Earlier this month, Netflix announced all of its upcoming new shows, trailers and premiere dates, including aCastlevaniaanimated series, a newBill Nyetalk show and much, much more. It seems that the streaming service left one of their returning shows off the list, with Netflix debuting a new trailer forThe Get DownPart Two today. The drama returns to continue the first season on April 7. Told through the lives and music of a ragtag crew of South Bronx teens, The Get Down is a mythic saga of the transformation of 1970s New York City.
Part Two of The Get Down picks up in 1978, one year after the events of Part One. The sweeping upheaval of late 70s New York City finds an as-yet-unnamed newpop cultural forcestriking a new beat in the Bronx, while disco still reigns supreme. Our young lovers Books and Mylene are caught in the swirl of a looming cultural revolution destined to change everything about their world, but they have this moment to make their mark. Amidst the backdrop of a bankrupt New York City, ruthless gangsters and money-hungry record label bosses, they discover it’s only their creativity and love that will carry them through, and that they’ll sacrifice everything for their music, and each other.
The Get Downis fromBaz Luhrmannand a team of collaborators including four-time Oscar winner and fellow executive producerCatherine Martin, legendary MC and executive producerNas, associate producerGrandmaster Flash, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, co-creator and executive producerStephen Adly Guirgisand expert collaborators, including hip-hop historian and supervising producerNelson George.The Get Downis produced by Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. The series is executive produced byBaz Luhrmann,Catherine Martin,Nas,Stephen Adly Guirgis,Thomas KellyandPaul Watters.
The cast of the The Get Down includesShameik 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) andGiancarlo Esposito(Ramon Cruz). It remains to be seen when the streaming service plans to launch a full trailer with even more footage. With the April 7 release date just a few weeks away, that may happen sooner rather than later.
The first part of this season was comprised of six episodes, but it has yet to be confirmed how many episodes Part Two will be comprised of. Given that most Netflix seasons are 13 episodes long, it wouldn’t be surprising to see that Part Two is 7 episodes long, bringing this season’s total episode count to 13. Take a look at the first trailer forThe Get DownPart 2, coming to Netflix this April.
