The Get Down

Name: The Get Down
Genre: 18
Released: 2016
Cast: Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen F. Guardiola, Skylan Brooks, Jaden Smith

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Baz Luhrmann• Creator Justice Smith Shameik Moore Herizen F. Guardiola Skylan Brooks Jaden Smith Tremaine Brown Jr.Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Jimmy Smits Stefanée Martin Shyrley Rodriguez

Where to Watch

Netflix

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In 1977 New York City, the talented and soulful youth of the South Bronx chase dreams and breakneck beats to transform music history.

Who would love this

♥Fans of Baz Luhrmann's distinctive directorial style.
♥Viewers interested in the origins of hip-hop and the disco era.
♥Those who appreciate visually rich, music-driven dramas.
♥Audiences looking for coming-of-age stories with a strong sense of place.
♥Viewers who enjoy narratives that explore artistic creation and cultural movements.

Who might not

✗Those who prefer straightforward, linear storytelling.
✗Viewers who dislike stylized or maximalist aesthetics.
✗Audiences looking for a historically precise documentary-style portrayal of hip-hop's birth.
✗Viewers who find rapid pacing and emotional intensity overwhelming.
✗Those who are not interested in musical dramas or the specific genres featured.

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What critics are saying about The Get Down

Thoughtful viewers and viewers skeptical of Luhrmann’s overwrought aesthetic may sprain an eyebrow by keeping it raised for so many hours. How to pass time, suspend disbelief? One of the few things The Get Down doesn’t hesitate to spell out is that, for better and worse, it’s a pretentious show, so why not keep interested by doing some pretending of one’s own? Here are six things to pretend about The Get Down while waiting for its isolated sparks of excellence to catch fire.

6 Pretentious Ways to Boost Your Get Down Viewing Experience

The Get Down’s storylines lurch forward awkwardly. Major conflicts are set up in one episode, then resolved almost immediately in the next. And there are whole plot lines and characters — like, say, everything having to do with Giancarlo Esposito as a minister — that are profoundly unconvincing. But good Lord, when The Get Down works, it’s transcendent. It wants to turn the process of creating art into a TV show, and while its first six episodes struggle to fill that tall order, the moments when it delivers on it are magical.

The Get Down is Netflix's often brilliant ... - Vox