisco “Papa Fuerte” Cruz) and Giancarlo Esposito (Ramon Cruz).
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The Get Down
From Baz Luhrmann and a team of collaborators including four-time Oscar® winner and fellow executive producer Catherine Martin, legendary MC and executive producer Nas, associate producer Grandmaster Flash, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, co-creator and executive producer Stephen Adly Guirgis; and expert collaborators, including hip-hop historian and supervising producer Nelson George, The Get Down is a mythic saga of how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to a new art form. Set in New York in 1977, this music-driven drama series chronicles the rise of hip-hop and the last days of disco -– told through the lives, music, art and dance of the South Bronx kids who would change the world forever.
The Get Down TV series, season one photo courtesy of Netflix. Pictured: Skylan Brooks, Justice Smith, Tremaine Brown Jr., Shameik Moore, Jaden Smith.
Giancarlo Esposito in The Get Down TV show. Season one photo courtesy of Netflix.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Get Down TV show. Season one photo courtesy of Netflix.
Jimmy Smits in The Get Down TV show. Season one photo courtesy of Netflix.
The Get Down TV series, season one photo courtesy of Netflix. Pictured: Shyrley Rodriguez, Herizen Guardiola, Stefanée Martin.
Jaden Smith in The Get Down TV show. Season one photo courtesy of Netflix.
Herizen Guardiola in The Get Down TV show. Season one photo courtesy of Netflix.
The Get Down TV series, season one photo courtesy of Netflix. Pictured: Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Brown Jr., Shameik Moore, Justice Smith, and Jaden Smith.
The Get Down TV series, season one on Netflix. Pictured: Jaden Smith, Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Brown Jr., Justice Smith, Shameik Moore. Photo: Myles Aronowitz/Netflix.
Mamoudou Athie and Shameik Moore in The Get Down TV show, season one. Photo: David Lee/Netflix.
Herizen Guardiola in The Get Down TV show. Season one photo courtesy of Netflix.
The Get Down TV series, season one photo courtesy of Netflix. Pictured: Herizen Guardiola, Zabryna Guevara, Jimmy Smits.
The Get Down TV series, season one photo courtesy of Netflix. Pictured: Tremaine Brown Jr., Jaden Smith, Justice Smith, and Skylan Brooks.
Justice Smith and Herizen Guardiola in The Get Down TV show. Season one photo courtesy of Netflix.
Jimmy Smiths and Herizen Guardiola in The Get Down TV show. Season one photo courtesy of Netflix.
Shameik Moore, Justice Smith, and Herizen Guardiola in The Get Down TV show. Season one photo courtesy of Netflix.
Tremaine Brown Jr., Shameik Moore, Skylan Brooks, and Justice Smith in The Get Down TV show. Season one photo courtesy of Netflix.
The Get Down TV series, season one photo courtesy of Netflix. Pictured: Shyrley Rodriguez, Stefanée Martin, and Herizen Guardiola.
Eric Bogosian and Kevin Corrigan in The Get Down TV show. Season one photo courtesy of Netflix.
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